philosophy
Mercer & Muse is a fine art consultancy in Los Angeles. Whether you're buying your first piece or building out a serious collection, we help you find art you'll love and take good care of it once it's yours. We work with individuals, businesses, and everyone from hotels to private collectors.
our services
La Chasse · The Hunt
The best pieces rarely hang where everyone is looking. We search the open market and the quiet corners beyond it, then handle the vetting and the negotiating so your only job is falling in love.
Le Fil · The Thread
A collection is a story told one work at a time. We help you find the thread running through yours and set it down in writing, so every future acquisition has a reason to be there, whether it hangs in your living room or your lobby.
L'Adieu · The Send-Off
Letting a work go deserves as much thought as bringing one home. We find the right buyer at the right moment, and we make sure the piece leaves with its story and its value intact.
La Suite · The Long Keep
Art is built to outlast us. We look after the daily life of your collection, from condition reports to insurance, and we plan for the day it becomes someone else's treasure.
engagement process
Three steps between an empty wall and the piece you can't stop looking at.
01
The Blank Wall
Everything starts with a space that wants something. Tell us about it. We'll come see the room and how the light moves through it, then ask the question nobody else asks: what do you want to feel when you walk past?
02
The Search Party
Consider us your scouts. We comb galleries and auction floors, knock on studio doors, and follow leads that never make it online. Every find lands in your inbox with our honest verdict attached, and you decide from wherever you are.
03
The Hanging
The best day of the whole thing. Your piece arrives, gets placed exactly right, and the wall stops being blank. We stay on for the unglamorous parts, insurance and upkeep included, along with the inevitable question of which wall is next.
connect
alex@mercer-and-muse.com
Los Angeles, California