The Modern and Contemporary Art Department at Bertolami Fine Art offers the opportunity to explore, through periodically organized sales, the complex landscape of the 20th-century art market. Under the direction of Raffaele Cecora, the Department specializes in the auction sale of modern and contemporary artworks, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints from a period that spans from the mid-19th century to the entire 20th century.
Our team is responsible for the study, cataloging, evaluation, and appraisal of modern and contemporary art, providing specialized services designed to meet the needs of those looking to achieve the best outcome from the sale of their artwork. The correct evaluation of the items offered at auction allows the Department to ensure that buyers interested in contemporary art at auction acquire high-quality works—often unpublished—at the best market price, signed by both the most renowned and influential 20th-century artists and lesser-known niche artists.
The experience of the Bertolami Fine Art Modern and Contemporary Art Department staff thus guarantees targeted purchases of great artistic value—purchases that represent valuable and prestigious investments with which to start, enrich, or complete a modern and contemporary art collection. The Department caters to sophisticated and informed collectors, offering works in various price ranges, featured in the catalogs of our periodic auctions or through private sales. Private negotiations are reserved for works belonging to the sphere of modern and contemporary art with higher economic and historical-artistic value. To ensure the utmost security and transparency in the auction process, all works with an estimate equal to or greater than €1,500 are verified through the Art Loss Register database. Whether it is a single piece or a complete modern and contemporary art collection, our team is always available to provide professional consultations for the evaluation and appraisal of works in your possession, ensuring their maximum value.
Art scholar and collector Raffaele Cecora has extensive and diverse experience in the art market, also as a gallery owner. He is particularly known for the Ricerca d’Arte project, one of the first Italian galleries specializing in 20th-century Italian figurative sculpture.
Our team is responsible for the study, cataloging, evaluation, and appraisal of modern and contemporary art, providing specialized services designed to meet the needs of those looking to achieve the best outcome from the sale of their artwork. The correct evaluation of the items offered at auction allows the Department to ensure that buyers interested in contemporary art at auction acquire high-quality works—often unpublished—at the best market price, signed by both the most renowned and influential 20th-century artists and lesser-known niche artists.
The experience of the Bertolami Fine Art Modern and Contemporary Art Department staff thus guarantees targeted purchases of great artistic value—purchases that represent valuable and prestigious investments with which to start, enrich, or complete a modern and contemporary art collection. The Department caters to sophisticated and informed collectors, offering works in various price ranges, featured in the catalogs of our periodic auctions or through private sales. Private negotiations are reserved for works belonging to the sphere of modern and contemporary art with higher economic and historical-artistic value. To ensure the utmost security and transparency in the auction process, all works with an estimate equal to or greater than €1,500 are verified through the Art Loss Register database. Whether it is a single piece or a complete modern and contemporary art collection, our team is always available to provide professional consultations for the evaluation and appraisal of works in your possession, ensuring their maximum value.
Art scholar and collector Raffaele Cecora has extensive and diverse experience in the art market, also as a gallery owner. He is particularly known for the Ricerca d’Arte project, one of the first Italian galleries specializing in 20th-century Italian figurative sculpture.
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