About Us

Founded in 2013 by Jessica Franses, Vitruvian Arts Ltd. was born from a desire to offer international clients a discreet and professional service for buying and selling artworks privately. We specialize in blue-chip art acquisitions catering to both seasoned collectors and newcomers.

Our Evolution: Recognizing the needs of younger collectors and investors, we've expanded to include entry-level blue-chip acquisitions and high-quality Contemporary Art. Our online gallery and exclusive membership clubs provide new collectors and investors with easy access to the art world.

Our Expertise: Our expanded team of specialists covers a wide range of artistic periods and cultures, ensuring we offer expert guidance on quality and value. From Impressionism to Contemporary, our goal is to match your unique aesthetics and interests with the best art available.

Join us at Vitruvian and let us guide you through the exciting world of art collecting. Discover exceptional pieces and build a collection that reflects your personal taste and passion.

Our Team:

Jessica Franses: Jessica is from a fourth generation art dealing family background. Her family are highly regarded specialists in their field, having run a prestigious gallery in London for 40 years. Jessica has created a brokerage that harnesses the talents of specialists and experts and works alongside gallerists and auction houses. She has won an Acquisition International award: Influential Businesswoman Award for Fine Art Brokerage MD of the Year 2024 (UK). She is also an award winning art lawyer, known at the Bar as a junior in the field of art law with a specialism in art transactions and due diligence.

Malcolm Taylor: Malcolm is a commercial law expert with over 30 years in a professional career at a top International law firm conducting high value deals. Malcolm is currently a mediator of general commercial and art related disputes. Malcolm has a passion for art and has collected art over many years and once owned and run a Contemporary art gallery in London. As a director of Vitruvian, he provides strategic consultancy, runs business administration and has oversight of the more complex deals Vitruvian is engaged in, involving institutions, trusts and multi-parties.

Josh Knodl: Josh is an art consultant and broker specializing in major works with a fine arts background. He has extensive project management experience in the corporate art sector working on luxury projects in the Middle East. He designs art, commissions art and proposes the works for these projects through his own consultancy business. On the brokerage side, Josh is often tasked to source high value artworks and unique secondary market blue-chip works and this is where he comes under the Vitruvian banner and works as part of our consultancy team on joint projects.