Founder Sean Susanin has 35 years of experience serving the international art market.

For nearly 30 years, Sean grew his previous business, Susanin’s Auctioneers & Appraisers to one of the largest auction companies in the United States, selling more than $135 million in fine art, jewelry, watches, Asian art, antiques, decorative art, fine silver, mid-century design, rugs and carpets, books and manuscripts, coins, currency, and collectibles.

Susanin’s Art Advisory Group will continue to serve public and private clients, as they navigate the complexities of the art and collecting market.

Select Corporate and Institutional Clients

  • William Blair & Company

  • Brunswick Corporation

  • Beam Suntory

  • Sears Corporation

  • Florsheim Shoe Company

  • Bank One

  • US Bank

  • BDO Seidman (now BDO USA)

  • BorgWarner

  • Aetna Plywood

  • Even Securities

  • GATX Corporation

  • Northern Trust

  • LaSalle Bank

  • JP Morgan Chase

  • Mesirow Financial

  • Deloitte US

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP

  • Baker McKenzie

  • Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Holleb & Coff

  • Altheimer & Gray

  • Mayer Brown LLP

  • Near North Insurance

  • Northwestern Medicine

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

  • St. Paul Travelers (now The Travelers Companies)

  • Art Institute of Chicago

  • Des Moines Art Center

  • Indianapolis Museum of Art

  • Milwaukee Art Center

  • Walker Art Center

  • Rockford Art Center

  • Burlington Museum of Art

  • University of Iowa

  • Indiana University

 “What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit.”

— John Updike