BIOGRAPHY

My appreciation of art was kick started during the postgraduate Christie’s Fine Art Course in London. It inspired a life-long love and appreciation of art both as a collector and an expert.

I spent 11 years at Bonhams auctioneers in London, becoming Head of the Modern and Contemporary Art department within four years. In 2002 I founded Nick Holmes Fine Art and within 18 months had project managed Tony Cragg’s prestigious sculptural commission for Barclay’s Bank world headquarters in London. This was soon followed by launching Holmes Adams projects which included sculptor Nic Fiddian Green’s first international show in Dublin.

I was appointed as Non-Executive Director of an international art fund in 2014. Tasked with assessing all pieces prior to purchase, I oversaw works by Gerhard Richter, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso amongst others.

I divide my time between London and my family home in North Norfolk, interspersed with visits to the major international art fairs.

SERVICES

In addition to advising on acquisitions and commissions, I offer a valuation service for individual art works or for entire collections. Where deemed necessary for pre-19th C artworks I call on trusted specialists in the field and work with generalist valuation companies when dealing with entire household contents. Costs entirely depend on the scale of the enterprise and range, from a half day at £400 plus VAT upwards.

Types include: Valuation for Auction, Valuation for Insurance, Taxation and Probate, Family Division, Trusts and Estates

See also: recent commissions and key acquisitions