International Fine Art Shipping ex Manhattan

March 15, 2015 1:25 AM

I need to arrange for a very large (73.7 x 81.4) fine art painting to be shipped from New York to Ireland. The painting is acrylic on cotton duck, stretched canvas. Can anyone point me to a fine art shipping service in Manhattan that will collect from a secure art storage facility in Brooklyn, crate and ship?

Obviously, if you have done this before, some idea of costs would be ace. My primary concerns are safety, then cost. I don't really care about the transit time. Thanks!

posted by DarlingBri to Travel & Transportation (5 answers total)

You might see if Masterpiece International and Artex could help you out. Our museum has used both of them for many years.
posted by gudrun at 6:51 AM on March 15, 2015

My artist friend in NYC used Dietl. They have an office in NYC and she said they do auctions etc. so would probably have the capacity to retrieve it from art storage and package and ship. The buyer arranged the service so she doesn't know how much it cost. She also recommended Atelier 4 as the company which handles the shipping logistics for many of her friends in her studio building.
posted by barnone at 7:25 AM on March 15, 2015

An international crate will have to follow specific guidelines and the above-named companies should all be perfectly comfortable building one. Ballpark guess for the cost of a crate is $600 - $900.
posted by PussKillian at 8:07 AM on March 15, 2015

Response by poster: Thanks, this is all very helpful and I will contact these companies for quotes and report back for future reference.
posted by DarlingBri at 12:19 PM on March 15, 2015

Seconding Dietl, A4, and Artex, adding in Pocahontas and Crozier! I used to work as a registrar in Manhattan, and all of these companies were great to work with. I can't speak to exact cost, aside from saying that it will be expensive and that getting a quote is usually pretty easy and not a commitment. You could also have the crate built by one of these companies, then FedEx the work.
posted by quatsch at 6:36 PM on March 15, 2015