Trusts & Estates AdvisoryPlanning for the Future
We recognize that fine art collections can represent a significant portion of our clients’ financial assets and are an important element in their financial planning. Megan Fox Kelly Art Advisory specializes in working with private clients, trusts, estates, executors, fiduciaries, and their attorneys to help establish a plan for the future and meet their objectives.
Our team has handled some of the most significant collections to come to auction in recent years, advising estates and artist foundations amounting to over $3 billion in fine art assets and completing art appraisals totaling over $5 billion. Our expert market knowledge, confidential counsel, and comprehensive management of the sale process minimizes risk and increase financial returns.
Strategic Planning
Private Sales & Auctions
Thorough Market Research
Collection Management & Administration
Valuations & Independent Appraisal Reports
Building CollectionsFinding the Right Artwork
Understanding the language of art adds depth to life.
Our team is dedicated to helping our clients invest in beautiful, meaningful works of art. For clients of all levels, we bring our expertise to represent your best interests and encourage your connection to the process in order to build a richer collection.
Centered on personal curation and supported by market research and valuation, our services begin with an initial inquiry and continue through acquisition and collection management. Partnering with Megan Fox Kelly Art Advisory provides access to exclusive opportunities, a discreet presence in the international art market, and ongoing preservation and fine arts management advice to care for your collection.
Fine art salesSelling with Confidence
When selling works of art or an entire collection, our clients rely on our expert market analysis to assess current market value and identify the most advantageous venues for disposition, including private sale, consignment, domestic or international auction.
We serve as a single point of contact in the sale process, providing research of comparable sales, negotiating preferential terms of sale on your behalf, and reviewing and executing contracts. For collectors, artists, executors and their attorneys and wealth managers, we provide impartial advice, independent appraisal reports, and discreet disposition services.
Artist Foundation PlanningPreserving Artists’ Legacies
Megan Fox Kelly's unequivocal industry experience provides insights and strategies to meet legacy goals for artist estates and artist-endowed foundations. Our team specializes in market analysis, strategic planning and appraisals to advise artists, their heirs, and foundation Directors and Boards on developing artist's markets and sales and making bequests.
Our practice has advised and appraised many of the most important artist estates and foundations.
Valuations & Independent Appraisal Reports
Strategic Sales Planning
Foundation Advisory
Additional information is available upon request.
