Ashvita’s is a fine art and collectibles platform that enables collectors to acquire objects of high quality and rarity. Ashvita’s brings forward its research and knowledge based curatorial practices to provide collectors with premier objects of art that are currently trending and sustainable in the long term.
Ashvitas.com is an online exclusive platform that has introduced several new methods and opportunities for collectors to access a variety of specialities from across India and the world. Collectors can shop for or bid on fine art and collectibles through an intuitively designed user interface that provides all information at your fingertips.
Ashvita’s vision is to shape a market of new and old collectors of rare and valuable objects, as well as to document histories of fine art and collectibles. Its concentration is on a wide range of pieces that are consigned by private collectors across India and the world. Ashvita’s aspires to make this host of work accessible to a large audience and inspire a new collectors’ market. The focus is to create a network of informed collectors.
Our Journey
Ashvita Fine Art was founded on 18 October 2002 as an art gallery in Chennai. The focus was on promoting contemporary artists from the city. In 2005, Ashvita Fine Art expanded into exhibiting and selling works by Modern Indian artists. 2008 saw Ashvita launching its art advisory, and it has since been consulting for private, corporate and institutional collections. Ashvita ventured into institution and museum management services in 2011.
In 2017, Ashvita Ashvita Fine Art consolidated all its operations under Ashvita Fine Art & Collectibles Pvt Ltd. Subsequently, Ashvitas.com launched its first online auction and shop on 18 October 2018.
SERVICES
Art Advisory
Ashvita’s art advisory offers bespoke knowledge-based services to individual collectors, families, museums, corporates and institutions who are looking to build and manage their art collection. Ashvita’s encompasses a team of professionals with over 20 years of expertise in the field of curation, research, writing, collections management, conservation, publishing, exhibition design and museum management. Whether it’s an auction or a private sale, Ashvita’s provides expert advice in all areas of Fine Art, Collectibles, Luxury and Design.
Private Sales
We understand that some collectors wish to buy or sell their collections discretely and quickly. We provide confidential avenues for private sale.
Appraisals
Assets under consideration can be valued for the purpose of the current market, insurance or replacement values. Our process provides a comprehensively illustrated method on how we arrive at valuations.
Provenance Audit
To know everything about an artwork’s provenance and ownership, we provide deep-dive investigations into works you choose to buy.
Luxury & Decor
We provide full-service support for buying luxury goods for your homes and offices including jewelry, fashion, accessories, decorative and more.
Conservation & Restoration
We will help with the professional maintenance and cleaning of all art objects. Highly trained and skilled professionals will be able to repair and restore any work of art to retain its quality and integrity as an art object.
Research
Ashvita’s has a strong team of researchers who can contribute to the knowledge base of the collection for purposes of expanding the narrative of each artwork
BUILDING
Institution
Ashvita’s provides all the necessary blueprints for developing private museums in India. Our services include long term vision planning for institution building.
Education
Art Education is a critical need for developing Art and Culture in India and Ashvita’s has developed proprietary educational tools to engage with people of all ages.
Legacy
Ashvita’s believes that planning a collector’s legacy in art is as important as the collection itself. We help to create a clear path to long term recognition of services to the arts.
Private Estates
Many collectors passionately put together their collections with a negligent focus on succession planning. Ashvita’s helps to provide a legal framework for the future of the collection.
MANAGEMENT
Corporate Collections
We provide carefully curated collecting opportunities for businesses and corporates to make safe long-term investments as well as managing existing collections.
Collection Management
From medium to large collections, Ashvita’s provides complete digital and offline management of collections. We provide training to in-house staff as well as help build a collections team.
Heritage Property Management
Ashvita’s provides consultancy for the architectural and physical management of heritage properties including civil work, restoration, renovation and accessorizing.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Ashvita’s undertakes CSR activities on behalf of corporates in heritage upkeep as per the provisions of the CSR Act.
Founders
Ashvin E. Rajagopalan Founder, Ashvita’s
Ashvin E. Rajagopalan founded Ashvita Art Objects & Artifacts in 2002 in Chennai. With over 19 years of experience in the art world, he has curated several important exhibitions that focus on Modern & Contemporary Indian Art and has been a focused promoter of artists who are now some of the leading names in the country.
From 2009, Ashvin has been focusing on institution building and creating long term visions for corporations and large collections across the world. Providing end-to-end services in the world of art, Ashvin is equipped to handle all aspects of collection management, collector requirements, artist estate management and bespoke art services. Ashvin has developed tools to drive professional processes in a fairly disorganized sector and has helped with the reorganization of many facets of this segment.
In October 2018, Ashvin created and launched a unique online platform for Auction and retail sales of Fine Art & Collectibles. This platform looks at the yet-to-be-consolidated collectables sector. Over the next decade and beyond, he sees major opportunities in being able to grow this market segment.
Sruti Harihara Subramanian Co-Founder, Ashvita’s
Sruti Harihara Subramanian is an entrepreneur and film-maker with deep and diverse experience in retail and film direction. She is a National Award-winning director of ‘A Far Afternoon – A painted saga by Krishen Khanna’ and the director of the hit Amazon Prime series, Harmony with A. R. Rahman. Her retail brand Goli Soda is India’s leading sustainable lifestyle products brand and has been changing the way consumers use daily lifestyle products.
Sruti leads key positions at Ashvita’s and is closely involved in the business development and operational aspects of the business. She provides creative and business strategies for the growth of the business, both offline and online.
