Metis Fine Art Finance provides discreet, long-term financing against valuable art collections. Metis was founded as a partnership between Winston Artory Group and Rebecca Fine, one of the most established authorities in art-secured lending, who leads the business as CEO. Metis offers collectors who cherish their artworks immediate access to the value of their collections, without any pressure to sell.
Metis supports its clients the way the best patrons support their artists: investing in the relationship as much as the outcome.
We pair client-centric thinking with the deal expertise to see a transaction through. Collectors deserve an art lender who can do both at once.
From this simple but elevated concept,
Metis Fine Art Finance was born.
We work with collectors, estates, family offices, and institutions, alongside their teams of trusted professionals: private bankers, wealth managers, trustees, art advisors, and lawyers. We offer clients and their fiduciaries sophisticated art-backed financing solutions.
Metis is the Greek titaness associated with wisdom and the mother of the goddess Athena. Known for her artful ingenuity, she navigates complexity with pragmatism and prudence. For a firm established at the intersection of art and finance, these bedrock qualities are the armature on which we built Metis.
An intelligence base not available to conventional lenders
This foundation informs and accelerates Metis’ underwriting, so the firm moves efficiently and with conviction, from first inquiry to closing and beyond. Metis operates independently of Winston Artory Group’s appraisal and advisory businesses, and obtains a third-party appraisal for each artwork, so that efficiency never comes at the expense of independence.
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Rebecca is a founder and CEO of Metis Fine Art Finance. A leader at the intersection of art, finance, and law, Rebecca was a founding member of Athena Art Finance, where she was CEO from 2021–2026 and General Counsel from 2015–2021. Under Rebecca’s leadership, Athena was consistently ranked the top non-bank lender in the U.S. Athena deployed nearly $1 billion to collectors worldwide. An award-winning thought leader in the fused worlds of art, finance and law, Rebecca has lectured and published widely on the subject of art finance.
Prior to 2015, she practiced law for more than 20 years, representing corporations, UHNWIs, collectors, world-renowned art galleries, dealers, museums, auction houses, artists and art foundations. Rebecca began her legal career at the law firms of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Wilmer Hale, and art law boutique, Schindler Cohen & Hochman. Rebecca earned her B.A. in Art History from Columbia University and her J.D. from Columbia Law School. She is the third generation in a line of female artists and gallerists.
Giovanna is a founder and Director of Metis Fine Art Finance. Prior to Metis, Giovanna was a Director at Athena Art Finance and brings a decade of specialized experience in fine art lending and risk management. With deep expertise in art research, valuation and underwriting, she manages all aspects of artwork due diligence, valuation analysis, and logistics worldwide.
Giovanna holds a master’s degree in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art and dual undergraduate degrees in Art History and Arts Management from the College of Charleston.
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Your information remains confidential and is never shared. Metis operates independently of Winston Artory Group’s other business lines. A dedicated, independent lender, Metis does not buy, sell or advise on art transactions. With a singular focus on our clients’ long term objectives and continued enjoyment of their treasured art collections, our business model is simple and unconflicted.
