Post-War & Contemporary Art

Contact

• New York

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    Alexander Rotter

    Chairman

    Alexander Rotter

    Chairman

    arotter@christies.com+ 1 212 636 2101

    DATE JOINED CHRISTIE'S: 2017
    
    BASED IN: New York
    
    NUMBER OF YEAR IN INDUSTRY: 17
    
    AREAS OF SPECIALTY: Post-War & Contemporary Art with a special focus on American Pop Art & 1980’s
    
    NOTABLE SUCCESSES: Established multiple artist records for Twombly, Warhol, Rothko, Koons, and several younger artists
    
    LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English & German

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    Loic Gouzer

    Chairman

    Loic Gouzer

    Chairman

    lgouzer@christies.com

    Loic Gouzer is a Chairman for the Post-War & Contemporary Art Department, focusing on business development and private sales. Since joining Christie’s in 2011, Loic has achieved top prices for some of the category’s most formidable artists. In May 2012 he drew in record prices for Yves Klein’s FC1 (Fire Color 1), which achieved a record $36.4 million, and Alexander Calder’s Lily of Force, with a record $18.5 million. Playing a pivotal role in the groundbreaking November 2012 Post-War and Contemporary auction, Loic oversaw the sale of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled, which brought in record price of $26.4 million for the artist. Most recently, Loic has partnered with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation to present the 11th Hour charity auction to benefit the environmental and wildlife conservation efforts supported by the Foundation. Prior to joining Christie’s, Loic formed longstanding relationships with key contemporary collectors during his time at Blondeau Fine Arts in Geneva and as a specialist at another international auction house in New York, where he was integral to achieving high-profile record breaking prices for artists such as Maurizo Cattelan, John Currin and Martin Kippenberger. As a result, Loic brings with him several years of top-level experience in the Contemporary art market. Born in Geneva, Switzerland and fluent in English and French, Loic serves as a chief member of the global Post-War and Contemporary team and plays a key role with our international business-getting. Loic holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the University College London.

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    Barrett White

    Executive Deputy Chairman

    Barrett White

    Executive Deputy Chairman

    bwhite@christies.com

    Barrett White is an Executive Deputy Chairman for the Post-War & Contemporary Art Department, focusing on business development and private sales. Barrett joined Christie’s in 1999 and has held senior positions in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department and Christie’s subsidiary Haunch of Venison. He was also formerly the Senior Director at L+M Arts in New York. His experiences in both commercial galleries and the auction house give him keen insight into the complexities of the art market and this wide perspective has gained him the trust of international collectors. Today, he moves seamlessly between auction and private sale activity for the department securing major consignments and advising clients on building collections. Barrett was born in New Haven Connecticut where early-on he developed a love for the arts while visiting the studios of his mother and her friends at the Yale Art School. He has a BA in Art History from New York University and a MA in the History of the Art Market and Art Market Studies from Christie’s Education.

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    Andrew Massad

    Deputy Chairman

    Andrew Massad

    Deputy Chairman

    amassad@christies.com

    Andrew Massad is a Deputy Chairman in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department, focusing on auction and high level private sales. As a member of the department since 1991, Andrew has been integral in the promotion of Contemporary Art at the highest level. In 1998 he helped reinvent the category as head of the Afternoon Session, where during his 14 year tenure, he won market share for an extraordinary 13 and a half years. In 2006, he was named Senior Vice President of Post-War & Contemporary Art. Andrew has been responsible for the introduction of many contemporary artists of significance of the last 15 years into the auction market, including Fred Tomaselli, Takashi Murakami, Peter Doig, Elizabeth Peyton, John Currin, Thomas Demand, Karin Kilimnik, Tom Sachs and Lisa Yuskavage, and more recently Wangechi Mutu, Julie Mehretu, Mark Grotjahn, Dana Schutz, Kehinde Wiley, Jules de Balincourt, Matthew Ritchie, Kelly Walker and Do Ho Suh. Andrew has also been responsible for facilitating many top sales and frequent world record prices, including works by Olafur Eliasson, Thomas Struth, Gerhard Richter, Donald Judd, On Kawara, John Baldessari, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Lawler and Peter Doig’s Reflection (What does your soul look like), which sold for $10 million. As a result of Andrew’s commitment to top contemporary artist he recently oversaw the record breaking price for Cindy Sherman’s Untitled from her iconic Centerfold series, which achieved $3.8 million in May 2011. More recently, in November 2012 Andrew was responsible for The Paul and Helen Zuckerman Collection, which brought in $10 million. Andrew studied painting and art history at Cornell University and Syracuse University.

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    Koji Inoue

    SVP, Global Private Sales & International Director

    Koji Inoue

    SVP, Global Private Sales & International Director

    KInoue@christies.com+1 212 636 2159

    Koji Inoue is a Senior Vice President of Christie’s responsible for global private sales and an international director for Post-War & Contemporary Art. Previously as the Head of the New York Evening sales, the Post-war and Contemporary department grew significantly and under his direction the team produced five consecutive world records for the highest totals for an auction sale in art market history. Prior to joining Christie’s in 2008 he worked for five years on Wall Street at Citigroup and Barclays Capital on their bond capital markets and corporate derivatives trading desks. Born in Tokyo, Koji is fluent in Japanese and English. Since January of 2015, he has assumed the role of Christie’s Head of Client Strategy and is instrumental to the Company’s vision for the development of top clients and the strategy to utilize the full strength and combined experience of the Americas chairman and specialist teams.

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    Alessandro Diotallevi

    Associate Director, Specialist

    Alessandro Diotallevi

    Associate Director, Specialist

    adiotallevi@christies.com+44 20 7389 2954

    Alessandro Diotallevi is an Associate Director, Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in London. Having previously worked as Researcher, Alessandro has worked as a cataloguer on the Italian Sale auctions since 2012. Since becoming a Junior Specialist, he has worked on the single owner collection Eyes Wide Open: An Italian Vision, one of the most important Italian collections of Arte Povera, exploring its roots and its influence on art today. More recently, he has worked on the Day Sale auction. His area of expertise is Post-War Italian Art as well as Post-War masters such as Francis Bacon and Yves Klein. Alessandro holds a Bachelor in Cultural Communications from the L.U.M.S.A. University, Rome. He is fluent in English and Italian.

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    Martha Baer

    International Director

    Martha Baer

    International Director

    mbaer@christies.com

    Martha Baer has led the Contemporary auction market through remarkable growth since joining Christie’s in 1978, following her directorship at Acquavella Contemporary Art and an earlier post as Vice President of the André Emmerich Gallery. She is a renowned Post-War and Contemporary art authority, with special expertise in Abstract Expressionism, and is widely respected. Martha’s seniority within the firm and length of experience in the field are unmatched elsewhere. She was integrally involved in the formation and sale of a number of top Contemporary art collections including The Tremaine Collection, The Mayer Collection, The Fredrik Roos Collection, The Gerald Elliott Collection and The Boris Leavitt Collection. Martha’s continued success can be further cited with the recent achievements of The Estate of Lee V. Eastman, as well as Selections from The Allan Stone Collection.

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    Sara Friedlander

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art New York

    Sara Friedlander

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art New York

    sfriedlander@christies.com+ 1 212 641 7554

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    Ana Maria Celis

    Specialist

    Ana Maria Celis

    Specialist

    acelis@christies.com

    Ana Maria Celis is a Vice President and Specialist within the Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art Department, focusing on auction and private sales. Prior to joining Christies in 2013 she worked at another international auction house for almost six years where she held the post of Head of the Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale. Before following her passion for Post War & Contemporary Art, Ana Maria was a Specialist in Latin American art during which time she oversaw and participated in some of the highest achieving sales in that category, including a prestigious collection of Wifredo Lam paintings as well playing a crucial role in sales which achieved two of the top prices for Jesus Rafael Soto at auction. Born and raised in Caracas, Ana Maria is fluent in Spanish and English and plays a key role in our international team through the fostering and development of collectors in the Americas. Ana Maria has a BA from New York University in History of Art and Latin American Studies.

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    Joanna Szymkowiak

    Specialist, Head of Morning Session

    Joanna Szymkowiak

    Specialist, Head of Morning Session

    jszymkowiak@christies.com

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    Alexander Berggruen

    Specialist, Head of Afternoon Sale

    Alexander Berggruen

    Specialist, Head of Afternoon Sale

    aberggruen@christies.com+1 212 636 2373

    Alex Berggruen, Specialist, Head of Afternoon Session in Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art department, is responsible for managing the conception and execution of the contemporary-focused headline Day sales in New York. He drives valuations, consignments, catalogue production, exhibition installation and sale management within his role.
    
    Alex initially joined Christie’s in May 2014 within the Impressionist & Modern Art department, where he researched, catalogued, appraised and consigned works of art for the department’s Evening and Day Sales, as well as top-valued works for the department’s Private Sales channel. He also drove the department’s business-getting efforts in drafting proposals for consignment and liaising with clients to provide market updates and valuation analyses.
    
    Alex graduated from Yale University in 2010 with a B.A. in History. During his undergraduate years, he was selected to serve as a Yale Art Gallery Tour Guide, for which he provided tours on material culture in Modern and Post-War works by artists such as Kurt Schwitters and Willem de Kooning.

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    Kathryn Widing

    Junior Specialist, Co-Head of Mid-Season Sales

    Kathryn Widing

    Junior Specialist, Co-Head of Mid-Season Sales

    kwiding@christies.com+1 212 636 2109

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    Alexis Klein

    Senior Specialist

    Alexis Klein

    Senior Specialist

    aklein@christies.com+1 212 641 3741

    Alexis Klein is a Senior Specialist in Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art Department. Alexis' area of focus includes post-war German art as well as contemporary painting and photography by artists such as Gerhard Richter, Thomas Ruff, Wolfgang Tillmans, Barbara Kruger and Glenn Ligon. Previously, Alexis worked for over five years at a major international auction house in New York, focusing on research and writing for the Contemporary Art sales. She later transitioned into a strategic role in where she worked on the auction house's Evening Sales of Contemporary Art, which included record-breaking prices for works by artists such as Clyfford Still and Gerhard Richter. She also contributed to the launch of its private sales exhibitions including These Days curated by Vito Schnabel. Additionally, Alexis worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York. Alexis received a B.A. with Honors in Art History from Northwestern University in Chicago in 2006. She is a member of the PERFORMA Visionaries and the American Friends of the Israel Museum Associates.

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    Vivian Brodie

    Associate Specialist

    Vivian Brodie

    Associate Specialist

    vbrodie@christies.com

    •Joined as an Associate specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Department in fall 2016, works on our First Open and Online sales in New York.
    •Based in New York
    •Specializes in emerging American contemporary artwork
    •Previously was the head of contemporary sales at Paddle8
    •Runs a New York based non-profit called Y&S, which supports young artists without gallery representation and young curators.

• London

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    Francis Outred

    Chairman & Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art EMERI

    Francis Outred

    Chairman & Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art EMERI

    foutred@christies.comTel + 44 207 389 2270

    Francis Outred joined Christie’s from another renowned international auction house in January 2009 to oversee the management, strategy and vision of the Post-War and Contemporary Art team in Europe. In July 2014, he was promoted to Chairman and Head of the department in EMERI, following a period of unprecedented development, growth and success. During his 15 year career, Francis has overseen the five highest grossing auctions ever to take place in Europe. He has significantly expanded the remit of private sales in the business, both with major private transactions of masterpieces and with a pioneering exhibition programme, including House of Cards at Waddesdon and most recently the launch of the gallery, Christies Mayfair, to critical acclaim. Known for his innovative approach to catalogues and exhibitions, he has also been responsible for the consignment of the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud which achieved $142.4 million at Christies New York in November 2013. He has twice achieved the record for any photographic work of art at auction, both times by Andreas Gursky and twice achieved the record for any living artist at auction with Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons. He has been responsible for world record prices for key post-War European artists, including Gerhard Richter, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Damien Hirst and Peter Doig.
    
    Francis graduated in 1995 with a First Class Degree from Chelsea School of Art, London. This included a distinction for his thesis on the history of the brushstroke in 20th century painting. He went on to curate a number of group exhibitions, including many of the so-called Young British Artists, both in London and Europe, and contributed a catalogue essay to the Life/Live project, a major survey of Contemporary Art in Britain, which toured museums in Paris, Berlin and Lisbon in 1997.

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    Edmond Francey

    International Director

    Edmond Francey

    International Director

    efrancey@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2630

    Edmond Francey is Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art in London, overseeing the management and development of highly successful auctions and private sales. He moved from Christie’s Paris in 2015, where he was head of the department, having joined as a specialist in Post-War and Contemporary art in 2012.
    
    Prior to joining Christie’s, Edmond gained over 15 years of experience in the international contemporary art market. After completing a Master’s degree in finance, he began his career at the Waddington Galleries in London in 1997, then joined Helly Nahmad Gallery in 1999 where he worked on major exhibitions of 20th century art. In 2002, he collaborated with Albert Baronian to create Baronian-Francey, one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Brussels. Representing artists such as Gilbert and George, Robert Crumb, Wang Du and Lionel Esteve, the gallery’s programme was dedicated to important exhibitions of contemporary art.

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    Leonie Moschner

    Director, Senior Specialist

    Leonie Moschner

    Director, Senior Specialist

    lmoschner@christies.com+44 207 389 2012

    Leonie Moschner is a Senior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Department. After having graduated from photography school (Bayerische Staatslehranstalt fur Photographie) in Munich, Leonie started her career as a photographer, first living in Madrid and later in Portugal and New York. She returned to Munich, where she became involved with helping young artists and then eventually joined Thaddaeus Ropac’s gallery in Paris in 1998, where she became a Sales Director. She moved on to Phillips de Pury in 2005, where she set up their Paris offices as a Senior Specialist. Leonie then joined Christies in December 2011. Leonie specialises in international Contemporary Art, with a strong passion for Post-War Art, and has worked closely with artists including Jack Pierson, Alex Katz, Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. Leonie is working with a number of international collectors to build museum collections. ‘Finding perfect works for clients, helping them to give their collections direction and focus, is what’s best about my job,’ she says. A German national, she speaks German, French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

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    Alice de Roquemaurel

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Dubai

    Alice de Roquemaurel

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Dubai

    aderoquemaurel@christies.comTel: +44 (0)20 7389 2049

    A Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art in London, Alice de Roquemaurel first joined the department in 2006 with a focus on the Day Sale. Shortly thereafter she was promoted to focus on the Evening Sale. Her primary areas of interest are European Post-War Art particularly Nicolas de Stael and Yves Klein. A French national, Alice holds a B.A. in English and a Masters in Communication (Celsa) from the Sorbonne University, Paris. She also holds a Masters degree in Post-War and Contemporary Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.

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    Beatriz Ordovas

    Senior Specialist, Europe

    Beatriz Ordovas

    Senior Specialist, Europe

    bordovas@christies.com+34 915 326 627

    Beatriz Ordovas is a Director and Specialist Head of Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Private Sales in London. Beatriz oversees all private sales transactions in this category throughout Europe. She is also responsible for client coverage across Europe, with a particular focus on Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America. Beatriz was previously Head of the Post-War and Contemporary Day Sale in London and has worked on the annual Evening Italian Sale on numerous occasions. In her time at Christie’s, Beatriz has secured two major collections for auction: Living with Art, an auction of works from antiquity to the present day from an extraordinary private collection and Homage to Chillida. Beatriz has a special interest in Post-War Italian and Spanish Art, as well as emerging Latin American artists. Beatriz joined Christie’s in 2006 with a B.A. in Journalism from the Universidad San Pablo CEU de Madrid and the Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta di Roma. Beatriz is a Spanish national and is fluent in Spanish, English and Italian.

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    Cristian Albu

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art London

    Cristian Albu

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art London

    calbu@christies.com+44 (0)20 7752 3006

    A Senior Specialist and Director in the Post-War and Contemporary Art in London, Cristian Albu joined Christie’s in 2012. With 12 years of experience in the international contemporary art market, five years respectively in Client & Business Development and Contemporary Department with another international auction house, during which he oversaw the expanding business and client strategy in Asia, Turkey and Russia, working closely with the Chairman’s Group of those regions, since joining Christie’s, Cristian has been responsible for 10 highly successful auction seasons in London. Throughout the summer of 2015, Cristian curated the private and museum loan exhibition Reflections on the Self, at Mayfair Christie’s, a survey of self-portraiture from 1500 to the present, from Albert Durer to Thomas Struth, from Henry Matisse and Marcel Duchamp to Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, Cindy Sherman and Gerhard Richter. In July 2016, Cristian was closely connected to the Defining British Art: Evening Sale, curated as part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the company, which resulted in an outstanding number of world records for artists across the generations. The diverse works of art represented provided a journey through British art over four centuries and raised $140million. Most recently Cristian was the Head of October Evening sale which double its low estimate and created new world records for 8 artists, the incontestable start of the night being the Romanian artist Adrian Ghenie, selling over six times the estimate reaching a whopping $9million mark.
    
    Cristian graduated with a First Class Degree from Low Danube University with a BA in International Economic Relations. He went on to complete his Master’s degree in Art Business at the Sotheby’s Institute in London, where he wrote his dissertation on Eastern European Modern and Contemporary Art.

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    Katharine Arnold

    International Director, Head of Evening Sale

    Katharine Arnold

    International Director, Head of Evening Sale

    karnold@christies.com+44 20 7389 2024

    Katharine Arnold is Director and specialist Head of Evening Auction, Post-War & Contemporary Art, London. She graduated with first class honours from the University of Oxford in 2006, gaining master’s degrees in both International Relations at the London School of Economics in 2007 and Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2009. Prior to joining Christie’s she worked in Global Equity Sales at Merrill Lynch in London.
    
    Katharine began her career at Christie’s in 2010 and has always been dedicated to the Evening Auction: first, with a focus on research and scholarly writing for the auction catalogues and then as a specialist. She authored and designed many of the major vanity catalogues to accompany the sale of record breaking works in London. In 2013, Katharine was responsible for writing and creating the 200 page book which accompanied the sale of Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969) by Francis Bacon, which made the world record for any work of art at auction selling for $142million.
    
    Katharine has worked on 18 successful auction seasons in London including several important single owner collections. Most recently she has been responsible for the Leslie Waddington Collection auction at Christie’s which sold 100% by lot and 100% by value. She was also head of sale for the Essl: 44 Works single owner collection auction, which represents the highest pre-sale value, single owner collection of Post-War and Contemporary Art, ever to be offered at auction in Europe. In July 2014, Katharine was closely connected to the successful sale of Tracey Emin’s My Bed, which resulted in an outstanding result of £2.5million, more than 3 times the low estimate and six times higher than the artist’s previous record. In 2014, she also helped to raise over £1.2million through a live charitable auction for Kevin Spacey’s The Old Vic Theatre in London, serving to secure the theatre’s future improvements and education programme.

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    Leonie Grainger

    Director, Senior Specialist

    Leonie Grainger

    Director, Senior Specialist

    lgrainger@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2946

    Leonie Grainger is a Director, Senior Specialist overseeing the Post-War section in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s in London, having joined in January 2011. Leonie was closely involved with the sale of Jeff Koons’ Tulips in November 2012 that set the world record price at auction of $33.6 million for the artist. Her area of focus includes European Post-War Art as well as Contemporary German painting by artists such as Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Neo Rauch. Previously she worked for Waddington Galleries in London. A German national, she studied History of Art and Cultural Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin, the University of Bologna and the University of Bordeaux. This included a distinction for her thesis on Contemporary Video Art. She also holds a Master’s degree in Arts Management from City University London. Parallel to her studies, Leonie worked for museums throughout Europe such as the Tate Modern in London, CAPC in Bordeaux and the Cineteca in Bologna. Leonie is fluent in English, German, French and Italian.

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    Zoë Klemme

    Associate Director, Specialist

    Zoë Klemme

    Associate Director, Specialist

    zklemme@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2249

    Zoë Klemme is Head of First Open LDN in the Post War and Contemporary Department. After joining Christie’s Zurich office in 2011, she worked in Business Development for both the Impressionist and Modern Department and the Post War and Contemporary Department, as well as working intensively on the sale of the Estate of Ernst Beyeler in June 2011. In 2014, she moved to London as a Junior Specialist, with a particular focus on First Open, and was appointed Head of Sale in 2016. Graduating with a degree in History of Art and Economics from University of Basel, Switzerland, Zoë undertook a semester at Université Sorbonne-Paris IV and later gained experience working at the Fondation Beyeler and Kunstmuseum Basel. A German-Swiss native, Zoë is fluent in German, English and French.

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    Alexandra Werner

    Associate Director, Specialist

    Alexandra Werner

    Associate Director, Specialist

    awerner@christies.com+44 20 7389 2713

    Alexandra Werner is a Junior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in London, having joined Christie’s in October 2011. For the past three years, Alexandra has worked on numerous auctions in both London and New York, on both Evening and Day sales. She now focuses on the contemporary section of the Day Sale. More recently, she oversaw the Michael Clark Charity section offered in the February 2014 Day Auction. Having a particular interest in Belgian contemporary artists, such as Michael Borremans and Luc Tuymans, she also works very closely with the Christie’s team in Belgium. She has a Bachelor in Law from the Université Paris II - Pantheon Assas as well as a Masters in Art Business. A French national, Alexandra is fluent in French and English.

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    Paola Saracino Fendi

    Associate Director, Specialist

    Paola Saracino Fendi

    Associate Director, Specialist

    pfendi@christies.com+44 207 389 2796

    Paola Saracino Fendi is a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in London. She joined the department in 2013 as a Cataloguer for the Private Sales office after working in Christie’s New York office. Since then, Paola has worked in Private Sales at our private galleries (Haunch of Venison and Christie’s Mayfair) assisting on curated exhibitions and in Evening & Day Auctions. Having lived in New York, Paris, Lugano and London, she is fluent in French, English, Italian and Spanish. Paola received a BA in History of Art and Architecture and French from Boston University and her MA in History of Modern and Contemporary Art and the Art Market. With her background in the company she has combined her curating and thematic creativity with her market knowledge to innovate our Online-Only platform within the Post-War & Contemporary Department with single-owner auctions, thematic sales, charities and other unique collaborations.

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    Tessa Lord

    Specialist

    Tessa Lord

    Specialist

    tlord@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2683

    Tessa Lord is Junior Specialist, Evening Auction in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in London. Having joined Christie’s in February 2013, Tessa has worked on various aspects of the Evening auction catalogue including research, writing and copyright as well as running the proposals for upcoming business. Tessa graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in History, gaining a Master’s degree in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2012, with a particular focus on the practice of Gerhard Richter.

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    Anna Touzin

    Associate Specialist

    Anna Touzin

    Associate Specialist

    atouzin@christies.com+44 (0)20 7752 3064

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    Claudia Schürch

    Associate Specialist

    Claudia Schürch

    Associate Specialist

    cschurch@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2889

• Amsterdam

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    Benthe Tupker

    Head of Department

    Benthe Tupker

    Head of Department

    btupker@christies.com+31 (0)20 5 75 52 42

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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.

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    Elvira Jansen

    Associate Specialist

    Elvira Jansen

    Associate Specialist

    ejansen@christies.com+31 20 575 5286

• Brussels

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    Peter van der Graaf

    Head of Department, Associate Director

    Peter van der Graaf

    Head of Department, Associate Director

    pvandergraaf@christies.com+32 499 88 08 67

    Peter van der Graaf joined Christie’s Modern Art department in 2000. As a specialist, he is especially committed to Southeast Asian Modern Art, having been involved in numerous successes, including sale of the Joe Borkin collection of Affandi’s for €2,870,000 and a new world auction record for a work by Rudolf Bonnet, A Market Scene which fetched €996,000. Peter studied Art History in Groningen and specialised in Old Master Paintings. He speaks Dutch, English and German.

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    Pauline Haon

    Specialist

    Pauline Haon

    Specialist

    phaon@christies.com

• Cologne

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    Nina Kretzschmar

    Specialist

    Nina Kretzschmar

    Specialist

    nkretzschmar@christies.com+49 170 769 5890

• Dubai

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    Hala Khayat

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Dubai

    Hala Khayat

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Dubai

    hkhayat@christies.com+971 4 375 9006

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    Suzy Sikorski

    Junior Specialist

    Suzy Sikorski

    Junior Specialist

    SSikorski@christies.com

• Dusseldorf

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    Arno Verkade

    Managing Director Christie’s Germany, Business Development

    Arno Verkade

    Managing Director Christie’s Germany, Business Development

    averkade@christies.com

    Arno Verkade is a Managing Director at Christie’s in Germany. Arno joined Christie’s in 1993 as a graduate trainee in the 19th Century Art Department in Amsterdam. He subsequently became a Specialist in the 20th Century Art Department and the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in Amsterdam, which he headed for almost 10 years. In 2010 Arno transferred to London, to work in the Post-War and Contemporary Department as a Senior Specialist and interim Head of the Evening Auction. During this time, the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department achieved highest turnover ever for any auction in the field in Europe. Arno is an experienced auctioneer of 20th Century Art and has also conducted many charity auctions. A Dutch national, Arno is fluent in Dutch, German and English.

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    Herrad Schorn

    International Director

    Herrad Schorn

    International Director

    hschorn@christies.com+49 (0)211 491 5930

    Herrad Schorn, is a Director and Senior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department, having joined Christie’s in 1997. During her time at Christie’s Herrad has built up strong relationships with clients in Germany and Austria and was instrumental in securing major consignments of works by Kippenberger, Twombly as well as Gerhard Richter such as the Liebespaar which was the world record painting by the artist at the time. Herrad plays a central role in Christie’s Germany securing key works for the Post-War and Contemporary Art auctions in London and New York. She travels extensively, sourcing objects for sale and introducing works of art to perspective buyers and meets regularly with the most important collectors, curators and members of the trade in Germany. She also played an important role in tailoring the highly successful sale of works from the Goetz Collection for charity projects. Prior to joining Christie’s, Herrad established her career at the Museum Folkwang in Essen and in several German institutions specialising in 20th century art. Herrad holds an M.A. in Art History, Philosophy and German literature with distinction from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. A German national, Herrad speaks German and English.

• Geneva

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    Anne Lamunière

    Specialist

    Anne Lamunière

    Specialist

    alamuniere@christies.com+41 (0)22 319 1710

• Hong Kong

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    Eric Chang (張丁元)

    Deputy Chairman of Christie's Asia, International Director of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art

    Eric Chang (張丁元)

    Deputy Chairman of Christie's Asia, International Director of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art

    acahk@christies.com+852 2978 9983

    Based in Hong Kong, Eric Chang is Deputy Chairman of Christie's Asia and International Director of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art. Since joining Christie’s in 2001, Eric has been the driving force in helping Asian art to gain international recognition.
    
    Under Eric’s leadership, Christie’s Hong Kong pioneered a sale entirely devoted to Asian contemporary art in 2004. In May 2008, the first-ever Evening Sale of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art was introduced to the sale calendar in Hong Kong.
    
    The category was further expanded when Southeast Asian art was integrated into the sale in 2011, with masterpieces placed alongside those from China, Japan and Korean artists. This integration – a first for any international auction house – completed the consolidation of contemporary and modern art from different regions of Asia to create a pan-Asian category that paralleled its Western counterpart.
    
    In autumn 2016, Eric introduced The Pioneers, a meticulously curated sale of works by Asian avant-garde masters in November 2016. He drew in record prices for Sanyu’s Chrysanthèmes dans un vase en verre (Chrysanthemums in a glass vase), which realised HK$103.5 million/US$13.4 million, setting the world record for the artist’s floral still life, and Chu Teh-Chun’s Vertige Neigeux (Snowy Vertigo), which achieved a world record of HK$91.8 million/US$11.8 million for the artist.
    
    In spring 2017, Eric introduced Contemporaries: Voices from the East and West , challenging the traditional evening sale concept, by converging works from Western Post-war and Contemporary as well as Asian 20th century and Contemporary artists. In the same sale he helped set a new world record for Zao Wou-Ki, which was once again broken in Christie’s autumn sale of the same year, when 29.01.64 achieved HK$202.6 million/US$26 million. As of November 2017, Eric has led the department to achieve a total of over 140 world auction records for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian artists.
    
    Born in Taiwan, Eric worked at Dimension Art Gallery and New Age Art Gallery prior to joining Christie’s and has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Asian art. He travels extensively to source for auctions and private sales, as well as introducing artworks to prospective buyers all around the world. Eric speaks fluent Mandarin and English.

• Madrid

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    Guillermo Cid

    Specialist

    Guillermo Cid

    Specialist

    gcid@christies.com+34 91 532 6627

    Guillermo Cid is a Junior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s, having joined the team in 2010. Guillermo works on the Day Auction and has assumed responsibility of researching and cataloguing four auctions. Guillermo works very closely with the Christie’s team in Belgium as well as the rest of the International Specialists on a number of valuations for collections, many of which have later come to auction. After studying Spanish Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela, he worked as a registrar for 18th Century Decorative Arts Galleries. His interest in Contemporary Art developed after completing an Art and Business programme at Sotheby’s Institute in London. His areas of interest include the European Conceptual art scene of the 1960s and 1970s, and artists such as Marcel Broodthaers, Blinky Palermo, Thomas Schutte, Maurizio Cattelan or Michael Borremans. A Spanish national, Guillermo is fluent in Spanish and English.

• Milan

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    Renato Pennisi

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

    Renato Pennisi

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

    rpennisi@christies.com+39 06 686 33 32

    Renato Pennisi is a Director and Co-Head of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department in Italy. Renato joined Christie’s in 2001 as a Junior Specialist and was promoted to the role of Specialist and Co-Head of the Milan sale in 2007. In 2013 Renato ran the new sale format launched by Christie’s in Italy: Milan Modern and Contemporary, which sold very successfully 91% by lots and 96% by value. In this role, Renato continues to contribute to the success of Italian Modern and Contemporary Art offered at Christie's in Italy and all other salerooms worldwide. Renato orchestrated some of the best auction results for artists such as Giacomo Balla, Alberto Burri, Massimo Campigli, Enrico Castellani, Giorgio de Chirico, Lucio Fontana, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Emilio Vedova, amongst others. In November 2007 a work by Umberto Boccioni entitled Studio per foot-baller, sold at Christie’s Milan for €1,866,950 thanks to Renato, becoming the most expensive painting ever sold at auction in Italy and setting a world record for the artist. An Italian national, Renato speaks Italian and English.

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    Laura Garbarino

    Senior Specialist

    Laura Garbarino

    Senior Specialist

    lgarbarino@christies.com+39 339 4789671

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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.

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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.

• Moscow

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    Zain Talyarkhan

    Director

    Zain Talyarkhan

    Director

    ztalyarkhan@christies.com+7 495 937 6364

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    Daria Evtyukhova

    Administrator

    Daria Evtyukhova

    Administrator

    devtyukhova@christies.com+7 495 937 6364

• Munich

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    Tobias Sirtl

    Specialist

    Tobias Sirtl

    Specialist

    Tsirtl@christies.com+49 0151 2013 0616

• Paris

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    Laëtitia Bauduin

    Head of Department

    Laëtitia Bauduin

    Head of Department

    lbauduin@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 85 95

    Laëtitia Bauduin began her career in the Maître Briest and Poulain-Le-Fur auction houses. When she joined Christie’s in 2006 she brought with her a wealth of experience in Post-War and Contemporary Art. As Head of Sale under the international supervision of Florence de Botton, she ensures Christie’s sales stand out in the global market for this category.
    
    She contributed significantly to the exponential growth of this department’s results in Paris including the exceptional sale of December 2012 (€18,400,000) which featured a rare Araignée by Louise Bourgeois (€3,400,000). She also was instrumental to the success of the June 2013 auction (€19,600,000), with a global record for an artwork by the artist Kazuo Shiraga, Chiretsusei Katsusemba (€1,650,000).

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    Paul Nyzam

    Specialist Head of Evening Auction

    Paul Nyzam

    Specialist Head of Evening Auction

    pnyzam@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 84 15

    With a Master’s degree in strategy and finance from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris, Paul Nyzam continued his studies at HEC where he did a specialised master’s degree in Media, Art and Creation. He joined Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art department in London in 2010. Joining Christie’s Paris in 2011, he was in charge of the relationship with experts and collectors in Paris and the surrounding regions. He became specialist associate and assisted Laetitia Bauduin with several important sales like that of a part of the Stadler collection in June 2013 which achieved a new world auction record for an artwork by Shiraga with Chiretsusei Katsusemba at €1,600,000.

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    Etienne Sallon

    Specialist, Head of Day Sale

    Etienne Sallon

    Specialist, Head of Day Sale

    esallon@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 86 03

    With a background in Law, History and History of Art, Etienne received a master’s degree in Art Market from Sorbonne University. He first joined Christie’s in 2012 and was appointed his current role, focusing on auction and business development, in 2015.
    
    Etienne has achieved exceptional results for important modern and contemporary artists both in France and globally. In June 2017, he oversaw the record-breaking total, at €9,564,725, achieved for any Day Sale for the category in Paris. Etienne was involved in key consignments including an Alexander Calder mobile from the Agnès Varda Collection, sold for US$2,592,126, and a large-scale painting by Jean Paul Riopelle, La Promenade, which, at US$1,241,165, established a record for a 1960’s work by the artist. Internationally, Etienne actively participated in organising Christie’s first Western Post-War & Contemporary Art auction in Shanghai in September 2017.
    
    Combining his passion and academic pursuits in art, Etienne is also involved in compiling essays for catalogues and has contributed to our Private Sales exhibitions, including Un art autre (artistes autour de Michel Tapié) in 2012 and Voir Paris : Une aventure chinoise in 2017

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    Ekaterina Klimochkina

    Associate Specialist

    Ekaterina Klimochkina

    Associate Specialist

    eklim@christies.com+33 1 40 76 84 34

    Ekaterina is a Junior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Department in Paris. She graduated with honors from Moscow State Lomonosov University in 2009, and continued her studies in art history at the École du Louvre in Paris, with particular focus on French New Realism and works of Yves Klein and Martial Raysse. She also holds a Master’s degree in Management from the HEC Business School. She joined Christie’s in 2014, in charge of cataloguing, scholarly research and writing for Contemporary Art Evening and Day sales. She quickly took on her present role as Junior Specialist focusing on expanding the network of international clients. A Russian native, Katia is fluent in Russian, English and French.

• Rome

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    Mariolina Bassetti

    Chairman Italy, Head of Southern Europe Post-War & Contemporary Art

    Mariolina Bassetti

    Chairman Italy, Head of Southern Europe Post-War & Contemporary Art

    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

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

    Renato Pennisi

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

    rpennisi@christies.com+39 06 686 33 32

    Renato Pennisi is a Director and Co-Head of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department in Italy. Renato joined Christie’s in 2001 as a Junior Specialist and was promoted to the role of Specialist and Co-Head of the Milan sale in 2007. In 2013 Renato ran the new sale format launched by Christie’s in Italy: Milan Modern and Contemporary, which sold very successfully 91% by lots and 96% by value. In this role, Renato continues to contribute to the success of Italian Modern and Contemporary Art offered at Christie's in Italy and all other salerooms worldwide. Renato orchestrated some of the best auction results for artists such as Giacomo Balla, Alberto Burri, Massimo Campigli, Enrico Castellani, Giorgio de Chirico, Lucio Fontana, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Emilio Vedova, amongst others. In November 2007 a work by Umberto Boccioni entitled Studio per foot-baller, sold at Christie’s Milan for €1,866,950 thanks to Renato, becoming the most expensive painting ever sold at auction in Italy and setting a world record for the artist. An Italian national, Renato speaks Italian and English.

• Zürich

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    René Lahn

    Senior Specialist

    René Lahn

    Senior Specialist

    rlahn@christies.com+41 (0)44 268 1021

    Rene Lahn is a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Department in Zurich, having joined Christie’s in 2006. Prior to Christie’s, Rene worked at the Lisson Gallery and as a Director of Galerie Hauser and Wirth und Presenhuber and Galerie Eva Presenhuber. Rene holds a degree in History of Art and Business Management and a Masters in Fine Art Management and Creative Curating from Goldsmiths College. A Swiss national, Rene is fluent in German, French and English

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    Jutta Nixdorf

    Senior Specialist

    Jutta Nixdorf

    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.