Our services
The mystery and glamour that surround the art world can be accompanied by legal contradictions, misinformation, and unprofessional practices.
That is why we help artists, collectors, dealers, art experts, private and public cultural institutions and authorities to navigate this complex world, using all the resources at our disposal to, at least, make decisions based on the highest standards of diligence and good faith.
In a market where it is questioned whether an invisible work can be plagiarized, quality advice is necessary.
Legal
We provide legal advice from a regulatory, commercial and procedural point of view, backed by more than 15 years of experience dedicated exclusively to the cultural heritage sector and the art market in cultural institutions and leading law firms in Spain.
Private law
- Legal due diligence (investigation on ownership, intermediation, guarantees and encumbrances)
- Contracts
- International Sales
- Investment funds
- Financing
- Artists' legacies
- Inheritances
Public law
- Compliance programs for the art business
- Codes of conduct for cultural institutions
- EU legislation against money laundering
- Taxation
- Art and Competition Law
Cultural heritage
- Export / Import
- Restitution of plundered heritage
- Ecclesiastical cultural heritage
- Endangered species / CITES
- Underwater heritage
- International conventions on cultural property
Art Market & Research
Independence and impartiality are paramount in our work. We approach each project from a scientific and multidisciplinary perspective, applying empirical, formal, and comparative methods, depending on the specific needs of each case. Many questions regarding the provenance of cultural property can be answered through rigorous documentary and bibliographic review. Thanks to this combined effort, we are able to offer our clients a comprehensive, technical, and up-to-date study.
Research
- Due diligence artistic
- Provenance
- Research of documentary sources: collection, processing, analysis and interpretation.
- Life story of works of art
- Photographic documentation
- Condition Report
Asesoramiento en Mercado del Arte
- Guidance on expert reports and authenticity
- Advice on cataloging and inventorying works
- Advice on purchase and sale transactions, financing or insurance of works.
- Management of distributions, wills, partitions, donations and deposits.
- Application for guarantees
- Damage assessment
- Guidance on fair market pricing in due diligence processes and tax payments.
