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First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

Sale Overview

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art offers exemplary works by some of today’s leading and most in-demand artists, including Damien Hirst, Julie Mehretu, Andy Warhol, Elaine de Kooning, Takashi Murakami, Manoucher Yektai and Issy Wood.

Collection highlights include the Edlis | Neeson Collection, ELAINE: The Collection of Elaine Wynn, Property from the Collection of Max and Cecile Draime, For Art’s Sake: Selected Works by Tiqui Atencio and Ago Demirdjian, Property Sold to Benefit The Bailey Arts Foundation, and Property from the Collection of Dr James D. Fleck.

With estimates ranging from US$200 to US$120,000, First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art offers an extensive survey of 20th- and 21st-century art for new and seasoned collectors alike.

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Shereen Al-Sawwaf

Shereen Al-Sawwaf

Associate Specialist, Head of Online Sales | Post-War & Contemporary Art

Shereen Al-Sawwaf is an Associate Specialist and Head of Online Sales for the New York Post-War & Contemporary Art department. In her current role, Shereen helps the department source, appraise and price works for auction. Additionally, she assists with researching, cataloging, and conducting expertise on works to be included in all upcoming sales. Shereen joined Christie's as part of the Graduate Training Program. Since joining the Post-War & Contemporary Art department full-time, she has been fortunate to work on landmark auctions such as Beeple: The 5000 Everydays, which marked the first purely digital work and the most expensive work ever sold in an online auction, and Andy Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, which marked the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at auction. Shereen also has worked on prominent collections such as the Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, the Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann, the Collection of Sir Elton John, and the Gerald Fineberg collection. Shereen earned a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies from the University of Chicago.

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