Christie’s Art Finance

Case studies

The Christie’s Art Finance team takes a bespoke approach to each client. Below are some recent examples demonstrating the advantages of our flexible end-to-end service.

Line of credit to a US-based collector of Post-War and Contemporary art for artwork acquisition

• Christie’s Art Finance arranged a 2-year, $30 million loan, with artworks remaining in the client’s possession in the United States.
• We facilitated both museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe.

Term loan to a US-based limited partnership for real estate acquisition

• Christie’s Art Finance provided a 2-year, $1.2 million loan. Collateral included Impressionist and Modern art and Old Master prints.
• Flexible terms allowed for early repayment with proceeds from sales of client’s collection.
  

Term loan to a Hong Kong-based collector for artwork acquisition

• Christie’s Art Finance provided a 2-year, $5.5 million loan, with artworks stored at a Christie’s-approved facility in Hong Kong.
• Collateral included Asian Contemporary art.
  

Line of credit to an Asia Pacific-based collector for investment in the fine art market

• Christie’s Art Finance provided a 1-year, $40 million loan. Collateral included Impressionist and Modern art, Old Master paintings and Post-War and Contemporary art.
• The loan was repaid using proceeds from a successful consignment in a 20th/21st Century evening sale.

Line of credit to a European-based jewellery collector for acquisition financing against a private sale

• Christie’s Art Finance provided a 2-year, $50 million loan.
• The collateral was stored at both Christie’s New York and in Geneva, Switzerland.

Term loan to a US-based client for investment purposes

• Christie’s Art Finance provided a 2-year, $3.5 million loan. Collateral included fine Chinese paintings.
• We helped facilitate non-selling exhibitions of both the client’s collateral and their overall collection.