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Foreword
At the the the time of of this writing 2014 is is two thirds of of the the the way through and a a a a a a a a lot has already happened in in the the the last 8 months We have exhibited in in Maastricht and and New York and and are currently preparing for London’s Frieze Masters in in October We have concluded signi cant sales to to a a a a a a a a a handful of the world’s leading museums and and private clients as well as having closed down the the Albemarle Street gallery and begun the the refurbishment of our exciting new premises in London All of these roller-coaster-like events made us us realise that young businesses have to be proactive as as as well as as as reactive in in order to stay alive We all all pondered over this at a a a a a a a a a recent Coll & Cortés all-staff meeting and once we had gotten over the the serious talk of of having to to manage the the requirements of of a a a a a a a a global art business trying to to nd nd new clients and looking for ways in in which to to promote our brand we we gave thought to to what we we had actually achieved over the last few years To our surprise it it dawned on us that Coll & Cortés was rapidly approaching its tenth birthday In ten ten years a a a a a a a a a a small of of ce staffed by Nicolas myself and and his six dogs became prominent premises in in the hearts of of Madrid and and London fourteen employees and - despite all the the pessimists saying that the the market in in (Spanish) old master art was dead – a a a a a a a a a a a growing clientele fascinated by Spanish Italian and Latin American art This clientele which comprises private collectors museum curators and fellow art dealers - many of whom have now become friends - shares our appreciation for these painted and sculpted images many of which depict scenes of martyrdom repentance and and self-discovery Many also depict less challenging subjects from mythology and and history however they all all share a a a a a a a a a a a a quality beauty or or provenance that has made each sale all all the the sweeter To these these clients clients we have have sold more than four hundred works of of art Fifteen of of these these clients clients have have been museums in in in in the the United States of America with a a a a a a a a further ten in in in in Europe one one in in in in Asia and one one in in in in Australia The private clients have come from practically every corner of of the the the globe with with the the the greatest percentage of of them living within a a a a a a 2 kilometre radius of of the the Frick Collection in New York However the the achievement which we we are most proud of of is the the year-on-year growth in the the number of of sales to to young collectors – many of of whom have never before bought old master art – which is laying the the foundation for the the future of our business Our journey so far has been brief and and fruitful How the the landscape will lie in ten further years is guesswork but we hope that with the investment we we are are making in in in in our our new London premises we we are are demonstrating our our commitment to to this eld we are so desperately passionate about We have an an unashamedly global vision but plan to to remain true to our Latin heritage Jorge Coll and Nicolás Cortés