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Jim Harris, A Dutch Landscape, Diptychon, Oil on canvas, 2015
Jim Harris, A Dutch Landscape, Diptychon, Oil on canvas, 2015
Dr. Stephan Zilkens

We make sure that your art is safe everywhere.

A warm welcome to Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH, your specialised insurance broker who finds answers to your art-related insurance questions.

We offer to find the best insurance for your art - at no cost to you.

Insurance products are complex. Being well-insured is therefore no easy task. There are numerous types of art insurance on offer, but which is the right one for your project?

It is often the case that the quality of insurance policies does not become evident until a claim arises. That is why, together with our customers, we prepare an individual insurance concept that is adapted sensitively to the respective customer’s project and describe to you the features of some of our individual insurance products.

Two characteristics define our brand essence. One is our love of art and the other is our customers’ absolute satisfaction. Only the consonance of these two factors makes us successful. Learn more about us

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Kobel's Art Weekly

Stefan Kobel

Annotated press review on the art market by Stefan Kobel, published weekly. Subscribe for free

RIP Clearing
RIP Clearing

Kobel's Art Weekly 36 2025

An apocalyptic summer is coming to an end – thankfully. It wasn't just the temperatures across much of Europe that brought bad news. The art market also saw a spate of bad news. The number of Art Basel galleries giving up this year is steadily rising and seems set to increase over the summer.The Clearing Gallery, with locations in New York and Los Angeles (and ... read more

Season review III/III; photo Stefan Kobel
Season review III/III; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 35 2025

The auction year was ill-fated from the outset, and things only improved slightly, as the third and final part of our season review shows.Due to the weakening art business, auctioneers are looking for alternatives, as Scott Reyburn observes for the New York Times: ‘Josh Pullan, Sotheby's global head of luxury, said sales of such goods draw in wealthy clients who ... read more

Season review II/III; photo Stefan Kobel
Season review II/III; photo Stefan Kobel

Kobel's Art Weekly 34 2025

The fair calendar kicks off with Art SG in Singapore, which some observers consider to be the marketplace of the future. Overall, however, the outlook does not seem so rosy, as the second part of the season review suggests.In the run-up to the third edition of the Art SG fair, Lisa Movius portrays the Singapore location in The Art Newspaper: ... read more

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We ensure that your art is optimally insured. We always strive to provide our customers with the best possible advice, neutrally and with a high level of expertise.
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Dr. Stephan Zilkens

Dr. Stephan Zilkens comments weekly on current events concerning art. Subscribe for free

Viking warriors spotted in Denmark - Photo Stephan Zilkens
Viking warriors spotted in Denmark - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 36 2025

MTAB, the Scandinavian specialist logistics provider for art and special transports, has a new minority shareholder. Hasenkamp in Cologne has acquired 25% of the company, thereby strengthening its presence in the Scandinavian countries. This will benefit all Hasenkamp customers who handle loan transports with Scandinavia. In addition to his extensive duties as CEO of the Hasenkamp Group, Dr Thomas Schneider will also join the MTAB ... read more

Art Fairs - here Photo Basel - Photo Stephan Zilkens
Art Fairs - here Photo Basel - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 35 2025

Only 17 weeks to go – and then this year will be behind us again. Tempus fugit, and despite frenzied diplomatic travel between Alaska and the White House, the Russian potentates are digging in their heels. Even on Ukrainian Independence Day – which was yesterday – the bombing continued. Ukraine is now increasingly building its own weapons, having learned that the lofty speeches of its ... read more

Tal R, Walking Woman - seen at ARTIPELAG - Foto Stephan Zilkens
Tal R, Walking Woman - seen at ARTIPELAG - Foto Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 34 2025

Last Friday in Alaska wasn't really that great. The images of the two alpha males were not inspiring either. Here we have two men who couldn't care less about democracy. One comes from a country where attempts at democracy have failed miserably, and the other is trying to introduce absolutist conditions in a country that has traditionally been a defender of democracy and freedom, using ... read more

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