About
With a reputation for integrity rare in the complex world of international art dealers and markets, Gabriele Reina, Ph.D., combines profound knowledge of Old Masters and the Old Masters financial and legal landscape with impeccable professionalism to offer clients the highest standard of curatorial evaluation and collection. management.
Working in five languages, Mr Reina (b. 1969) is the long-time Director of one of Italy's most prestigious and world-renowned private collections of Old Masters. He maintains a superior and well-vetted network of area specialists, manages the intricacies of buying and selling art with discretion and is himself exceptionally trained in the technical and compositional aspects of classical painting and sculpture. His uncompromised approach and seasoned authority. make for advisory services unique in the industry. Gabriele Reina, Ph.D., is one of Milan's leading authorities on Old Masters painting, both as a scholar and as the curator-director of one of the largest private collections of Old Masters in Italy over the past two decades. This position, as well as his previous role as the former editor-in-chief of Italy's most prominent international arts journal, have afforded Mr. Reina exclusive insight and cautious discretion as to the trends, temperament and valuations of the international Old Masters market.
With an exceptional reputation for integrity and transparent advice, Mr. Reina is as well an authority on authentication, restoration, the vetting of provenance and export licensing to and from Italy and abroad. In addition to a profound knowledge of the history of the canon of Western art, Mr. Reina's own personal knowledge of the techniques and materials of this tradition--as a highly-acclaimed artist and sculptor in his own right who employs ancient techniques--is unrivaled. Born in Switzerland and educated in Milan and Switzerland, he is descended from a family of prominent military and industrial background. His languages include French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and German in addition to Italian. |
An ancient coat of arms of the Reina family
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