Consultants

Victor Wiener
Currently an appraiser in private practice, Victor Wiener served as executive director of the Appraisers Association of America for over 20 years. Prior to that he worked for several auction houses in Rome, London and New York, including Sotheby√s and Christie√s where he was Director of the fine arts department in Rome. A trained art historian, Mr. Wiener has worked for several museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He has published extensively and is co-editor and a principal contributor to "All About Appraising, The Definitive Appraisers Handbook". For over ten years he has been an adjunct assistant professor on the faculty of New York University's Appraisal Studies Program and has served as an expert witness in several high profile art cases including matters concerning the estates of Andy Warhol and Louise Nevelson.

Michel Strauss
Michel Strauss brings to Fine Art Wealth Management over 43 years of experience advising many great collectors and has been responsible for the sale of numerous important paintings and collections. An Art Historian and renowned expert in the field of Impressionism and 20th Century art, his expertise covers the period from 1865 to 1973, from the birth of Impressionism to the death of Picasso. Michel Strauss was Head of Sotheby√s Impressionist and Modern Art Department and Board member from 1965 to 2000. During this time he assisted the British Rail Pension Fund in building their collection of Impressionist paintings from 1974 to 1979. Following his successful career at Sotheby's, he went to work for Bernard Arnault of LVMH to build their corporate collection in Paris followed by a brief period at Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg before becoming an independent consultant.