EMMA GRANT

FOUNDEr & DIRECTOR

Emma Grant is the Founder and Director of Grant Art Advisory, a discreet art advisory practice guiding private collectors, family offices, and corporate and philanthropic institutions through acquisition, sale, and long-term stewardship of significant works. For over a decade, Emma has combined connoisseurship with rigorous due diligence—uniting market intelligence, provenance research, and museum-level standards to protect value and reduce risk. Her practice spans modern and contemporary art through Old Masters, with particular strength in collection strategy, deaccession planning, and site-specific commissions.

Emma collaborates closely with architects and designers to integrate collections into built environments, and partners with clients’ legal, tax, and estate advisors to align cultural vision with prudent strategy. She holds an M.A. in Art History and is based between New York and London.

CLIENTS

Emma advises private collectors and family offices building or refining significant collections, as well as foundations, estates, and select institutions. She also supports corporate and hospitality collections and collaborates with architects, interior designers, and developers to integrate art into new or renovated spaces.

SERVICES

ACQUISITION OF SALES:
ALL CATEGORIES OF ART

We source, evaluate, and secure works across modern, contemporary, and historical categories through private channels and auctions. Our team handles due diligence, pricing, and negotiation to achieve favorable terms with confidentiality and precision.

AUTHENTICATION, APPRAISAL,
AND DUE DILIGENCE

Thorough verification of authorship, provenance, condition, and title. We coordinate qualified independent appraisals and produce documentation that stands up to institutional and insurance standards.

CLIENT REPRESENTATION: PRIVATE NEGOTIATIONS & AUCTIONS

Seasoned bid strategy and seller representation—on and off the salesroom floor. We manage pre-sale estimates, reserves, guarantees, irrevocable bids, and post-sale settlements to protect your position at every turn.

COLLECTION ASSESSMENT AND
DE-ACCESSION STRATEGY

A clear, unbiased review of your holdings to determine what to retain, reframe, or release. We develop a strategic, market-aware plan for deaccessioning that respects your collecting goals while optimizing financial and curatorial outcomes.

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT:
INVENTORY + APPRAISAL UPDATES

Centralized, secure documentation of your collection with images, condition reports, valuations, and location tracking. We maintain current appraisals and audit-ready records for insurance, lending, and estate planning.

MARKET ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND MONITORING

Continuously updated research on artists, comparables, and market movements. We provide acquisition and sale timing guidance, fair pricing benchmarks, and alerts on opportunities and risks relevant to your collection.

SITE SPECIFIC COMMISSIONS

From initial brief to installation, we steward custom commissions that respond to architecture, landscape, and brand. We oversee artist selection, design development, contracts, budgeting, fabrication, and timeline management.

COLLABORATE IN INTERIOR DESIGN OR SPACE RENOVATION

We partner with architects, interior designers, and project teams from concept to punch list to ensure the space is built around the art—never the other way around. Our work includes collection master-planning; placement studies for scale and sightlines; elevation and lighting coordination (CRI, UV mitigation, dimming, and focus); and conservation-minded specifications for casework, mounts, and glazing. For time-based media, we plan power/data, cabling paths, ventilation, and acoustics. The result is a coherent environment where architecture, interiors, and collection present as one refined narrative.

FRAMING & REFRAMING

Museum-quality framing programs tailored to the work and its environment. We refresh existing collections with archival materials, UV protection, and cohesive presentation standards that elevate both individual works and the whole.

TRANSPORTATION: DELIVERY + INSTALLATION

White-glove local and international logistics, including packing, climate-controlled transport, customs, and insurance. Our expert installers place works to curatorial standards, ensuring safety, sightlines, and lighting are resolved.