Art law
Advising artists, collectors, institutions and dealers with the respect art deserves and the rigour its legal and tax dimensions require.
Art occupies a singular place, where creation, value, circulation and succession all meet. Our team advises everyone active in the art market and in the heritage sector, with a particular feeling for what gives the field its richness.
Our approach
We make a point of understanding the human and cultural dimension of each matter. That attention allows us to give advice that is apposite, tax-efficient and mindful of the sensitivities involved.
Areas of practice
- Acquisition, sale and provenance of works of art
- Succession planning and wealth structuring
- Loans, exhibitions, conservation and restoration
- Copyright, image rights and artists' contracts
- Patronage, foundations and settlement of tax in works of art (dation)
Why Andersen Société d'Avocats
Our cross-disciplinary view — wealth taxation, copyright, customs and international structuring — tells in a sector where the quality of the advice is inseparable from the quality of the relationship.
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Latest news in this practice area
28 July 2026
Should shares in property-rich companies held by Luxembourg residents fall within the French real estate wealth tax (IFI)?
In a ruling of 2 April 2025, the Cour de cassation held that shares in French property-rich companies were subject to the former wealth tax (ISF) in the hands of Luxembourg residents. Is that solution transposable to the IFI under the 2018 France–Luxembourg tax treaty? Benoît Dambre, partner, examines its uncertain scope.
4 June 2026
Benoît Dambre named in Best Lawyers 2026 — Tax Law
Andersen Société d'Avocats is pleased to announce that Benoît Dambre, partner in tax law, has been recognised in the new edition of Best Lawyers 2026 in the Tax Law category.
15 March 2026
Andersen Société d'Avocats recognised in Chambers Europe 2026 — Tax
Andersen Société d'Avocats features in the new edition of Chambers Europe 2026 in the Tax category. Benoît Dambre and François Morazin are each recognised individually.