Brief Encounters

A Conversation with a Fine Art Financier


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The Art Finance industry grows each year, driven by art’s high value and tightening credit markets. Securing an art loan to fund other investment opportunities has become an increasingly viable source of liquidity and a popular alternative to selling.

In this episode, entertainment lawyer, Kirk Schroder, talks with Rebecca Fine, a founding member and CEO of Athena Art Finance. Rebecca has more than 25 years of experience the intersections of art, law and finance. Prior to Athena, Rebecca was an art lawyer, advising world-renowned art galleries, dealers, private collectors, museums, and artists on both contentious matters and transactions.


Additional Resources:

  • Deloitte Art Finance Report: Painting a picture of the art lending landscape
  • The Holy Grail for Passive Income: Art-Debt Investing
  • Worth Magazine: Investing in Art 
  • Reasons to Love Investing in Art-Backed Debt


  • Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

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