DeWitt Stern

05/23/2024

Mary Pontillo spoke at the American Institute of Conservation conference this week about art in transit, and then visited the Golden Spike National Historic Site and Spiral Jetty with Cayetana Castillo from and two Swedish conservators.

05/10/2024

What a night at ! It was a whirlwind of a day visiting with clients and colleagues, checking out some amazing booths and celebrating the art world. .

05/08/2024

Last week Christian Stone spoke on a panel on top tips for collectors with Aubrey Catrone from and Christopher Bishop of moderated by from .

Key takeaways:
1. Work with a trusted dealer, insurance broker, and advisor
2. Confirm provenance
3. Before you buy and ship, get condition reports and define when risk transfers to you as a buyer
4. Document and digitize your inventory

05/07/2024

We’ve been busy! Last week Blair Wunderlich and Kate Buchanan from attended a conference on Legal Issues in Museum Administration, engaging in conversations on how we can best manage museum risks.

11/02/2016

Antique teddy bears and an artist's trash - our own Emily Weiss in her element: via http://ow.ly/atfq305MwM5

Emily Weiss earned an art degree, but instead of becoming a starving artist, she got an insurance broker’s license and assesses works by major art...

09/22/2016

Our very own Mary Pontillo talks about common Fine Art Insurance questions with UOVO - http://bit.ly/2cTIX0E

FAQs on fine art insurance, including how to obtain an art insurance policy and avoid damage to your art.

02/23/2016

Congratulations to DeWitt Sterns Emily Weiss and finalist Kristina Marcigliano on making the 2016 Fine Arts Power Brokers List - http://www.riskandinsurance.com/fine-arts/

11/06/2015

DeWitt Stern is proud to be a sponsor of the 2015 Art Law Day conference at NYU!

09/22/2015

A papal visit is part Super Bowl, part diplomatic tour and no easy event to insure. - http://bit.ly/1V8bbAm

08/31/2015

East Hampton NY stakes claim to Americas most expensive home. http://ow.ly/RAN0u

Here's what $140 million buys you.

08/27/2015

The plot thickens as they say, damaged painting may be a fake! - http://ow.ly/RstqI

Find out more about the debate over who actually painted the canvas that was damaged by a 12-year-old boy at an exhibition in Taiwan.