Introduction
The Steinfels Art Consulting AG is an independent art advisory that specialises in the specific needs of its clients. Dr. phil. Claudia Steinfels and her team, Dr. phil. Gabrielle Obrist, lic. phil. Marie-Christine Iacopetta and Simone Hoerni, offer global services concerning collecting, valuing, brokering, selling, donating and bequeathing art.
We assist you with our tailor-made management of your art related issues. We stay at your disposition for any research and art related information.
Principles
As independent experts and art market specialists, we are focused on your concerns. Your satisfaction is our priority. We consider it a matter of course to always offer you the best possible solutions.
Discretion is our highest command.
Services
The following list enumerates our services in the various fields of collecting and managing art. Thanks to our in-depth knowledge we master specific requests and exigent concerns.
Assemble a collection – Supplement a collection – Focussing a collection
Are you thinking about assembling, supplementing or focussing a collection? We assist and advise you regarding its conceptual aspects, as well as its market value.
- Develop an individual concept and strategy
- Time and cost frame
- Communication
- Acquisitions
- Sales
Valuation – Insurance – Fiscal issues
Should you require a reliable valuation of your art for insurance, fiscal or estate purposes, we will compile a detailed list which we can regularly update in accordance with the current market.
- Valuations
- Illustrated documentation
- Insurance assessment
Care – Inventory – Authentication
Would you be interested in methodically documenting your collection or to have it researched and catalogued in a database? We possess the art historical knowledge and technical knowhow to meet your expectations.
- Analytical expertise and authentication research
- Inventory, documentation and scientific articles in the specialized press.
- Curatorial activity
- Conservation and Restauration
- Administration of loan requests
Estate administration
Would you like to exhibit your collection publicly, to donate or bequest single works? We assist you in all aspects of these issues.
- Inventory and valuation of all works of art in an estate
- Distribution of the works of art in an estate to the heirs following a will, a matrimonial agreement, partnership contract, deed of inheritance or gift.
- Mediation
- Preserve a collection in its entirety and where required set-up a foundation.
Art Market
In case you consider purchasing or selling, we will show you all available options and will aim to achieve the best possible results.
- Authenticity, quality, rarity, condition and provenance determine an object’s value. We assess each work of art carefully.
- We determine the current market situation to purchase or sell a work of art
- We establish contacts to renowned dealers, gallerists and auction houses
- We assist, accompany or represent you during negotiations
- We draft, check and negotiate selling or purchasing agreements
Portrait
The Steinfels Art Consulting AG offers you its wide-ranging skills and unique experience. We are highly professional and as art experts and specialists of the market we are closely linked to an international network. Our advice is reliable and precise.
Private collectors, financial suppliers, lawyers, corporate collections, museums and galleries are among our international clientele.
Dr. Claudia Steinfels is the founder and manager of the Steinfels Art Consulting AG.
Claudia Steinfels studied history of art, archaeology and non-European art at Zurich University. She earned her doctorate on the Swiss illustrator Herbert Leupin. During her studies she worked as curatorial assistant, in art education and public relations at the Kunsthaus Zurich. She also published reviews in the national and international press. From 1993 to 1995 she was head of the Art section of the Credit Suisse sponsoring department. Subsequently, she was named deputy director of the Lawrence Rubin Gallery in Zurich. From 1996 to 2000 she acted as General Manager at Christie’s Zurich and then acted as Sotheby’s Zurich executive director for eleven years. In 2003 Claudia Steinfels was promoted to Sotheby’s Senior Director Europe and headed the office’s bi-annual Swiss Art auctions. She is a board member of various international art funds and governing bodies and is an active member in committees and panels. She is a renowned specialist in Impressionism, Modern and Contemporary art.
| Studied history of art, archaeology and non-European art, Zurich University | |
| curatorial assistant, art education and public relations, Kunsthaus Zurich | |
| Art reviews for the national and international press | |
| 1993 - 1995 | Head of Art Sponsorship, Sponsoring department, Credit Suisse |
| 1995 - 1996 | Deputy director of the Lawrence Rubin Gallery, Zurich |
| 1996 - 2000 | General Manager, Christie’s, Zurich |
| 2001 - 2012 | Managing Director Sotheby’s, Zurich |
| 2003 – 2012 | Senior Director Sotheby's Europe |
| 2012 | Launch Steinfels Art Consulting AG, Zurich |
| 2013 | Launch Steinfels Art Consulting Ltd., London |
| Board member of various international art funds and governing bodies Active member in committees and panels |
Gabrielle Obrist directed her scientific research on the arts of the avant-garde in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Director of the Kunsthalle Wil/SG and a member of the art committee of the St. Gallen University, she has a unique knowledge of the local, national and international contemporary art scenes. After studies in history of art, German and East Asian art at Zurich University she worked as registrar at the historical monuments of the Canton of Thurgau. From 1994 to 2001 she headed the Johann Jacobs Museum, was a tutor for history of art, culture and design at various prestigious institutions and worked as curator, author and lecturer. Gabrielle Obrist is particularly interested in interdisciplinary research and in exploring complex interrelations and connections. A former expert for Old Master Paintings and Prints at Sotheby’s Zurich, she is experienced in the art market and in all matters regarding attribution, authentication and restauration.
| Studied history of art, Archaeology, German and East Asian art, Zurich University | |
| 1987 - 2010 | Lecturer in history of art, culture and design at various prestigious institutions |
| Art education in museums, travel attendant for the Travel College, Zurich | |
| 1993 | Registrar at the historical monuments of the Canton of Thurgau |
| 1994 - 2001 | Director of the Johann Jacobs Museum |
| Free-lance curator, author and lecturer | |
| 2007 - 2012 | Expert for Old Master Paintings and Prints, Sotheby’s, Zurich |
| Since 2008 | part-time director of the Kunsthalle Wil, forum for contemporary sculpture and installations |
| 2012 - 2015 | Member of the art committee, St. Gallen University |
| Since 2013 | Member of the municipal culture committee, Wil |
| Since 2013 | Expert Steinfels Art Consulting, Zurich |
Marie-Christine Iacopetta studied history of art and museology at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. She has over 15 years of experience on the international art market. She worked as a Print Expert at Sotheby’s London, specializing in Old Master Prints. After moving to Switzerland, she became executive assistant at the Sotheby’s office in Zurich. She therefore masters all aspects of assessing, marketing and selling works of art. Aside from her current part-time position at the Steinfels Art Consulting she is a free-lance author working for an important Swiss corporate collection and De Gruyter editors.
| Studied history of art and museology, Diplôme Supérieur, Ecole du Louvre, Paris | |
| 1999 - 2000 | Works of Art Course, PgD, Sotheby’s Institute, London |
| 2000 - 2004 | Print Expert at Sotheby’s London |
| 2004 - 2006 | research assistant, Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich |
| 2006 - 2012 | executive assistant, Sotheby’s, Zurich |
| free-lance author for an important Swiss corporate collection and De Gruyter editors | |
| Since 2012 | Valuations and research, Steinfels Art Consulting, Zurich |
Simone Hoerni completed a bank apprenticeship and worked in this field in various departments in the cantons Aargau and Tessin. From 1995 to 2015 she was employed in the aviation industry. A Maître de Cabine and graduated instructor at Crossair, she subsequently worked in ground services, ticket and sale offices at Zurich airport. She was a lecturer at Horizon Swiss Flight Academy and concurrently completed a vocational accounting diploma. She then moved to the domain of executive business aviation and worked for the Federal Aviation Service LtdB. She was responsible for the global on-board catering and headed the smooth servicing of exclusive clients from business, politics and social backgrounds alike. After a degree in cultural management, she started working in the art world and gathered experience as curatorial assistant and registrar. Simone Hoerni has been personal assistant at the Steinfels Art Consulting AG since 2017.
| Bank apprenticeship, vocational accounting diploma |
| Graduated Flight Attendant BIGA, commercial air lines and executive jet companies |
| Lecturer at Horizon Swiss Flight Academy |
| Ticket & Sales Agent |
| Certificate of Advanced Studies, Cultural Management, Stapferhaus Lenzburg |
| Voluntary work as curatorial assistant |
| Gallery assistant |
| Inventory, logistics and digital processing of a private collection |
| Since 2017 assistant to the management board of Steinfels Art Consulting |
Contact
STEINFELS ART CONSULTING AG
Talstrasse 83 | 8001 Zurich
T +41 44 220 11 11 | F +41 44 220 11 10
info@steinfels-artconsulting.com