Service profile

When it comes to the management of artistic estates, VAN HAM Art Estate is a competent partner for comprehensive and sustainable support based on many years of experience in the international art trade and great academic commitment.

The aim of comprehensive estate management is to maintain an artist's long-term and sustainable presence. This includes:

• Placement of individual works or groups of works in institutions (museums, art associations, etc.) with a thematic focus
• Initiation of exhibitions and publications as well as further art historical research on the artist
• Increasing the market value of an artist by placing selected artworks in auctions and strategic co-operations with galleries
• Financing the care of the estate through the sale of individual works of art

The service profile of VAN HAM Art Estate can be found in the brochure Management of art estates (german)

Before an artistic estate can be acquired by VAN HAM Art Estate, it is checked for economic viability. A comprehensive checklist provides information on the scope and nature of the estate as an essential prerequisite for the subsequent management by VAN HAM Art Estate. The tax and legal situation is also discussed during the meeting. Questions about the scope, nature and condition of the estate, as well as the artist's archive, his presence in exhibitions and the art market will be focussed on.

VAN HAM offers a professional infrastructure and therefore a much more cost-effective option than organising your own estate:

• Professional storage including insurance
• Inventory and digitisation in accordance with museum standards
• Direct access to the estate possible at any time
• All essential measures are carried out in consultation with the heirs
• Heirs benefit fully from increases in value, as VAN HAM Art Estate does not purchase but acts as a commission agent
• Utilisation of the VAN HAM network of public institutions, museums, experts and the international art trade
• Use of the press network for targeted press and public relations work
• Customised financing options and the possibility of making advance payments for costs incurred and offsetting these against later proceeds

We will of course be happy to answer any questions you may have on this subject and look forward to hearing from you.

VAN HAM Art Estate
Dr. Renate Goldmann
Hitzelerstraße 2
50968 Köln