Private Art Advisory & Curatorial Services
Art Sourcing and Acquisition Advisory
A search for the work you are missing, drawn from the gallery, the artists it represents and the wider market, with every interest disclosed.
The fee
Settled before the search begins.
A fixed project fee or an agreed percentage of the artwork acquired, with any gallery or seller compensation disclosed clearly to you.
A fixed project fee or an agreed percentage
Agreed to the brief
Either a fixed project fee or an agreed percentage of the artwork acquired, settled before the search begins. Any compensation the gallery or a seller would receive is disclosed clearly to you.
What is included
- A brief: the artist, the period, the scale, the budget and the room the work is for
- A search across the gallery, the artists it represents and the wider market
- Provenance, condition and attribution examined before you commit
- Negotiation on your behalf, and the arrangements for delivery
What it is
The work you are missing, found and examined.
Some works are not on any wall yet. Aldo takes a brief, the artist or the period, the scale, the budget and the room, and searches for it: in the gallery, among the artists it represents, and across the wider market of private sales and auction. Each candidate arrives with its provenance, its condition and its attribution examined, and its price weighed against what is asked for it.
The advice is charged for Aldo's time and judgement, not tied to any one sale, and any compensation the gallery or a seller would receive is disclosed to you plainly before you commit.
How it works
A brief, a search, a decision.
You set the brief.
The artist or the period, the scale, the budget, and the room the work is for. The fee basis is agreed here.
Aldo searches.
The gallery, the artists it represents and the wider market. Candidates arrive with provenance, condition and attribution examined.
You see the work before you decide.
At the gallery, in your rooms or wherever the work is. Nothing is acquired unseen, and Aldo negotiates on your behalf.
Questions collectors ask
Before you begin.
How is sourcing charged?
Either as a fixed project fee or as an agreed percentage of the artwork acquired. The basis is settled before the search begins, and any compensation the gallery or a seller would receive is disclosed clearly to you.
Do you only source from the gallery?
No. The search covers the gallery, the artists it represents and the wider market, including private sales and auction.
Can I ask about a single work?
Yes. A search can be as narrow as one work at one sale, or as wide as a collection built over years.
The services
Other ways to work with Aldo.
- CuratorialArt Placement and Curatorial ConsultationFrom $1,000 per projectRecommendations, placement, measurements and presentation concepts for a room, a residence or a commercial space.Book a consultation
- AdvisoryHome and Office Art AssessmentFrom $750 per visitAldo in your rooms: what is there, what it needs, and where the collection could go next.Book an assessment
- AdvisoryInitial ConsultationComplimentaryA thirty minute conversation about what you have, what you are looking for, and how Aldo can help. Especially for existing collectors.Book a consultation
- AdvisoryPrivate Consultation$300 per hourAldo Castillo's advice on what to acquire, what to pass over and what a collection needs next, at the gallery, in your rooms or by video call.Book a consultation
- CuratorialResidential and Commercial ProjectsA flat advisory fee, quoted to the scopeArt for a whole residence, a lobby or an office, from concept to installation, under one agreed fee.Discuss a project
Begin
Tell us what you are looking for.
The artist, the period, the room, or just the feeling. Aldo will write to you personally to set the brief.
Book a consultation
Art Sourcing and Acquisition Advisory
- The fee
- A fixed project fee or an agreed percentage
- How long
- Agreed to the brief
- Or speak to us
- (312) 375-8887art@aldocastillogallery.com
Aldo confirms every time personally. Nothing is paid online; the gallery invoices once the consultation is confirmed.