the art evangelist
the art evangelist
 

Appraisal & Advisory

Deborah E. Zafman & Associates, LLC offers a comprehensive array of professional fine art services including advising, appraising, brokering, collection management, curating and more.

  • Certified Member, AAA, Appraisers Association of America

  • Fully certified in Post-War, Contemporary & Emerging Art, with knowledge of modern art & art history.

  • Adheres to Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)

  • Board of Directors: Appraiser’s Association of America

  • Published texts for Christie’s Auctions, reviews for Art Press + essays for numerous exhibition catalogues.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Appraisals for Post-War, Contemporary & Emerging Art.

APPRAISAL TYPES:

- Estate planning, tax reporting, and stepped-up basis

- Charitable contribution (donation)

- Insurance coverage and inventory

- Art financing (loan collateralization)

- Equitable distribution and dissolution of marriage

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Advisory Services

Collection Management

Ensure peace of mind. Cataloguing your collection in a secure database is vital. Whether for insurance inventory or estate planning purposes, it’s important to have all documents and visual materials together in one well-organized place. Caring for and cataloguing your art is the first step of stewarding a collection that can retain & gain value. Unfortunately, neglecting to document the history of your art may compromise its historical significance & overall value. Reach out to discuss how I can help.

 

Provenance Research

Get to the bottom of it. If you have artworks of unknown origin, hiring a professional to conduct historical art research can confirm and defend their value, as well as uncover fascinating details. We do due diligence to trace the history of an artwork’s ownership and create “the artwork’s biography” in a report of our findings. Whether you’re simply curious or looking to sell, this is the path to getting to know the history of your art intimately.

 

Art Acquistition & Sourcing

Grow your collection. If you know what kind of art you’re seeking to acquire, we can assist in sourcing works by the artists you wish to add to your collection through our network. If you’re new to collecting, want to grow your collection, or need art for your home, we can work 1:1 to advise, hone in on your tastes and find artworks that resonate with your desired investment and highest aspirations.

 
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About my LLC

After earning a doctoral degree in the History of Art at UC Berkeley and becoming an art historian, I went on to work as a curatorial assistant, art critic and independent curator before opening a contemporary art gallery in Paris.

 

After an exciting and successful seven years as a gallerist, I moved to the greater NYC area and became an art advisor and certified fine art appraiser specializing in Post-War, Contemporary and Emerging art. My depth of knowledge and expertise has been formed by a unique combination of experiences in both the academic and commercial sides of the art world.

 

I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Appraisers Association of America and, when not appraising, I enjoy teaching art history/art appreciation and writing essays for exhibition catalogs.

Deborah E. Zafman & Associates, LLC offers a comprehensive array of professional fine art services including advising, appraising, brokering, art collection management, curating and more. 

 
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