Dane has established himself as the leading strategist in bringing collections to market, adding a new dynamic, energy and outstanding results to this specific discipline. 

He has achieved exceptional results for his clients across many key sale categories including Modern, Impressionist and Contemporary Art, 20th Century Design, Historic Furniture and Decorative Art, Old Master paintings and sculpture, Prints, Watches and Jewelry, among others fields.

Over the course of his 25-year plus career in the arts, he has worked with a numerous high-profile families, collections and estates including Margrit and Robert Mondavi collection of Napa, California, the Getty Family Collection, the Steelcase corporate collection, and the Lucas Museum. He has consigned marquis consignments that have graced the cover of various auction catalogs and in Evening Sales and is an expert in bringing high-value private sales in excess of $1 million to market. Dane’s curatorial background and knowledge of art history often set him apart from others in his field.  For example, his series of three curated auctions that focused on Op Art, a global movement that emerged in the 1960s, achieved a 100% sell-through rate in Los Angeles, New York and London sales.

In addition to La Finca, Dane is the founder of his own Art Advisory which focuses on collectors who are building high value Modern and Contemporary art collections which has included marquis purchases such as a $20 million Joan Mitchell painting and a rare Frida Kahlo “Self-portrait” acquired for $8.5 million.

Prior to establishing La Finca, Dane was the top-selling Director and Art Advisor for Gurr Johns, Inc., which was the largest art appraisal firm in the world. Previously, Dane was the Director of Contemporary Art and an Auctioneer with Bonham’s Auctioneers, consigning high-level works for auctions in Los Angeles, New York, London and Hong Kong. He was the Gallery Director for Moss, the legendary contemporary design gallery founded by Murray Moss in New York and was previously the Director of the Earl McGrath Gallery in Los Angeles, a well-known figure in the art world, international social-scene and the music industry.

As an independent curator, Dane produced exhibitions for the Wattis Institute of Contemporary Art, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, American Institute of Architects and the Oakland Museum of California.

Dane has a Master’s degree in Curatorial Practice from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.