Impressionist & Modern Art

Contact

• London

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    Olivier Camu

    Deputy Chairman, Senior International Director

    Olivier Camu

    Deputy Chairman, Senior International Director

    ocamu@christies.com+44 20 7389 2450

    In 2007 Olivier was appointed Head of the London Department, a position he held until 2009. He enjoyed considerable success in this role. In June 2008 the Impressionist Evening sale reached new heights, achieving £144.5m ($285m) thanks to the Miller Collection from Columbus, Indiana - for a long time the highest total for any Impressionist and Modern Art sale in European auction history. In that sale Monet's ‘Nympheas’ sold for £41m ($82m) a world record then not only for Monet, but for any Impressionist painting at auction. He also played a key role in the consignment of single major paintings such as Gauguin's ‘L'homme à la hache’, which sold for the world record price of $40m in New York in November 2006, and Degas' pastel ‘Danseuses à la barre’ which sold for £13.5m ($26.5m) in 2008.
    
    In 2012 Olivier was appointed Deputy Chairman of the department. He has since then been responsible for several major sales such as the Hubertus Wald Charitable Foundation collection from Hamburg, which was a backbone of the London February 2012 evening sales and witnessed several world record prices. In 2014 he was responsible for the sale of the unnamed ‘Modern Masterworks from a Private Swiss Collection’, which included world record masterpieces such as Juan Gris 'La nappe à carreaux' of 1915, which sold for a double world record price of £35m ($57m) as well as Carlo Carra's 'Solitudine' from circa 1917-26, which sold for a record £3m ($5m).
    
    In 2015 Olivier was responsible for the consignment of Picasso's 'Les Femmes d'Alger' of 1955, which sold for $180m, not only beating the previous record price of $108m, but also establishing the world record price for any work of art at auction; he was also responsible for the sale of Mondrian's ‘Composition III’ from 1929, which achieved the new world record of $50m, and the anonymous Belgian collection ‘Reality and Surreality’ which included Bacon's ‘Cardinal Rouge’ and fetched $45m while the total collection sold for $120m (£75m), mostly in February 2015 in London: as well as being responsible for the consignment of the anonymous ‘Figuration and Abstraction: works from a private European collection’, which also sold in February 2015 for £42m ($64m), with Miro’s 1950 ‘Painting (Women, Room, Birds)’ estimated at £4-7m and selling for £15.5 ($25m), a world record for any post-war Miro.
    
    Olivier has been responsible for helping Christie's achieve a dominant position in the Surrealist and Italian 20th Century Art yearly sales in London since their inception in 2000. While Olivier stopped running the Italian sale in 2008, he successfully continues to run ‘The Art of The Surreal sale’ which is world renowned and is the leading sale for such art worldwide and the only one to take place regularly in London every February. As result Christie's holds a 77% market share in that sale format. In 2015 his Surrealist sale achieved a highpoint when Christie’s registered 80% market share against our competitors. That sale at £66.5m ($101m) achieved the highest sold total for any Surrealist sale in auction history.

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    Giovanna Bertazzoni

    Vice-Chairman, 20th - 21st Century Department

    Giovanna Bertazzoni

    Vice-Chairman, 20th - 21st Century Department

    gbertazzoni@christies.com+44 20 7389 2542

    Giovanna Bertazzoni is Vice-Chairman, 20th - 21st Century Department, leading the team of Impressionist and Modern Art Specialists as well as collaborating with the Post-War and Contemporary team to present innovative cross-category sales to the global market.
    
    Giovanna oversaw the Impressionist and Modern Art Department's global expansion in Asia, and was instrumental in selling the first Picasso ever offered in Mainland China, during Christie's inaugural sale in Shanghai in September 2013. Giovanna’s dynamic leadership brought her team to great success in the landmark sale ‘Looking Forward to the Past’ at Christie’s in New York, in May 2015, which saw Les femmes d'Alger (Version 'O'), 1955, by Pablo Picasso set the World Auction Record for Any Work of Art, when it sold for $179,365,000. Giovanna’s international outlook has ensured stellar results are achieved in both London and New York, with particular emphasis on Picasso portraits, such as Femme assise, robe bleue (May 2017, New York) and Femme écrivant (Marie-Thérèse) (June 2017, London).
    
    Giovanna’s passion for works on paper has driven the market for this intimate art form with dedicated sales at Christie’s for 22 years. A personal highlight for Giovanna was the sale of Paul Cézanne’s drawings and watercolours from the Chappuis Barut Collection in June 2003.
    
    In 2020, Giovanna’s creativity and market intelligence were brought together with that of Alex Rotter and together they co-led the implementation of ONE, the first of its kind global relay auction, live-streamed from Christie’s salerooms in Hong Kong, Paris, London and New York. Responding to the need to reimagine the traditional Evening Sale format as a result of the COVID-19 virus, the innovative sale ultimately yielded the highest result for any auction that year.
    
    Giovanna started her career at Christie's in 1998 and has since forged and continues to cultivate strong relationships with a global network of major private collectors, particularly with collectors of works on paper, and graphic arts departments of major European and American museums.
    
    Giovanna lives in London with her husband Andrea and son Martino.

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    Jay Vincze

    Head of Private Sales, Europe

    Jay Vincze

    Head of Private Sales, Europe

    jvincze@christies.com+44 20 7389 2536

    Jay joined Christie’s in 1998 after graduating with a Master’s degree in History of Art from the University of Cambridge. In 1999 he became a specialist in the Impressionist and Modern Art department and subsequently assumed responsibility for the Day sales. Jay was appointed International Director in 2011 and Head of the London department in February 2013. As well as managing the London team, Jay’s role as Head of the Evening Sale sees him sourcing business and developing top client relationships throughout Europe. Recently Jay oversaw the record breaking February 2014 evening sale, which, at £179.9million, became the largest sale ever held in London in any category.

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    Jason Carey

    Head of Department

    Jason Carey

    Head of Department

    jcarey@christies.com+44 20 7389 2833

    Jason Carey is a Senior Specialist and International Director in the Impressionist and Modern Art department. Appointed as Head of Impressionist and Modern Art, London, in 2017, Jason’s current role is sourcing business for and promoting the London Evening Sales. Since joining Christie’s in 2006, Jason has worked in each sale category within the Impressionist and Modern Art department, heading the Works on Paper sale in 2011, and subsequently heading the Day Sale from 2012-2014. Jason has been instrumental in the strategic development of Impressionist and Modern Art as a collecting category in Mainland China, where he has been a key proponent of the 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art auctions in Shanghai since 2013. Jason holds a B.A. in Economics and Art History from Macalester College.

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    Michelle McMullan

    Senior Specialist

    Michelle McMullan

    Senior Specialist

    mmcmullan@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2137

    As a Senior Specialist with over a decade of experience, Michelle McMullan works closely with the international Day, Evening and Private Sales teams and is responsible for appraising artworks and collections for each of these channels. In addition, Michelle has a focus on cultivating client relationships and advising clients on consignments and acquisitions, with a particular affinity for those new to collecting and to the auction world.
    
    Michelle was at the helm of the London Day sale for 5 years, during which the company achieved its highest grossing London sale in the category. In 2012, Michelle led the record setting white-glove sale of Picasso ceramics from the Madoura pottery and has been involved since in breaking new records for the artist’s works in this medium. Prior to joining Christie’s, Michelle worked in commercial industry while earning a B.A. in History of Art and Italian from University College London.

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    John Lumley

    Vice Chairman, Europe

    John Lumley

    Vice Chairman, Europe

    jlumley@christies.com+44 20 7389 2055

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    Keith Gill

    Head of Evening Sale

    Keith Gill

    Head of Evening Sale

    kgill@christies.com+44 20 7389 2175

    Keith Gill has been Head of the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London since February 2018. Keith began his career at Christie’s in 2010, working in the Estates, Appraisals & Valuations team before moving to the Impressionist and Modern Art Department, where he has worked in each sale category from the Impressionist & Modern Art and Picasso Ceramics sales at South Kensington, to heading both the Works on Paper and Day Sale at King Street. Since taking over responsibility for the Evening Sale, Keith has overseen the sale of a number of record breaking works including Franz Marc’s Drei Pferde in June 2018 and Paul Signac’s Le Port au Soleil Couchant and Gustave Caillebotte’s Chemin montant in February 2019 – all achieving multiples of previous auction records. Keith’s role as Head of the Evening Sale sees him sourcing business and developing top client relationships throughout Europe, with a particular emphasis on Germany. Prior to joining Christie’s, Keith worked in corporate finance advisory in the retail and consumer sectors for twelve years. Keith holds a Masters degree in History of Art from the University of Glasgow and a Masters degree in Economics & Management from Oxford University.

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    Ottavia Marchitelli

    Head of Day Sale

    Ottavia Marchitelli

    Head of Day Sale

    omarchitelli@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2980

    Ottavia joined the Impressionist & Modern team at King Street in August 2010 as the Assistant to Deputy Chairman and International Head of Department, as well as Expertise Coordinator for the Day Sales. In July 2012 she was appointed Junior Specialist for the Surrealist Sale and the Italian Sale, moving on to become an Associate Specialist for the Day Sale in 2015, and subsequently for the Works on Paper Sale, of which she became the Head in 2017. Ottavia was appointed Head of Day Sale in 2019, and in her capacity as Specialist, she is currently responsible for business getting with a main focus on core level, and Italy. As a Director, she serves a leading role within the department’s core team for which she oversees most pricing and business getting efforts.
    
    Ottavia holds a Master of Science in Economics and Management for the Arts, Culture, Media and Entertainment from Bocconi University, Milan; she is fluent in English, Italian and French.

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    Annie Wallington

    Head of Works on Paper Sale

    Annie Wallington

    Head of Works on Paper Sale

    awallington@christies.com+44 20 7389 2638

    Annie is a Specialist and Head of the Works on Paper Sale for the Impressionist and Modern Art Department in London. Annie is responsible for business-getting and promoting the department’s sales internationally, providing clients with appraisals and advice on the market for late 19th and 20th Century European Art.
    
    Annie joined the Impressionist & Modern team at King Street in March 2011 after beginning her career at Christie’s in the Client Service Department in 2008. In March 2014 she became Junior Specialist for Online sales, and Works on Paper, moving to Associate Specialist on the Day sale in 2016. In 2018 she became Specialist, Business Getter with a focus on the core market and client development initiatives in Europe. Annie holds a Bachelor degree in History of Art and English from the University of Birmingham.

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    Jussi Pylkkänen

    Global President

    Jussi Pylkkänen

    Global President

    jpylkkanen@christies.com+44 207 389 2294

    Jussi Pylkkänen was appointed the Global President of Christie's in 2014 after serving for ten years as President of Christie's Europe, Middle East and Russia.
    
    He is a renowned specialist in the 20th Century Art field, having worked in this area for over 30 years, ten of which he served as Director of the Impressionist and Modern Paintings Department, between 1995 and 2005.
    
    He is most recognised publicly as Christie's Chief Auctioneer, wielding the gavel in countless sales across the globe each year and he serves as Chairman of our Auctioneers at Christie's. Over a 20-year period, Jussi has taken major sales in every category and for many leading charities. He is perhaps best known as the first auctioneer to break the $100 million threshold in 2014, with Bacon's triptych of Lucian Freud, and has gone on to sell such celebrated works as Picasso's Femmes d'Algers for $179 million in 2015 and Modigliani's Nu Couche for $170 million in 2016. More recently, Jussi was in the rostrum for the stellar sale of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, which hit headlines around the world when it fetched a groundbreaking $450.3 million in November 2017. Jussi also presided over the opening Evening Sale of The Rockefeller Collection, an auction totalling $646 million, selling 100% by lot and value. The Rockefeller Collection overall went on to set 22 records, and Christie’s established a new level for any single owner Collection sale, a defining moment in the art market and in the history of the Company. Since 2013, Jussi has presided over the sale of $14.5 billion of art.
    
    Jussi has an MBA in English Literature from Oxford University, is an alumnus of Christie’s Education, a Trustee of The Dulwich Picture Gallery, an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Wimbledon, a regular public speaker, a keen fly-fisherman and a collector of Scandinavian 20th Century Glass.

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    Micol Flocchini

    Specialist

    Micol Flocchini

    Specialist

    mflocchini@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2262

    Micol joined the Impressionist & Modern Art team in London as Research Intern in November 2010 and took on the role of Researcher and Data Input Analyst in April 2012. In 2014 she was appointed Junior Specialist for Private Sales globally, moving to Associate Specialist for Day sale in 2018, also focusing on business getting and client development. Micol headed the online sale, Joie de Vivre, in July 2020 and was acting Head of Works on Paper Sale in March 2021. She is currently a Specialist, Business Getter with a focus on the core market and client development initiatives in Europe.
    
    Micol holds a Master’s degree in Art History from Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, and a Master’s degree in Intellectual and Cultural Studies from the Warburg Institute in London.

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    Veronica Scarpati

    Associate Specialist

    Veronica Scarpati

    Associate Specialist

    vscarpati@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2365

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    Jakob Angner

    Associate Specialist

    Jakob Angner

    Associate Specialist

    jangner@christies.com+44 207 752 3133

    Jakob joined the Impressionist & Modern team at King Street in 2019 with the role of researching and cataloguing for the Evening and Day sales. In 2020, Jakob moved to the Private Sales team where he catalogues property worldwide, alongside being part of business-getting and client development, providing clients with appraisals and advice on the market for Impressionist & Modern Art. Prior to joining Christie’s, Jakob held positions at both a fine art dealers and another international auction house in London.
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    Jakob studied History of Art at Uppsala University and holds a Bachelor degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Warwick; he is fluent in English and Swedish.

• New York

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    Cyanne Chutkow

    Deputy Chairman

    Cyanne Chutkow

    Deputy Chairman

    cchutkow@christies.com+1 212 636 2089

    Cyanne Chutkow, a Deputy Chairman in the Impressionist and Modern Department, is responsible for business-getting, marketing and promoting works for Impressionist and Modern sales worldwide both at auction and privately, conducting appraisals and cultivating relationships with buyers, sellers, museums and institutions.
    
    Joining Christie’s in 1986, Ms. Chutkow has become one of the cornerstones of the Impressionist and Modern Art Department. She was appointed the Head of the Day sales in 1996 and was instrumental in making those sales successful for nine years and has been a Senior business-getter since then. In addition to being a driving force in New York, she is also a driving force internationally. Ms. Chutkow helped to create the annual sales of 19th and 20th Century Art in Tel Aviv, which took place from 1994-2008 and regularly contributes property at all levels to many departments at Christie’s. Ms. Chutkow travels to Japan 3-4 times a year to Europe, Canada and throughout the United States, advising many of the firm’s most important clients.
    
    With 35 years of experience, Ms. Chutkow has been instrumental in attracting many major consignments to Christie’s including property from a Private American Collection which has totaled $103 million to date. Other sale highlights include Henry Moore's "Reclining Figure: Festival" which sold for $33.1 million in 2016, establishing a new world record at auction for the artist and for any British sculpture; Chaim Soutine’s painting “Le Boeuf” which sold for $28.2 million in 2015 and set the world record price at auction for the artist; Alberto Giacometti’s “Grande femme debout II” which sold for a then world record price of $27.5 million in 2008, the first work by the artist to exceed the $20 million threshold at auction; Lucian Freud’s painting “Naked Portrait with Reflection” which achieved a then world record price of $23.5 million in 2008; Joan Miro’s painting “La caresse des étoile” which set a then world record price of $17 million in 2008; Domenico Gnoli's painting “Black Hair” which set then world record price for the artist in 2014 at $11.7 million; Natalia Goncharova’s painting “Picking Apple” which established a then world record price of $9.8 million in 2007, the first work by the artist to exceed the $5.0 million threshold; Van Ryssleberghe’s painting “Barques de pêche–Méditerranée” which sold for $9.1 million in 2020 and is the second highest price paid for the artist at auction.

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    Conor Jordan

    Deputy Chairman

    Conor Jordan

    Deputy Chairman

    cjordan@christies.com+1 212 636 2074

    Conor Jordan is Deputy Chairman of the Impressionist and Modern Department. Conor joined Christie's in London in 1996 in the Modern British and Heritage & Taxation departments, where he was instrumental in the sale to the Tate gallery of a major Mondrian. This led to a specialist role in the Impressionist & Modern art department in 1998. Appointed a Director of Christie's London in 2002, Conor was responsible for twice-yearly major sales of paintings and sculpture ranging from Corot to Picasso. In May 2006, he joined the New York team as a Senior Specialist supporting all areas of the team's business getting activities and in 2009 was appointed Head of the department, a role he fulfilled through 2011. Conor graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Medieval and Modern History.

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    Adrien Meyer

    Global Head, Private Sales, Co-Chairman, Impressionist & Modern Art

    Adrien Meyer

    Global Head, Private Sales, Co-Chairman, Impressionist & Modern Art

    ameyer@christies.com+1 212 636 2056

    Adrien Meyer, Co-Chairman of Impressionist & Modern Art, is a lead auctioneer in New York, London, Paris, and Hong Kong. Adrien joined Christie’s in 2004 and six years later moved to the Impressionist & Modern Art department in New York.
    
    Adrien successfully secured several game-changing consignments, some of which doubled the previous auction record for the artist. They are Alberto Giacometti’s “Diego en chemise écossaise” in 2013 which sold for $32 million; Manet’s “Le Printemps” in 2014 which was acquired by the Getty Museum for $65 million; and Max Beckman’s “Birds’ Hell” in 2017 which sold for $46 million. As a director and strategist for Impressionist & Modern Private Sales, Adrien also launched a series of innovative private selling exhibitions in Asia, where he gained the trust of today’s most prominent collectors. Adrien also rediscovered the private collection of Claude Monet and, with it, initiated the first Impressionist auction to take place in Hong Kong.
    
    Adrien graduated from the Ecole du Louvre, Paris, where he specialized in Modern Art. He is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, German and English. The French Ministry of Justice granted Adrien the Commissaire-Priseur license allowing him to conduct auctions in Paris.

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    Max Carter

    International Director, Head of Department

    Max Carter

    International Director, Head of Department

    mcarter@christies.com+1 212 636 2091

    Max began his career at Christie’s in the Impressionist & Modern Art department in 2007 and held various specialist roles before becoming head of the department in 2017. A native New Yorker, he contributes regularly to the The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Times Literary Supplement. Max earned his BA from Oxford and an MBA and MA in Asian Studies from Columbia.

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    William Haydock

    Head of Private Sales, Americas

    William Haydock

    Head of Private Sales, Americas

    whaydock@christies.com+1 212 707 5938

    William Haydock joined the American Art department in 2014 and works closely with clients on the consignment and purchase of fine art. Mr. Haydock maintains a strong client network throughout the United States and plays a key role in sourcing property for American art auctions in New York City as well as private sales. As Head of Sale he is also responsible for coordinating the production of the sale catalogue and the research and cataloguing of the individual works or collections.
    
    Before joining Christie’s, Mr. Haydock spent nearly four years as a Specialist with the Sotheby’s American Art department in New York City, where he was instrumental in the sale of prominent works such as Edward Hopper’s Bridle Path, George Bellows’ Tennis at Newport, Norman Rockwell’s Muscleman, Paul Manship’s Indian Hunter and His Dog, Milton Avery’s Music Makers, among others. Mr. Haydock holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Mathematics from Boston College and a Masters in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Following his graduation from college Mr. Haydock spent roughly three years working in finance, most recently with UBS in their Private Wealth Management division.

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    Jessica Fertig

    Senior Vice President, International Director

    Jessica Fertig

    Senior Vice President, International Director

    jfertig@christies.com+1 212 636 2051

    Jessica Fertig is a Senior Vice President and Head of the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening sales in New York. Jessica joined the department in 2006 and has run the departments Evening sales since 2015. Under Jessica’s leadership, the department achieved the highest total for a New York Evening sale in the category in over a decade—selling $480 million in November 2017. She has overseen record setting sales for works by Brancusi, Kandinsky, Léger, Monet and Modigliani, among others.
    
    In addition to running the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening sales, Jessica also works with clients and estates across the United States and Europe securing consignments for the sales internationally, conducting appraisals and advising on acquisitions. Jessica is also actively involved in matters of restitution.
    
    Jessica received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Kenyon College and holds a Masters degree in Impressionism from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Prior to joining Christie’s, Jessica held curatorial positions at The Phillips Collection, The Kreeger Museum, The National Museum of Wildlife Art and The Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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    Vanessa Fusco

    Senior Vice President, Head of Evening Sale and Head of Sales

    Vanessa Fusco

    Senior Vice President, Head of Evening Sale and Head of Sales

    vfusco@christies.com+1 212 636 2094

    Vanessa Fusco is a Senior Vice President, Head of Evening Sale and Head of Sales in the Impressionist and Modern Art department in New York. Vanessa is responsible for appraising and advising clients on artworks by the foremost artists of the late 19th and first half of the 20th century. Vanessa first joined Christie's in 2005, holding positions in the Books & Manuscripts and Impressionist & Modern Art departments, before leaving to pursue graduate work. She rejoined the company in 2010, serving as Associate Director of Museum Services, where she oversaw Christie's relationships with key institutions, advising on questions of collections management, appraisal needs, and buying and selling activity.
    
    Vanessa has held previous positions in the curatorial departments at The Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and The Frick Collection. She received her B.A. cum laude from Vassar College, with a double major in Art History and Italian. She completed her M.A. in Art History and Archaeology at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where she is currently a PhD candidate.

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    David Kleiweg de Zwaan

    Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist

    David Kleiweg de Zwaan

    Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist

    dkleiwegdezwaan@christies.com+1 212 636 2093

    David Kleiweg de Zwaan joined the 19th Century European Art Department at Christie’s Amsterdam in 2002. As a department specialist David was closely involved with numerous auction records for paintings by leading Northern European artists as well as landmark single owner sales such as the Anton Philips Collection in 2007 and the Property from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein sale in 2008. He became an auctioneer in 2007 and was transferred to the 19th Century European Art Department in New York in 2008 before moving to the Impressionist and Modern Art Department in 2009. David has worked on sourcing and selling major consignments in the Impressionist and Modern Art category, including the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody in 2010 and Works from the Jan Krugier Collection in 2013.
    
    David is the auctioneer for important sales of Impressionist and Modern Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, American Art and Latin American Art, among others.
    
    David received an MA in History of Art and Aesthetics at the University of Amsterdam. During his studies he worked at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

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    Sarah El-Tamer

    Associate Vice President, Head of Day Sale

    Sarah El-Tamer

    Associate Vice President, Head of Day Sale

    sel-tamer@christies.com+1 212 636 2146

    Sarah El-Tamer is an Associate Vice President and Head of Day Sales for the Impressionist and Modern Art Department in New York. Sarah started at Christie’s in May 2010 in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department. She joined the Impressionist and Modern Art department in July 2011 as Expertise Coordinator, responsible for managing the authentication of all property for the department’s auctions and private sales. In January 2013, she took on the role of Junior Specialist, responsible for cataloguing and researching all property included in the department’s May and November Evening sales. In June 2014, Sarah was promoted to Head of Online Sales, successfully leading six consecutive 100% sold-by-lot “white-glove” Picasso Ceramics Online Sales. Most recently, she held the role of Associate Specialist, focusing on business-getting for the Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sales.
    
    Sarah received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in Art History and Economics.

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    Allegra Bettini

    Associate Specialist, Head of Works on Paper Sale

    Allegra Bettini

    Associate Specialist, Head of Works on Paper Sale

    abettini@christies.com+1 212 636 2466

    Allegra Bettini is an Associate Specialist and Head of the Works on Paper Sale for the Impressionist and Modern Art Department in New York. Allegra is also responsible for business-getting and promoting the department’s sales internationally as well as providing clients with appraisals and advice on the market for late 19th and 20th Century European Art.
    
    Allegra joined Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art department in 2012 as an Administrative Assistant. In March 2014, Allegra became a Junior Specialist responsible for cataloguing the Day and Works on Paper Sales; this role inspired and solidified Allegra’s love of modern works on paper. From 2017-2020, Allegra led the department’s eCommerce platform as Head of Online Sales, overseeing the Picasso Ceramics Online Sales, which have sold 100%-by-lot since their inception in New York. Allegra earned her Bachelor of Arts from the Johns Hopkins University with Honors and Awards in History of Art and Entrepreneurship and Management.

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    Margaux Morel

    Junior Specialist and Head of Online Sales

    Margaux Morel

    Junior Specialist and Head of Online Sales

    MMorel@christies.com+1 212 636 2656

    Margaux is a Junior Specialist and Head of Online Sales for the Impressionist and Modern Art Department in New York. She is responsible for overseeing the department's eCommerce platform with its market-leading Picasso Ceramics Online Sales, as well as researching and cataloguing the works in the Evening Sale, while supporting the department's business-getting efforts and international sales. Margaux started at Christie's in April 2016, as part of the Client Service team. She joined the Impressionist and Modern department in February 2018 as Expertise Coordinator, responsible for managing the authentication of all property for the department's auctions and private sales.
    
    Margaux earned her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University, with a combined major in Art History and Visual Arts, and a concentration in Spanish. Prior to joining Christie's, she worked in the textile industry with an international fabric and garment supplier.

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    Vanessa Prill

    Junior Specialist

    Vanessa Prill

    Junior Specialist

    vprill@christies.com+1 212 636 2529

    Vanessa is a Cataloguer in Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art department in New York. She is responsible for researching and cataloguing the works in the Day and Works on Paper Sales, while supporting the department’s business-getting efforts and international sales.
    
    In October 2015, Vanessa joined the Impressionist & Modern Art team as Expertise Coordinator, working closely with international scholars and experts in the field in managing the authentication of all property for the department’s auctions and private sales.
    
    Vanessa earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with summa cum laude from Amherst College with a double major in European Studies and Political Science, and a focus on 20th Century French art. Prior to joining Christie’s, she received her Master’s degree in Impressionism from the University of Oxford, U.K.

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    Kelsey Brosnan

    Cataloguer

    Kelsey Brosnan

    Cataloguer

    kbrosnan@christies.com+1 212 636 2519

    Kelsey is a Cataloguer in Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art department in New York. She is responsible for researching and cataloguing the works in the Day and Works on Paper Sales, while supporting the department’s business-getting efforts and international sales. She joined the Impressionist & Modern Art department in May 2019.
    
    Kelsey earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and her doctorate from Rutgers University, both in Art History. Prior to joining Christie’s, she held curatorial positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

• Paris

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    Anika Guntrum

    International Director

    Anika Guntrum

    International Director

    aguntrum@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 83 89

    After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Mills College in California, Anika Guntrum joined the Impressionist and Modern Art department in Christie’s New York in 1996. The following year, she played a key role in the sale of the Ganz collection (€200,000,000) and the Gaffé collection in 2001 as well.
    
    With the opening of Christie’s Paris saleroom in 2002, Anika relocated to Paris where she launched the Impressionist and Modern Art sales locally. She has greatly contributed to the growth of the Paris sales since their inception and highlights include an important painting by Edouard Manet, Nu, which in 2007 made a record of €5,600,000 and in 2010 the stunning Caryatide sculpture by Amedeo Modigliani, which sold for €40,000,000. She has continued to play an important role in her department’s sales in New York and London, highlights of which include Femme au kimono by André Derain (€9,200,000) and La muse endormie by Constantin Brancusi, where in 2017 it fetched a record price of nearly $ 58,000,000. cusi, where in 2017 it fetched a record price of nearly $ 58,000,000.
    
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    Titulaire d’une licence en histoire de l’art obtenue à Mills College en Californie, Anika Guntrum a rejoint le département Art Impressionniste et Moderne de Christie’s New York en 1996. Un an plus tard, elle a eu un rôle déterminant dans les ventes de la collection Ganz (200 000 000 €) et de la collection Gaffé en 2001.
    
    A l’ouverture du bureau parisien de Christie’s en 2002, Anika déménage dans la capitale française où elle lance les ventes d’œuvres d’art impressionnistes et modernes. Elle a eu une influence majeure dans le développement des ventes à Paris depuis leurs lancements. Dans ses ventes les plus mémorables, on compte le Nu, une peinture d’Edouard Manet, vendue en 2007 pour un montant record de €5,600,000 et en 2010, la magnifique sculpture Caryatide d’Amedeo Modigliani, adjugée 40 000 000 €.
    
    Elle a continué à jouer un rôle important au sein des ventes de son département à New York et à Londres, avec, par exemple, les ventes de Femme au kimono d’André Derain (9 200 000 €) et La muse endormie par Constantin Brancusi, qui a atteint le prix record de presque 58 000 000 $ en 2017.

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    Antoine Lebouteiller

    Director

    Antoine Lebouteiller

    Director

    alebouteiller@christies.com+33 (0) 1 40 76 85 83

    Antoine Lebouteiller is the Head of the Impressionist and Modern Art department at Christie’s France. Antoine first joined Christie’s in 2009 in Paris, and has worked since 2013 at the London office as a Specialist for the Day and Works on Paper sales and later as Director and Senior Specialist for the Evening Sale. In December 2018, he rejoined the Paris team, leading the Avant-Garde and Works on Paper Sales.
    
    Antoine worked closely with Deputy Chairman Olivier Camu on the Art of the Surreal evening auctions and was instrumental in the record-breaking sale of the Claudel bronze group in June 2018. Furthermore, he played a seminal role for many acquisitions by major international institutions, including an important Paul Gauguin ceramic acquired by the Musée d’Orsay during the October 2018 Unbreakable sale, of which he was the Impressionist lead.

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    Lea Bloch

    Associate specialist

    Lea Bloch

    Associate specialist

    lbloch@christies.com+33 140 768 399

    Léa Bloch joined the Paris Impressionist and Modern Art department as Export and Private Sales Coordinator in 2015. In 2017, she was appointed Junior Specialist and Cataloguer, and became Associate Specialist in 2019. Léa is responsible for cataloguing and researching all the Impressionist and Modern Art sales in Paris and assisting with drafting proposals for consignments and providing clients with valuations.
    In 2017 Léa worked with Adrien Meyer in organising the sale of the private collection of Claude Monet, the first Impressionist auction ever to take place in Hong Kong.
    Léa holds a master’s degree in Law and Economics from the Paris Dauphine University and a bachelor’s degree in History of Art and Archeology from La Sorbonne University, with a focus on 19th and 20th Century Art.
    
    Léa Bloch rejoint le département Art impressionniste et moderne de Paris en tant que coordinatrice des ventes privées et d'exportation en 2015. En 2017, elle est nommée spécialiste junior et catalogueuse, et devient spécialiste associée en 2019. Léa est responsable du catalogue et des recherches pour les ventes d'Art impressionniste et moderne à Paris. Elle assiste également à la rédaction des propositions d'offres pour les consignations et conseille les clients sur les estimations.
    En 2017, Léa a travaillé avec Adrien Meyer sur l'organisation de la vente de la collection privée de Claude Monet, la première vente aux enchères d'Art impressionniste à Hong Kong.
    Léa détient un diplôme de master en Droit et Economie de l'Université Paris-Dauphine et une licence en Histoire de l'Art et d'Archéologie de l'Université La Sorbonne, avec une spécialisation sur l'art du XIXe et XXe siècle.

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    Valerie Didier Hess

    Specialist, Head of Sale

    Valerie Didier Hess

    Specialist, Head of Sale

    vhess@christies.com+33 (0) 1 40 76 84 32

    Valérie Didier is a Specialist and Head of Sale at the Impressionist and Modern Art department, based in Paris. She began her career at Christie's in 2005. Prior to her current position, Valérie has worked in London in the Collections department and Impressionist and Modern Art department, as well as the Russian Art department in Paris, before becoming the Business Director at the Christie's Dubai office. She oversaw the bi-annual sales of Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art and Important Watches for over eight years.
    
    Under Valérie’s leadership, the two Parisian spotlight sales Art Moderne and Art Impressionniste et Moderne have consistently achieved strong sell-through rates of over 80% by lot and by value. One of her most remarkable successes included the white-glove sale of the Hessel collection of Bonnard and Vuillard paintings in 2018, selling 100% by lot and exceeding its pre-sale high estimate to make a total of over €5.3 million. Valérie was also responsible for the record price for a work by Jeanne Hébuterne (€478,000 sold in March 2019, nearly eight times its pre-sale low estimate) and the 1889 self-portrait by Emile Bernard, acquired by the Musée d’Orsay in October 2019 (sold for €778,000, almost double its pre-sale low estimate).
    
    In December 2016, Valérie co-authored with Alexandrian collector Dr. Hussam Rashwan the first catalogue raisonné on any artist from the Middle East, the founder of Modern Egyptian Art, Mahmoud Saïd (1897–¬1964), published by SKIRA. Due to her mutli-cultural upbringing, Valérie speaks fluently English, French and Italian. She also has an intermediate level in German and is currently learning Arabic.
    
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    Spécialiste et directrice des ventes du département Art Impressionniste et Moderne à Paris, Valérie Didier débuta sa carrière chez Christie's en 2005. Avant d'occuper sa position actuelle à Paris, Valérie travaillait à Londres dans les départements de Collections et Art impressionniste et Moderne, puis à Paris au département d’Art Russe avant de devenir Directrice Commerciale chez Christie’s Dubai. Elle y supervisa les ventes bi-annuelles de Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art et Important Watches pendant plus de huit ans. Sous sa direction, nos deux ventes phares à Paris, Art Moderne et Art impressionniste et moderne ont constamment accompli des taux records de vente de plus de 80% par lot et valeur. Un de ses plus grands succès inclut la vente en gant blanc de la Collection Hessel de peintures de Bonnard et Vuillard en 2018, avec 100% des lots vendus et dépassant l'estimation haute pour totaliser plus de 5,3 millions d’euros. Valérie fût également à l’origine des prix records d’une oeuvre de Jeanne Hébuterne (vendu à 478 000 € en mars 2019, soit presque huit fois son estimation basse) et de l’autoportrait d’Emile Bernard daté de 1889, acquis par le Musée d’Orsay en octobre 2019 (vendu à 778 000€, environ le double de son estimation basse). En décembre 2016, avec le collectionneur Dr. Hussam Rashwan d’Alexandrie, Valérie co-écrit le premier catalogue raisonné d’un artiste du Moyen Orient, le fondateur de l’art moderne égyptien, Mahmoud Saïd (1897–1964), publié par SKIRA. Grâce à son éducation multiculturel, Valérie parle couramment anglais, français et italien. Elle possède également un niveau intermédiaire en allemand et apprend actuellement l’arabe.

• Amsterdam

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    Jetske Homan van der Heide

    Senior Specialist, Senior Director

    Jetske Homan van der Heide

    Senior Specialist, Senior Director

    jhoman@christies.com+31 (0)20 575 5241

    Jetske Homan van der Heide joined Christie’s in 1987 and established the Modern Art department in Amsterdam which has held market leadership in the Netherlands ever since. Jetske initiated the Belgian Art sales in Amsterdam as well as the equally successful CoBrA auctions. The many highlights of her career include a world auction record (€486,444) for a work on paper by Piet Mondriaan, consigning several works by Marlene Dumas for Christie’s New York and bringing in Picasso’s Homme à la pipe assis et amour, which fetched £4,264,000 in London. With the sale of a Jan Toorop portrait for €818,400, Jetske achieved the highest auction price ever for a 20th century work of art sold in the Netherlands. At Christie’s, as well as on the international art market, Jetske is regarded as the leading expert on Dutch and Belgian pre-war art. Jetske studied Art History in Groningen where she specialised in the Modern era.

• Beijing

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    Salome Tan Bo

    Vice President, Regional Director

    Salome Tan Bo

    Vice President, Regional Director

    botan@christies.com+86 10 8572 7978

• Hamburg

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    Christiane Rantzau

    Deputy Chairman

    Christiane Rantzau

    Deputy Chairman

    crantzau@christies.com+49 40 279 40 73

• Hong Kong

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    Elaine Holt

    Senior Vice President, Senior Director

    Elaine Holt

    Senior Vice President, Senior Director

    eholt@christies.com+852 2978 6787

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    Jasmine Huang

    Client Relationship Manager

    Jasmine Huang

    Client Relationship Manager

    jasminehuang@christies.com+852 2978 9978

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    Imogen Kerr

    Specialist

    Imogen Kerr

    Specialist

    ikerr@christies.com+44 (0)20 7752 3177

    Imogen Kerr joined Christie¹s Impressionist & Modern Art Department in 2011. As Associate Director, Specialist in the Impressionist & Modern Art department at Christie¹s, King Street, Imogen undertakes valuation of works of art in all media for the Day and Works on Paper Sales in London. Imogen was part of the team that saw some of the highest grossing Impressionist & Modern Art Works on Paper and Day Sales in the category in February 2018. Imogen was Head of Sale at South Kensington for Impressionist & Modern Art and held the highest grossing multi-vendor sale there for in the category in 2015. She also was Head of the Picasso Ceramics sales and led `white glove¹ sales in the category, in London and New York, achieving 100% of lots sold. Imogen holds a BA/BFA conjoint degree from the University of Auckland and Elam School of Fine Arts and has worked in sales, auction and private art businesses in the United Kingdom and New Zealand for over 15 years.

• Milan

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    Elena Zaccarelli

    Specialist

    Elena Zaccarelli

    Specialist

    ezaccarelli@christies.com+39 02 303 28332

    Elena Zaccarelli is a Specialist in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s in Milan. Elena joined Christie’s in 2010 and works on auctions in Milan and the Italian Sale in London. She deals with international teams of Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary Art, helping with cataloguing, expertise and gathering for abroad sales. Before she joined Christie’s, Elena studied History of Art at Università degli Studi di Bologna and worked in various art galleries in Florence. An Italian national, Elena is fluent in Italian and English.

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    Barbara Guidotti

    Specialist

    Barbara Guidotti

    Specialist

    bguidotti@christies.com+39 02 303 283 33

    Barbara Guidotti is a Specialist in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s in Milan. Barbara joined Christie’s in 2007 and works on auctions in Milan and the Italian Sale in London. She deals with international teams of Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary Art, helping with cataloguing, expertise and gathering for abroad sales. Before she joined Christie’s, Barbara studied History of Art at Università Cattolica in Milan. An Italian national, Barbara is fluent in Italian and English.

• Rome

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    Mariolina Bassetti

    Chairman, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Continental Europe and Chairman, Christie's Italy

    Mariolina Bassetti

    Chairman, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Continental Europe and Chairman, Christie's Italy

    mbassetti@christies.com+39 06 686 33 30

    Mariolina Bassetti became Head of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department in Italy in 1995, having joined the Christie's Rome office in 1987. Under her direction, Christie's Italy’s Modern and Contemporary Art sales have grown from €1 million to €16 million. Since its launch in 1999, Mariolina has been in charge of the Italian Sale, the annual and only international auction dedicated entirely to Italian 20th Century art, held at Christie's London. On 14 October 2010 the Italian Sale achieved a new record total of £18,627,650 (€21,142,383), making Christie’s market leaders for this category. Since May 2005, Christie's Italy has held the record for the most expensive work of modern art sold in Italy, with Arturo Martini’s sculpture Donna che nuota sott’acqua, which achieved €2.2 million in Milan. In February 2007 Christie's sold the Tettamanti collection at the King Street saleroom in London. It is considered to be the most important Italian post-war and contemporary art private collection ever sold at auction. In 2011 she became Chairman of Christie's Italy, in addition to her previous role of International Director in the Post-War & Contemporary Art department. In April 2013 Mariolina became a member of the Global Executive Committee, formulating strategic departmental plans and leading client initiatives in this key collecting area of Europe. An Italian national, Mariolina is fluent in Italian French, Spanish and English.

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    Renato Pennisi

    International Specialist, Head of Milan Post-War and Contemporary Sale

    Renato Pennisi

    International Specialist, Head of Milan Post-War and Contemporary Sale

    rpennisi@christies.com+39 06 686 33 32

    One of the senior members of the EMERI (Europe, Middle East, Russia and India) specialist team of Christie’s, Renato Pennisi is currently working as a Director and Senior Specialist of Modern and Contemporary Art in Christie’s Italy. He joined Christie’s in 2001 as Junior Specialist and was then promoted to the role of Specialist and Co-Head of Milan Sale in 2007.
    
    From 2013, he launched a new sale format called Milan Modern and Contemporary, a monographic sale focused on the most desirable italian artists, which from the beginning reached impressive percentage with over 90% of lots sold (and an historical result in 2015 with 100% sold).
    
    In this role, Renato achieved some of the best international auction results with artists as Lucio Fontana (sold to a private client in March 2018 for £ 8,671,250; and in October 2018 for £ 16,282,823, currently the third highest price for the artist), Piero Manzoni (sold to a private client in April 2018 for € 2,970,000 which is the highest sale result for a work of art sold in Italy), Emilio Vedova (sold to a private client in November 2008 for € 731,600, setting the artist’s record price at the time of auction), as well as Giorgio Morandi (sold to a private client in October 2015 for £ 2,546,500, currently the second highest price for the artist), Umberto Boccioni (sold to a private client in November 2007 for € 1,866,950, setting the world record price for a work on paper by the artist) and Francis Bacon (sold to a private client in May 2017 $ 49,812,500).

• Tel Aviv

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    Roni Gilat-Baharaff

    Managing Director - Israel

    Roni Gilat-Baharaff

    Managing Director - Israel

    rgilat-baharaff@christies.com+97 23 695 0695

• Zürich

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    Jutta Nixdorf

    Managing Director, Senior Specialist

    Jutta Nixdorf

    Managing Director, Senior Specialist

    jnixdorf@christies.com+41 44 268 10 10

    With 15 years in the Art market, both in the auction world and as an advisor and dealer, Jutta Nixdorf brings extensive experience to bear. Having initially worked for Christie’s in Stuttgart & Berlin, Jutta then moved as a Specialist for Contemporary Art to Phillips de Pury & Company, first in Berlin and then to Gallery de Pury & Luxembourg in Zurich as Director. Since 2009 she has been a private advisor and dealer specialising in Post War & Contemporary Art, as well as Director of the More Gallery in Giswil, Switzerland.

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    Ilona Genoni Dall

    General Manager

    Ilona Genoni Dall

    General Manager

    igenoni@christies.com+41 44 268 10 29

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    Adèle Zahn Bodmer

    Business Development Manager

    Adèle Zahn Bodmer

    Business Development Manager

    azahn@christies.com+41 (0)44 268 1016