BLUE FIELD FINE ART
Insight, discretion, discovery — rethinking how you navigate art.
We partner with collectors, families, and institutions to source, evaluate, and secure works that rarely reach the open market. From strategic acquisitions to portfolio oversight, we provide calm, confidential guidance at every stage of building and refining a collection.
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Collecting & Curating
Support in shaping a collection with depth and a clear point of view—whether at an early stage or building on an established group of works.Includes: market intelligence, collection building, loans and exhibition coordination
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Care & Preservation
Attention to how works inhabit a collection: day-to-day care, conservation planning, and the practical structures that keep a collection well maintained.Includes: conservation and collection care, collection management
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Buying, Selling & Long-Term Planning
Independent guidance around acquisitions, sales, and the gradual reshaping of a collection, so that changes happen with a sense of direction rather than by accident or pressure.Includes: valuation and insurance, action bidding pre- and post-sale, asset and collection disposal, investment and financing
ABOUT US
Yafei Chen
Founder and Director of Blue Field Fine Art, an art advisory built through close collaboration with private clients and cultural institutions.Raised in China and trained in East Asian studies, she brings a nuanced understanding of the cultural exchanges that shaped artists working between East and West, with particular expertise in the work of Zao Wou-Ki, Chu Teh-Chun, and related movements in postwar abstraction.As a doctoral researcher at Harvard University, she developed expertise in provenance research, cataloging, and historical scholarship. She views an art collection as a living archive defined by time, movement, and human connection.Through Christie’s Education, she deepened her understanding of the art market, enabling her to guide clients in acquisitions, collection development, and long-term stewardship with clarity and care. Her approach is grounded in rigorous due diligence and a nuanced understanding of how artworks circulate through the public and private market.Working across the United States, Asia, and Europe, she advises a global clientele of distinguished collectors and business leaders whose collections include significant works by Chinese diaspora artists and Western modern masters.Yafei approaches collecting as both a strategic investment and a deeply personal pursuit rooted in cultural dialogue and legacy, helping clients build collections that endure across generations. Known for her discretion and rigor, she cultivates lasting relationships with collectors who value thoughtful collecting as much as aesthetic distinction.
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Phone: +1 (857) 298-9341 / +86 15525242282