Who We Are
Who CS Art Partners Works With
CS Art Partners works with private collectors, residences, architects, interior designers, and select commercial projects.
Clients typically engage the practice when building a collection, furnishing a new residence, evaluating inherited artwork, navigating acquisitions or sales, or seeking independent guidance within the art market.
Each engagement is tailored to the individual collector, project, and context, bringing together curatorial expertise, market knowledge, and a practical understanding of how art functions within architectural and lived environments.
Why We're Different
Why We're Different
Clients & Contexts
CS Art Partners is a founder-led advisory practice. Clients work directly with Dr. Chiara Seidl throughout every stage of the process, from initial conversations and research through acquisition, placement, installation, and long-term collection planning.
The practice provides independent guidance across acquisitions, collection development, residential art placement, collection management, auction strategy, and secondary market transactions.
Whether advising first-time buyers or established collectors, the goal remains the same: to bring clarity, structure, and informed judgement to complex decisions.
Team
Dr. Chiara Seidl,Founder & Principal Advisor
Dr. Chiara Seidl is the founder of CS Art Partners, an independent art advisory practice specializing in modern and contemporary art.
She advises private collectors, residences, and select commercial projects on acquisitions, collection development, residential integration, collection management, and secondary market strategy.
Her approach combines academic scholarship, curatorial experience, and market knowledge with a practical understanding of how art functions within collections, homes, and architectural environments.
Dr. Seidl holds a PhD in Art History with a specialization in photography and the work of Alfred Stieglitz.
Prior to founding CS Art Partners, she worked with institutions including Sotheby’s and the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome, while also developing extensive experience in museum and educational settings.
In addition to her advisory practice, she has curated exhibitions, organized collector-focused programs, and developed cultural projects across Europe and the United States. Her work remains particularly informed by photography, contemporary art, collection stewardship, and the relationship between art, architecture, and daily life.
Based between Greenwich and New York, Dr. Seidl advises a select international group of collectors in a discreet and highly personalized capacity.