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Asher Edelman
Entrepreneur and Art Financier
Recent Activity
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Unwrapping the paintings for our “Abstraction” exhibition, I had a shock or at least a wonderful surprise. I called to my associates and said, “Wow, who of you managed to get this de Kooning ‘Landscape’ painting?” The answer: “We have no de Kooning ‘Landscape’ painting for the show. That is a Mary ... Read More
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In April of 2010 I wrote my first blog about Greece in which I suggested that €30 billion would not solve or even impact the Greek problems. In that same letter I suggested three possible courses Europe, the IMF, and the rest of the world might take; the third being the illusionary game played by ... Read More
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I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Some thoughts… We are not facing a crisis of capitalism; we are looking towards a new, cleaner, fairer capitalism! It will not impair the successful but will, once again, enable the Americandream; hard work and attention to the job at hand ... Read More
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Interview of Asher Edelman by Chuck Wilbanks for The Deal Magazine The euro has been verging on collapse, unemployment is high, the housing market low, an angry people have taken to the streets. And, oh yes, the art market is booming. Recent notable examples: A 1961 comic book motif painting by ... Read More
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I don’t think so! In the last one hundred years Germany has made two attempts to own, control and dominate Europe. Each has been repulsed. Can this third attempt succeed? I don’t think so! France, as has always been the case, is the weak sister concealing its own financial disaster; and will be ... Read More
About Asher Edelman
Asher Edelman is an art financier. He began his career on Wall Street in 1961, where he worked in investment banking, money management, and derivatives trading (serving as CEO of Mack, Bushnell and Edelman). The Wall Street Journal calls him “the pioneer of the leveraged buyout.” In the 1980s Edelman taught a class for business majors based on The Art of War at Columbia Business School.
Edelman lived in Switzerland, where he founded a contemporary art museum near Lausanne. In 2001, he returned to the U.S. and opened an art dealership specializing in Impressionism-post war art as well as contemporary artists. In 2008, he opened a second gallery, Edelman Arts.
Since 2010, Edelman has been the founder and president of ArtAssure Ltd., an art finance company offering client advisory services, auction guarantees, deal advocacy and interim financing. For archival information visit www.artassureltd.com or write to info@artassureltd.com.