Art Advisory
There’s No Business Like No Business, 2020
Bruise Painting "Pure Souls", 2021
I hear you, 2021
Battitude, 2015
Untitled, 2016
Transitional Portrait in Pink and Green, 2022
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1619-2023 (X), 2023
The Sky is Open, 2019
Time Out, 2021
Beautiful Them with Perfumes, 2019
U-102 Michael, 2022
Reverse Dive Orange, 2023
Ralph DeLuca Art Advisory offers comprehensive support for collection building and management. His full-service treatment includes overseeing every aspect from shipping and installation to conservation, appraisals, and insurance matters.
Working closely with his clients, DeLuca develops a strategy tailored to their individual needs and interests. Central to his approach is his commitment to education. He firmly believes that while learning about clients’ interests and goals is essential to building their fine art collections, equally important is equipping them with knowledge. DeLuca recognizes that informed collectors are going to build stronger collections and be happier with their decisions.
DeLuca’s expertise spans from emerging talent to globally acclaimed artists. Clients benefit from his deep knowledge of the gallery system, and his meticulous attention to the dynamic landscape of both the primary and secondary markets, ensuring they stay ahead of global trends. As a collector himself, he intuitively understands the assessments and decisions with which his clients are faced.
His relationships across the art world—ranging from multinational blue-chip galleries, emerging gallerists, prestigious auction houses, to private dealers—combined with his reputation as an honest, thoughtful, and diligent partner allow him to provide his clients with invaluable access and insights.
The Good Ship, 2023
“You're going to make very costly mistakes on your own, or you pay an advisor a fee to save you from those mistakes.”
Q & A
What services does an art advisor provide?
The contemporary art market is a complex system which is opaque and inaccessible to uninformed collectors. An art advisor offers guidance for their clients. They are actively connected to dealers and artists, and provide the entry and expertise to acquire sought-after works.
With the extraordinary boom of the contemporary market in recent years, the globalization of art’s production and display, and the prevalence of art fairs and auctions, collecting is changing at a rapid pace. A successful art advisor anticipates these changing conditions and equips clients with the knowledge and guidance they require.
What is the difference between the primary and secondary market?
The primary art market refers to the original sale of an artwork, either through a gallery or directly from the artist's studio. The primary market typically involves guiding the careers of living artists and selling their work in exchange for a commission. The secondary market involves the buying and selling of previously owned work. Selling works on the secondary market involves following a work's subsequent changes in provenance and valuation over time.
Why work with an advisor?
An art advisor leverages their connections with collectors, dealers, and auction houses to locate work coming to market and secure access to works by sought-after artists. Art advisors keep up to date with artists, source works for clients, conduct price research and due diligence, and skillfully negotiate transactions. Galleries are increasingly working with trusted advisors to place in-demand works with collectors they trust.
Scattered Butlers, 2023