[Easemakers Podcast E109] Managing art as an asset: stewardship, documentation, and the missing piece in collecting
Managing an art collection? Caroline Sayan, President and CEO of Cadell + Co Americas, shares what everyone supporting a collector needs to know about documentation and governance in this episode of the Easemakers Podcast.
How do you care for an art collection, help it maintain its value, and protect the legacy the collector wants to build?
The missing piece, says Caroline Sayan, President and CEO of Cadell + Co Americas, is documenting every detail — from appraisals to personal stories.
In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Caroline shares her take on how estate managers and family offices can support collectors and preserve the value and meaning of a collection over time. Tune in to hear:
- Why provenance and documentation are even more important in the context of the great wealth transfer
- The difference between ownership and stewardship
- Which details to capture, digitize, organize and track for each piece in a collection
- Common misconceptions and what everyone needs to understand about value
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