New York · Belgium · Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Independent advice for collectors who buy, sell, finance and co-invest in art.
A dealer’s eye and a private banker’s judgement, in one conversation. No auction-house ties, and no stock to sell you.
Advisory
One partner for the whole life of a work.
Advisors rarely understand finance. Lenders rarely understand art. Auction houses offer both, but earn on every sale. We can advise on a work, finance its purchase and bring in co-investors, independently and in a single conversation.
Buy
Acquisition advisoryWe find the right work in private and auction markets, check condition, provenance and price, and negotiate or bid for you.
Learn more →02Sell
Private salesDiscreet sales for collectors and estates: by private treaty, on negotiated auction terms or placed directly with known buyers.
Learn more →03Finance
Art-backed lendingLiquidity against the art you own, finance for a purchase, or an advance on a consignment, arranged quickly and privately.
Learn more →04Co-Invest
Club dealsShare ownership of a single, carefully chosen work with a small group of qualified investors, with a planned resale.
Learn more →Why De Buck
Advice that holds up with you, your bank and your compliance team.
Independent
No auction-house ties and no pressure to sell from stock. Our only interest is the right outcome for you.
Art and banking
Our founder came to art from Swiss private banking. We speak the language of collectors, family offices and private banks.
Transatlantic
Buyers across the United States, supply from European collectors and estates, and offices in New York, Belgium and the South of France.
Fast and rigorous
Technology speeds our research and due diligence from weeks to days. A qualified expert signs off every valuation, loan and sale.
Track record
Lalanne·Picasso·Banksy·Frankenthaler·Shimamoto·Haring·Warhol·Fontana·Koons·Venet
Seven-figure private transactions for collectors in the United States and Europe, and for museums. Client names are never disclosed.
Discuss a transactionHow we work
Three steps, held in confidence.
- 01
A private conversation
You tell us what you want to buy, sell, finance or build. Everything is confidential from the first call.
- 02
A brief and due diligence
We agree a written brief and fee, then research the market, provenance, condition and price, and show you our reasoning.
- 03
Execution and follow-through
We negotiate, bid or place the work, handle the paperwork, shipping and insurance, and stay with you afterwards.
Who we serve
Collectors, and the people who advise them.
Collectors and families
Building, refining or realising a collection, with one adviser across every decision.
Private banks and family offices
An independent art partner for your clients, from acquisition to lending.
Estates and their advisers
Lawyers, trustees and executors who need a discreet, documented sale or valuation.
Developers and hospitality
Art programs for residences, hotels and corporate spaces, from concept to installation.
From the Gallery
Contemporary artists, shown by appointment, online and at fairs.
Exhibitions in Chelsea, Saint-Paul-de-Vence and at the major fairs, and works available to view by appointment. Exhibitions & fairs
Founder
David De Buck
David grew up in Ghent among the New Realists: Christo, Niki de Saint Phalle, Arman, César and the Lalannes. After a career in Swiss private banking, he entered the New York art market in 2008 and founded De Buck in 2010.
He still leads every major transaction personally.
Every engagement begins with a private conversation.
Tell us what you are considering. We reply personally, usually within one business day.