ichelle J. Angerman and Associates, Inc. is a Fine Art Appraisal and Advisory Firm located in Los Angeles, specializing in Modern, Post-War and Contemporary fine art.

Our firm specializes in providing three essential services for our clients:

1. Preparing appraisals in compliance with the standards set forth in USPAP
2. Advising clients on fine art acquisition
3. Brokering the sale of fine art collections at auction

Michelle Angerman Soffer opened her appraisal and advisory firm in 2005 after completing professional training and graduate level coursework in New York. Ms. Angerman Soffer regularly performs appraisals for insurance, IRS and equitable distribution purposes. Ms. Angerman Soffer has experience cataloguing and appraising important private collections of Modern, Post War and Contemporary fine art on both coasts. Our clients include private collectors, insurance companies, financial institutions, estates and corporations.

Ms. Angerman Soffer has a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Modern Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market from Christie's Education in New York. With a strong educational background in economics and the arts, Ms. Angerman Soffer has a unique understanding of the complexities of the art market. This fundamental understanding of economic principles is particularly important in these periods of extreme market fluctuations.

Understanding and predicting market trends is an invaluable skill when acquiring or selling fine art. Ms. Angerman Soffer advises clients on the acquisition of fine art based on her knowledge and experience in the art market. Ms. Angerman Soffer works with clients on everything from building collections to locating and purchasing a single piece from their wish list via her connections with galleries and private dealers across the United States and Europe. On the sale side, Ms. Angerman Soffer has relationships with auction houses and has considerable experience brokering the sale of artwork at auction. Ms. Angerman Soffer belongs to two esteemed non-profit professional associations of personal property appraisers. She is a Certified Appraiser of Personal Property of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) and a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA).