Art deserves informed decisions.
Independent appraisal, art advisory, and collection expertise for the works you own, the collection you are building, and the decisions ahead.
Contemporary · Emerging · Digital Art
THE QUESTION COMES FIRST
What do you need to understand about your art?
What is it worth—and for what purpose? Is a proposed acquisition right for the collection? What should be retained, sold, documented, insured, donated, or examined more closely?
The useful answer begins by defining the question.
Ron Shipmon LLC works with collectors, families, attorneys, fiduciaries, insurance professionals, corporations, and institutions to determine what the assignment actually requires before research or conclusions begin.
OUR PRACTICE
Appraisals
Value begins with purpose.
An artwork does not have one universal value. Insurance, estate administration, charitable contributions, damage and loss, division of property, and other assignments may require different definitions of value, effective dates, evidence, and market analysis.
Our appraisal work begins by establishing the intended use of the assignment and then examining the object, its documentation, condition, history, and relevant market evidence.
Insurance · Estates & Probate · Estate Tax · Charitable Contributions · Damage & Loss · Division of Property · Collection Valuation
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A good decision requires more than a good object.
An artist’s name or an attractive price does not tell you whether a work belongs in a particular collection—or whether the market evidence supports the decision being considered.
We advise clients on acquisitions, sales, deaccessions, private transactions, auctions, research, negotiations, and the continuing development of collections.
The objective is not simply to find art. It is to understand what is being considered, why it matters, and how it fits the collector’s larger goals.
Acquisition · Sale & Deaccession · Research · Negotiation · Auction Representation · Collection Strategy
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A collection is also a body of knowledge.
As collections grow, information can become separated from the objects it describes. Invoices, provenance, photographs, condition records, appraisals, exhibition histories, and location information may sit in different files—or disappear altogether.
We help private, corporate, and institutional clients bring that information together while developing collections and art programs with clarity, coherence, and purpose.