Curated Connoisseurship.
Velaras – from Latin “to vigilantly watch over” – stands for independence, discernment, and conviction.
Velaras is for those who appreciate beauty, quality, and distinction, yet are either overwhelmed by the art world’s opacity and complexity or prefer not to devote the time and capital necessary to become insiders. Through our Curated Connoisseurship, owning and displaying museum-quality Post-War art, becomes accessible, effortless, and rewarding. Velaras independently selects and acquires art with conviction—guided by deep experience, privileged access, and an uncompromised eye.
LANDING PAGE: Kazuo Shiraga, Seiran, 1995; Soryu no Mai (Dance of the Two-Headed Dragon), © The Estate of Kazuo Shiraga. Donald Judd, Untitled (Bernstein 80-52), 1980, © 2025 Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. SECONDARY IMAGE: Mark Tobey, Blue Interior, 1959, © 2025 Mark Tobey/Seattle Art Museum, ARS, New York; Howardena Pindell, Untitled, 1972, © Howardena Pindell; Lee Ufan, Dialogue, 2016, © 2025 ARS, New York/ADAGP, Paris. NAVIGATION BLOCKS: Paul Feeley, Petono, 1962; Pijai, 1962, © 2025 Estate of Paul Feeley/ARS, New York. Howardena Pindell, Monet Waterlillies #3, 2023, © Howardena Pindell.