Post-War & Contemporary Art

Contact

• New York

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    Alexander Rotter

    Chairman

    Alexander Rotter

    Chairman

    arotter@christies.com+ 1 212 636 2101

    Alex Rotter is Chairman of Christie’s 20/21 Art Departments, where he is responsible for overseeing a global team of specialists spanning the full scope of 20th and 21st Century art, including Post-War & Contemporary Art, Impressionist & Modern Art, Design, Photographs, Prints, American Art, Latin American Art and Modern British Pictures. Rotter is recognized as a leading authority in contemporary art and has become known for his innovative strategies for driving business, and his astute understanding of the rapidly evolving international art market.
    
    Rotter’s progressive approach to presenting extraordinary works of art to the market has yielded many of the most groundbreaking moments in auction history. His recent career highlights include the 2017 sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi , which sold for $450 million, becoming the most expensive object ever sold at auction, and Jeff Koons’ Rabbit from the Collection of SI Newhouse, which sold for $91.1 million and set a world auction record for a living artist. He also established the new main sale category 20th and 21st Century Art at Christie’s, a reimagined sale strategy that positions art within the period that it was created, as opposed to the movement that defined it.
    
    In 2020, Rotter’s keen market intelligence and creativity were integral to the implementation of 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 reconfigure the traditional Evening Sale format as a result of the COVID-19 virus, the groundbreaking sale ultimately yielded the highest result for any auction that year.
    
    Prior to joining Christie’s, Rotter was Worldwide Co-Head of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s (2008-2016), where he oversaw the rise in the firm’s global contemporary art sales.
    
    Growing up in a family of art dealers in his native Austria, Rotter studied at the University of Vienna. He currently lives in New York with his wife and two sons.

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    Sara Friedlander

    Deputy Chairman

    Sara Friedlander

    Deputy Chairman

    sfriedlander@christies.com+ 1 212 641 7554

    Sara Friedlander is the Deputy Chairman of the Post-War & Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s New York. In this role, Sara works with important private collectors, institutions and museums, advising on acquisitions and sales both privately and at auction. Since joining in 2006, Sara has distinguished herself as both a team member and specialist. She has led and contributed to some of Christie’s most important auctions and consignments including The Eppler Family Collection, Property Sold to Benefit the Donald and Barbara Zucker Family Foundation, The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection, and The Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Family Collection. Previously, Sara oversaw seven of Christie’s most successful auctions as the head of the New York Evening Sale, including the highest grossing sale of all time.
    
    Sara graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. in Art History, with minors in Creative Writing and Women’s Studies. She completed her Master’s degree in Fine and Decorative Arts at the Sotheby’s Institute in London. Sara is the Co-Chair of the Contemporary Circle at the Jewish Museum, on the Contemporary Council of the American Friends for the Israel Museum, is a member of the board of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan and is on the board of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Brandeis University

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    Barrett White

    Executive Deputy Chairman, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Americas

    Barrett White

    Executive Deputy Chairman, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Americas

    bwhite@christies.com+1 212 636 2151

    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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    Johanna Flaum

    International Director, Head of Department

    Johanna Flaum

    International Director, Head of Department

    JFlaum@christies.com+1 212 468 7174

    Johanna Flaum joined Christie’s in October 2017. As International Director, Head of Department she oversees the Post-War and Contemporary sales in New York working closely with the individual sale heads and the international team to collaboratively and strategically develop the sales and other business across multiple venues. Additionally, she focuses on cultivating client relationships and advising clients on consignments and acquisitions for both international auctions and private sales. Prior to joining Christie’s, Johanna worked for another international auction house for 12 years where she led the highest grossing and most successful series of sales in the Day Sale category. In her role, she was responsible for achieving day sale auction records for works by Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, Ed Ruscha, Gerhard Richter and Mark Rothko. Johanna received a B.A. with Honors in Art History and Fine Art from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.

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    Ana Maria Celis

    Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of 21st Century Evening Sale

    Ana Maria Celis

    Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of 21st Century Evening Sale

    acelis@christies.com+1 212 641 5774

    Ana Maria Celis is a Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist and Head of the Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale where she is responsible for maintaining Christie’s market-leading position in the category. 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. Since joining Christie's, Ana Maria has worked on a number of curated sales including the record breaking "Looking Forward to the Past" and "The Artist's Muse." 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

    Vice President, Senior Specialist

    Joanna Szymkowiak

    Vice President, Senior Specialist

    jszymkowiak@christies.com+1 646 725 1698

    Joanna Szymkowiak is a Vice President, Senior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department, focusing on business development for auction and private sales, as well as cultivating important client relationships. She joined Christie’s in 2011. During her time at the company, Joanna has been closely involved in the sale of key works by Joan Mitchell, including three of the top ten auction records for the artist, as well as Morris Louis, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Wayne Thiebaud, Ed Ruscha and Alexander Calder. She has also been responsible for numerous breakout prices by artists including Ruth Asawa, Neil Jenney and Robert Colescott. Joanna earned her BA in International Letters and Visual Studies and in French from Tufts University as well as an MA degree from New York University.

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    Emily Kaplan

    Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-head of 20th Century Evening Sale

    Emily Kaplan

    Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-head of 20th Century Evening Sale

    EKaplan@christies.com+1 212-636-2100

    Emily Kaplan is a Vice President and Senior Specialist within Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art Department and is the Co-Head of the 20th Century Evening Sale in New York. Her focus is the Post-War period, specializing in Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and Minimalism, among others. In May 2021, she pioneered the first 20th Century Evening Sale to outstanding results - totaling $481 million. Emily has worked in the auction world for 11 years and joined Christie’s in 2018. Prior to running the Evening Sale, Emily has spent much of her career focused on Day and Midseason sales of Post-War and Contemporary Art, where she presided over the highest Day Sale total in history in November 2019 at Christie’s. Born and raised in New York City, Emily was exposed to the arts from a young age. Emily has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in Art History.

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    Isabella Lauria

    Vice President, Specialist

    Isabella Lauria

    Vice President, Specialist

    ILauria@christies.com+1 347 803 0224

    Isabella Lauria is a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department at Christie’s New York. In this role she is focused on introducing new and established collectors to well-known, as well as emerging and underrecognized artists. Prior to joining Christie’s, Isabella worked for another international auction house for four years where she focused on the Contemporary Art sales, achieving record prices for artists such as Sam Gilliam and Jack Whitten. Born in Caracas and raised in Miami, London, Washington, D.C., and New York, Isabella speaks Spanish, English and French. She received her Master’s in Art Business with a focus on Contemporary Art from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York.

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    Noah Davis

    Associate Vice President, Specialist, Head of Digital Art

    Noah Davis

    Associate Vice President, Specialist, Head of Digital Art

    NDavis@christies.com+1 212 468 7173

    Noah Davis is an Associate Vice President in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York, specializing in Digital Sales of both physical and NFT-based art. Over the past several years, Noah acted as Specialist Head of Sale for the department’s First Open online-only auctions, contributing to the increasingly successful results of Christie’s virtual programming. More recently, Noah spearheaded the historic sale of Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days , establishing Christie’s as the vanguard traditional auction house for NFT offerings. Noah also assists the department with business-getting and client engagement for auction and private sales. He joined Christie’s in October 2014 as a cataloguer for the Afternoon Session of the Post-War and Contemporary Day Sale. Prior to joining Christie’s, he was a Post-Sale Manager at another international auction house and worked in the publications department of New York’s Gagosian Gallery. Noah earned his B.A. degree in English at New York University with a focus on absurdist post-war French theater.

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    Kathryn Widing

    Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale

    Kathryn Widing

    Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale

    kwiding@christies.com+1 917 714 6305

    Kathryn Widing is an Associate Vice President, Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art team and Co-Head of the New York Day Sale. She is responsible for the department’s highly successful Day Sales in May and November. In addition to offering works by some of the most famous artists of the postwar and contemporary era, she also has a specialty and interest in works by emerging artists, as well as female and under-recognized artists. She also assists the department in business-getting initiatives and client communications for both auction and private sales, as well as appraisals for private clients and museums. She joined Christie’s in October 2014 in the Post-War and Contemporary department. Prior to joining Christie’s, she was a sales assistant to the president at Pace Gallery in New York and curatorial assistant at High Line Art, the non-profit public art program of Friends of the High Line in New York. She earned a M.A. degree in the History of Art and the Art Market with a focus in Modern and Contemporary Art from Christie’s Education and a B.A. from Colgate University with a major in Art History, where she received high honors for her thesis on the art of Robert Colescott.

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    Rachael White Young

    Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale

    Rachael White Young

    Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale

    RRWhite@christies.com+1 917 689 5137

    Rachael White Young is a Associate Vice President, Specialist and Head of the Post-War & Contemporary Morning Sale in New York. Previously, she served as Co-Head of the Post-War & Contemporary Midseason and Online auctions, where in March 2018, she oversaw a record sale total of $21.8M.
    
    Rachael joined the Post-War & Contemporary department at Christie’s in September 2012, beginning her career in the office of a Deputy Chairman, where she oversaw the management of more than $300 million worth of art.
    
    Rachael earned a Masters of Fine Arts, with a focus in Fine & Decorative Arts, from the Sotheby’s Institute in London. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and European Studies from Vanderbilt University, with a Minor in History of Art.

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    Michael Baptist

    Specialist

    Michael Baptist

    Specialist

    MBaptist@christies.com+1 212 636 2660

    Michael Baptist is a Specialist and head of the First Open auctions in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York. Prior to joining Christie’s in 2013, he worked for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. From 2016-2020, Michael served as a specialist for the Evening Sale auction in New York, and has assisted in the sales of masterpieces such as Jeff Koons’ Rabbit and major collections such as the Robert B. Mayer Family Collection and the Barney A. Ebsworth Collection. Michael specializes in a range of post-war and contemporary artists, and in summer of 2020 he curated a private selling exhibition, For the Love of the Game, on the theme of sports in contemporary art. Michael earned a B.A. in English from Northeastern University in Boston, and studied art history at Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy.

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    Julian Ehrlich

    Specialist, Head of Sale, Post-War to Present

    Julian Ehrlich

    Specialist, Head of Sale, Post-War to Present

    jehrlich@christies.com+1 347 776 0048

    Julian Ehrlich is a Specialist and the Head of the Post-War to Present Sale at Christie’s. With an interest in emerging and underrecognized artists, Julian is responsible for maintaining the momentum of Christie’s mid-season sale platform. Prior to joining Christie’s, Julian worked at another international auction house where he focused on Post-War and Contemporary sales, playing an instrumental role in achieving record prices for artists such as Ed Clark and Lynda Benglis. A native New Yorker, Julian earned his B.A. in Art History and Computer Science from Bowdoin College.

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    Allison Immergut

    Specialist

    Allison Immergut

    Specialist

    aimmergut@christies.com+1 212 636 2106

    Allison Immergut is an Associate Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York, currently working on the 20th Century Evening Sale. She began her career at Christie’s working with the Andy Warhol Foundation property, which she continues to oversee. She has also held roles in both Private Sales and the Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Sale, where she was responsible for cataloguing, researching and conducting expertise on works. A native New Yorker, Allison received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania.

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    Caitlin Foreht

    Specialist, Head of Morning and Afternoon Sessions

    Caitlin Foreht

    Specialist, Head of Morning and Afternoon Sessions

    cforeht@christies.com+1 212 707 5904

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    Kathryn Marber

    Junior Specialist

    Kathryn Marber

    Junior Specialist

    kmarber@christies.com+1 212 641 5768

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    AJ Kiyozumi

    Junior Specialist

    AJ Kiyozumi

    Junior Specialist

    ajk@christies.com+1 212 974 4531

• London

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    Katharine Arnold

    Head of Europe, Post-War & Contemporary Art Europe

    Katharine Arnold

    Head of Europe, Post-War & Contemporary Art Europe

    karnold@christies.com+44 20 7389 2024

    Katharine Arnold is the Co-Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art Europe. 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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    André Zlattinger

    Deputy Chairman, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    André Zlattinger

    Deputy Chairman, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    azlattinger@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2074

    André Zlattinger has been in the auction world for more than 20 years. In recent years the department has experienced enormous growth and André has contributed to Christie’s leadership in this category. He has been instrumental in developing the market for Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Stanley Spencer, L.S. Lowry and the Scottish Colourists over the years. He has been involved with a number of landmark sales amongst them the collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough,The Lord Forte collection of works by L.S.Lowry, The Tony Reichardt Collection. More recently, André played a pivotal role in the consignment and successful sale of Sir Stanley Spencer’s Christ preaching at Cookham Regatta: Conversation between Punts in 2013 which sold for £6,018,500 the world record price for the artist at auction, and for any modern British picture at auction.
    
    

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    Edmond Francey

    International Director, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    Edmond Francey

    International Director, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    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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    Alice de Roquemaurel

    Senior Director, Head of Private Sales, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    Alice de Roquemaurel

    Senior Director, Head of Private Sales, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    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

    International Specialist

    Beatriz Ordovas

    International Specialist

    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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    Alessandro Diotallevi

    Senior Specialist

    Alessandro Diotallevi

    Senior Specialist

    adiotallevi@christies.com+1 212 636 2926

    Alessandro Diotallevi is a Senior Specialist in the Post-War & Contemporary Art department in New York. He started his career as a researcher in Christie’s London office, before cataloguing his first Italian Sale in 2012. In 2014, he was the Junior Specialist on the historic Eyes Wide Open: An Italian Vision, the sale of one of the most important collections of Arte Povera which realized fifteen artist records including those for Michelangelo Pistoletto, Janis Kounellis, and Alighierio Boetti. The following year he joined the Evening Sale team and worked on successful sales which achieved record results for a number of artists in the category. In 2017, he curated the unique Up Close auction which focused on the “greatest small-scale paintings and sculptures by some of the 20th centuries most important artists.” In the summer of 2018, Alessandro relocated to the USA to join the team in New York. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Communications from the L.U.M.S.A University in Rome, and is fluent in English and Italian.

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    Tessa Lord

    Senior Specialist, Head of Evening Auction

    Tessa Lord

    Senior Specialist, Head of Evening Auction

    tlord@christies.com+44 774 814 7845

    Tessa Lord is the Head of the Evening Sale in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in London. Tessa has been key in delivering a number of record prices for artists including Daniel Richter and Banksy. Her passion for figurative painting, from Francis Bacon to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye has continued the evolution of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale platform, bringing the very best artists to the fore in the London market. A career highlight was working on the Jeremy Lancaster Collection, which achieved top prices for Philip Guston and Bridget Riley as well as setting the benchmark for Howard Hodgkin with a selection of works sold that spanned his career. Tessa joined Christie’s in 2013. She 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, where she majored on the practice of Gerhard Richter. Tessa is fluent in Spanish and lives in London.

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    Anna Touzin

    Specialist, Head of Day Sale

    Anna Touzin

    Specialist, Head of Day Sale

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

    Anna Touzin is Head of Day Sale in the Post-War and Contemporary department in London. Having joined the department in 2014, Anna has worked on the Evening Auction, the Day Auction and has most recently been Head of Sale for the inaugural First Open online auctions, achieving in April strong sell-through rates and the highest result for a PWC online auction in London. Anna holds on BA in History of Art and German from University College London and an MSc in History of Art and Curating from the University of Edinburgh. Anna speaks English, French, Swedish and German fluently and works closely with Scandinavia to develop Christie’s presence there.

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    Victoria Gramm

    Specialist

    Victoria Gramm

    Specialist

    vgramm@christies.com+44 207 389 2182

    Victoria Gramm is a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary department in London. Initially based in Amsterdam, Victoria has a passion for continental European Post-War art, including Kinetic and Op Art, and Minimal and Conceptual Art. Having headed both First Open and the Day sale in London, Victoria has a breadth of knowledge of the art market. Victoria holds a first-class honours degree in History of Art from the University of Cambridge. Raised between Israel and the UK, Victoria is fluent in English and Russian, and regularly works with Russian clients.

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    Claudia Schürch

    Senior Specialist

    Claudia Schürch

    Senior Specialist

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

    Claudia Schürch is a Senior Specialist in the Post-War & Contemporary Private Sales team. She graduated from a Master’s Degree in History of Art and Visual Culture from the University of Oxford in 2009. Prior to joining Christie’s in 2015 she worked in Wealth Management at Credit Suisse in London and Zurich.

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    Stephanie Rao

    Specialist

    Stephanie Rao

    Specialist

    stephanierao@christies.com+44 207 389 2523

    Stephanie Rao is a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in London. Since joining Christie’s in 2016 as the Cataloguer for the Chairman of Post-War and Contemporary Art EMERI, Stephanie has worked on the Evening Auctions in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai and the curated Masterpieces of Design and Photography, as well as the single-owner auctions The Leslie Waddington Collection (2016) and The George Michael Collection (2019). Stephanie holds a BA in Law and Business from the University of Warwick, an MSc in Management and Strategy from the London School of Economics and an MLitt in Art History from the University of Glasgow. Stephanie is fluent in both English and Mandarin.

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    Maggie Kwiecien

    Associate Specialist, Private Sales

    Maggie Kwiecien

    Associate Specialist, Private Sales

    mkwiecien@christies.com+44 207 389 2742

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    Isabel Millar

    Specialist

    Isabel Millar

    Specialist

    IMillar@christies.com+44 207 389 2866

    Isabel Millar is a Specialist, Associate Director of Post-War and Contemporary Art in London and the Head of First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, an online auction that runs three times per year in London. Isabel started at Christie’s in 2015, working closely with the Head of the Department, before becoming a cataloguer on the evening auction and then moving into a specialist role within the London day and online auctions. With a particular focus on emerging, female and underrepresented artists, Isabel has grown First Open into a highly successful sale platform, with the most recent sale in October 2021 achieving 328% of the low estimate. Isabel has a strong interest in contemporary African art, having worked closely with the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair since its initial collaboration with Christie’s in London in October 2020. Isabel also spearheaded the Bold, Black, British exhibition, curated by Aindrea Emelife at Christie’s London in October 2021. Isabel also works closely with the Middle Eastern team to source and offer Middle Eastern modern and contemporary artworks within international sale platforms. Isabel graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Courtauld Insitute of Art, London in 2015 and has dual citizenship of the USA and UK.

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    Stephanie Garcia

    Junior Specialist

    Stephanie Garcia

    Junior Specialist

    sgarcia@christies.com+44 207 389 2407

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    Marie-Claire Thijsen

    Junior Specialist

    Marie-Claire Thijsen

    Junior Specialist

    mcthijsen@christies.com+44 207 389 2266

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    Andrea Gnoli

    Junior Specialist

    Andrea Gnoli

    Junior Specialist

    agnoli@christies.com+44 207 752 3045

    Andrea is a Junior Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in London. Having joined Christie’s in early 2020, Andrea previously worked in the financial industry for Bloomberg L.P. for 12 years in a myriad of roles. He then completed a Masters in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2017 and subsequently worked for the National Portrait Gallery where he worked on fund raising for their capital regeneration project, including a dedicated auction of works sold to benefit the project at Christie’s in March 2019. Andrea also holds a degree in Economics and is fluent in Italian.

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    Joanna Hattab

    Junior Specialist

    Joanna Hattab

    Junior Specialist

    jhattab@christies.com+44 207 389 5102

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    All General Enquiries

    All General Enquiries

    safeguardingtheirreplaceable@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7389 2210

• 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.

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    Elvira Jansen

    Senior Specialist, Head of Sale

    Elvira Jansen

    Senior Specialist, Head of Sale

    ejansen@christies.com+31 (0)20 575 5286

    Elvira Jansen is a Specialist in the Post-War & Contemporary Art department in Amsterdam, and is Head of Sale of Sale for the Amsterdam auction since 2019. After internships at Christie’s Amsterdam in 19th Century Art and Post-War & Contemporary Art, Elvira started as cataloguer in the Post-War & Contemporary Art department in 2011. Elvira holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours from University College Utrecht in History and History of Art, and she received a Master of Arts degree from the Universiteit van Amsterdam in History of Art (post 1850).

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    Luuk Hoogewerf

    Junior Specialist

    Luuk Hoogewerf

    Junior Specialist

    lhoogewerf@christies.com+31 20 5755 985

• Brussels

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    Peter van der Graaf

    Senior Specialist

    Peter van der Graaf

    Senior Specialist

    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

    Senior Specialist

    Pauline Haon

    Senior Specialist

    phaon@christies.com

• Cologne

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    Nina Kretzschmar

    Senior Specialist

    Nina Kretzschmar

    Senior Specialist

    nkretzschmar@christies.com+49 170 769 5890

• Dubai

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    Suzy Sikorski

    Specialist

    Suzy Sikorski

    Specialist

    SSikorski@christies.com+44 7443 063544

• Dusseldorf

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    Arno Verkade

    Managing Director, Germany and the Netherlands, Business Development

    Arno Verkade

    Managing Director, Germany and the Netherlands, Business Development

    averkade@christies.com

    Arno Verkade is the Managing Director of Christie's in Germany and the Netherlands. 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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    Garrett Landolt

    Specialist

    Garrett Landolt

    Specialist

    glandolt@christies.com+41 22 319 1710

    Garrett Landolt is a Specialist in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department based in Geneva. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from McGill University and a Master’s from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining Christie’s in 2020, he was Head of Development for one of Switzerland’s leading cultural institutions. Garrett is Swiss-Canadian and fluent in English and French.

• Hong Kong

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    Cristian Albu

    Co-head of Department

    Cristian Albu

    Co-head of Department

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

    Cristian Albu is Co-Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art London. Joining Christie’s in 2012, he has 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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    Jacky Ho (何善衡)

    Head of Evening Sale

    Jacky Ho (何善衡)

    Head of Evening Sale

    JackyHo@christies.com+852 2978 5353

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    Evelyn Lin (林家如)

    Co-head of Department

    Evelyn Lin (林家如)

    Co-head of Department

    elin@christies.com+852 2978 6769

    Evelyn joins us from Sotheby’s, where she has worked since 1998, serving as Head of the Contemporary Asian Art department from 2004-2017. Evelyn charted Sotheby’s first sale of contemporary Chinese art in 2004 and was also part of the core leadership team launching the remarkable evening sale of Modern and Contemporary Asian Art in 2008. Under Evelyn’s leadership, the auction house broke many auction records for the contemporary art division including that for Zeng Fan Zhi’s The Last Supper which realized HK180M/US$23M, a dual world record for a work of Contemporary Asian art as well as that for the artist, in 2013. The Ullens Collection led by Evelyn, offered in April and October 2011, also became the highest-value single-owner collection of Contemporary Chinese art ever sold with world auction records set for multiple artists.

• Los Angeles

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    Alex Marshall

    Vice President, Senior Specialist

    Alex Marshall

    Vice President, Senior Specialist

    amarshall@christies.com+1 310 385 2600

    Alex Marshall worked at Metro Pictures as a sales director before starting his own private art advisory in 2008. He gained 11 years of experience in building large scale private collections and working with institutions prior to joining Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art department in 2019, based out of the Los Angeles office. Alex attended Syracuse University where he received a B.A. in History and a minor in Art History, and subsequently pursued a Master’s in Art Business through Christie’s Education.

• Madrid

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    Beatriz Ordovas

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art Iberica

    Beatriz Ordovas

    Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art Iberica

    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.

• Milan

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    Elena Zaccarelli

    Senior Specialist, Head of Sale, Milan

    Elena Zaccarelli

    Senior Specialist, Head of Sale, Milan

    ezaccarelli@christies.com+39 02 303 28332

    Elena Zaccarelli is a Senior Specialist in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s in Milan, and she is responsible for the 20th/21st Century Milan sales. Elena joined Christie’s in 2010, dealing with international teams of Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary Art, being formerly a sale coordinator, cataloguer, junior specialist in the same department. She is now gathering for Milan and international auctions, focusing on italian art. She has curated the sale of the “Next Chapter” Collection throughout London and New York in 2017 and played a key role in major consignments for New York 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.

• Paris

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    Laëtitia Bauduin de la Brosse

    Head of Department

    Laëtitia Bauduin de la Brosse

    Head of Department

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

    Laëtitia Bauduin de la Brosse 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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    Alice de Roquemaurel

    Senior Director, Head of Private Sales, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    Alice de Roquemaurel

    Senior Director, Head of Private Sales, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe

    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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    Pierre Martin Vivier

    Chairman

    Pierre Martin Vivier

    Chairman

    pemvivier@christies.com+33 1 40 76 86 27

    Après avoir obtenu son doctorat en histoire de l’art en 2005, Pierre Martin-Vivier a commencé sa carrière en tant que professeur à la Sorbonne.
    
    Auteur de plusieurs ouvrages de référence sur Jean Royère et Jean-Michel Frank, et de nombreux articles relatifs au design, il est reconnu à l’international comme un expert dans les domaines du design et de l’art décoratif depuis près de 20 ans.
    
    Collaborateur pendant dix ans à la galerie Jacques Lacoste, il a rejoint Christie’s en 2010 en tant que spécialiste des ventes d’art moderne et surréaliste à Londres.
    
    Il rejoint le département d’art impressionniste et moderne de Paris en 2011, puis le bureau du président en 2015 pour prendre en charge les arts du XXème siècle. Il est aujourd’hui le vice-président du département d’art d’après-guerre et contemporain.
    
    On doit à Pierre Martin-Vivier de nombreux records du monde dont celui du Parc des Princes de Nicolas Staël en 2019, Grande femme debout II d’Alberto Giacometti, adjugée €25,000,000 à Paris en Octobre 2017, une peinture de 1959 de Pierre Soulages vendue $10,600,000 en novembre 2018 à New York, mais aussi des œuvres de Jeanne Hébuterne et Roger de La Fresnaye en particulier. Il a également joué un rôle clé dans la vente hommage à Jean Royère, pendant laquelle le sofa et l’ensemble des fauteuils «ours polaire » ont établi un nouveau record, à près d’un million d’euros.
    
    Avec un rôle déterminant dans le département des ventes privées à Paris, il conseille les amateurs et les aident à constituer leur collection.

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    Paul Nyzam

    Senior Specialist, Head of Evening Sale

    Paul Nyzam

    Senior Specialist, Head of Evening Sale

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

    Paul Nyzam is the Head of Evening Sale and Specialist for Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s Paris, and since 2016, he has become the Co-Head for the Paris Avant-Garde sale, held annually during FIAC week. Paul is responsible for the sale of many distinguished private collections in Paris, including amongst others that of the Jean-François and Marie-Aline Prat collection in 2017, which until now still holds the auction record for a private post-war and contemporary art collection ever sold in France (€39m). The auction also saw Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Jim Crow achieve a record price in France for the year (€15m). Paul secured the consignment of Pierre Soulages’ Peinture 186 x 143 cm, 23 décembre 1959 (US$10.6m), setting a world record for the artist and for a French living artist, and he was instrumental in selling Nicolas de Staël’s Grand nu debout (US12.1m) – a record price for the artist. Both successes achieved in 2018. Paul holds a Master’s degree from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and HEC Paris.
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    Paul Nyzam est spécialiste senior et il co-dirige depuis 2016 la vente Paris Avant-Garde organisée pendant la semaine de la FIAC.
    
    Commençant sa carrière chez Christie’s en 2010, Paul a été déterminant dans la dispersion de plusieurs collections importantes à Paris. En 2017, il a dirigé la vente de la collection Jean-François et Marie-Aline Prat, restant à ce jour la plus importante collection d’art d’après-guerre et contemporain vendue en France (EUR 39.5M) dont l’œuvre-phare, Jim Crow de Jean-Michel Basquiat, a été l’œuvre d’art contemporain la plus chère vendue en France cette année-là (EUR 15M).
    
    Paul a sécurisé la vente de Peinture 186 x 143 cm, 23 décembre 1959 de Pierre Soulages, établissant un record du monde pour l’artiste (US$10.6M) et pour un artiste français vivant. Il a également eu un rôle décisif dans la vente du Grand nu debout de Nicolas de Staël (US$12.1M) en 2018 et de Barbara (ANT 113) d’Yves Klein (US$ 15.6M) en 2019.
    
    Paul Nyzam est diplômé de l’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) et de HEC Paris.

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    Etienne Sallon

    Specialist, Head of Evening Sale

    Etienne Sallon

    Specialist, Head of Evening 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 and he’s fluent in French and English. He first joined Christie’s in 2012 and has been responsible for the day sales for five years from 2015. Since February 2020, Etienne has been appointed Head of Evening sales in Paris.
    
    Etienne has achieved exceptional results for important modern and contemporary artists both in France and globally. 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$1,241,165, established a record for a 1960’s work by the artist. Recently, Etienne helped to secure an important Nicolas de Staël’s painting, Bouteilles (1952), which achieved in London US$ 5.942.472 last year.
    
    Combining his academic pursuits in art and his market knowledge, Etienne has contributed to several Private Sales exhibitions, including Un art autre (artistes autour de Michel Tapié) in 2012, Voir Paris : Une aventure chinoise in 2017, Soulages / Hartung in 2018 and this year Into the fold putting together international artists like Manzoni, Hantaï, Parrino, Stingel, Gilliam or César.
    
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    Avec une formation en droit, histoire et histoire de l’art, Etienne a obtenu un master en marché de l’art à l’université de la Sorbonne. Il parle couramment français et anglais. Il a rejoint Christie’s en 2012 et a été responsable des ventes de jours pendant cinq ans à partir de 2015. En février 2020, Etienne a été nommé responsable des ventes du soir à Paris.
    
    Etienne a obtenu des résultats exceptionnels pour d’importants artistes modernes et contemporains tant en France que dans le monde. Il a également participé à d’importantes consignations, dont un mobile d’Alexander Calder provenant de la collection Agnès Varda, vendu 2 592 126 $, et La Promenade, une grande toile de Jean-Paul Riopelle, adjugée 1 241 165 $, établissant le record pour une œuvre des années 1960 de l’artiste. Plus récemment, Etienne a contribué à obtenir Bouteilles (1952) une peinture majeure de Nicolas de Staël, vendue 5 942 472 $ à Londres l’année dernière.
    
    Conjuguant ses recherches académiques en art à sa connaissance du marché de l’art, Etienne a contribué à plusieurs expositions de ventes privées, dont Un art autre (artistes autour de Michel Tapié) en 2012, Voir Paris : Une aventure chinoise en 2017, Soulages/Hartung en 2018 et cette année, Into the fold, rassemblant des artistes internationaux comme Manzoni, Hantaï, Parrino, Stingel, Gilliam ou César.

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    Josephine Wanecq

    Associate Specialist, Head of Day Sale

    Josephine Wanecq

    Associate Specialist, Head of Day Sale

    jwanecq@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 72 19

    After an Art Business Management master degree at Paris Dauphine University, Josephine first joined Christie’s Paris Post War & Contemporary art team in 2016 as a cataloguer and contributed to the great success of Claude Berri Collection sale (October 2016), achieving €8,320,125.
    
    From 2017, Josephine started overseeing cataloguing for both Paris and Milan PWC sales. Among many other sales, she was also involved in the cataloguing, exhibition setting and success of the Jean-François and Marie-Aline Prat Collection sale in 2017, which until now still holds the auction record for a private Post War and Contemporary art collection ever sold in France (€39m).
    
    In 2019, she was appointed Junior Specialist, and more recently Josephine has taken on the role of Head of Day sale. In her position, she is responsible for business getting and managing all aspects of the sale: pricing, curating and overseeing cataloguing.
    
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    Après un master 2 en management des organisations culturelles à l'Université Paris Dauphine, Joséphine Wanecq a rejoint l'équipe Art d’après-guerre et contemporain en 2016 chez Christie's Paris en tant que catalogueuse, contribuant au grand succès de la vente de la collection Claude Berri (octobre 2016) avec 8 320 125 €. En 2019, elle fut nommée Junior Specialist et Head of Day Sale, chargée d'organiser la vente des grandes collections privées. Joséphine a joué un rôle important dans la vente de la collection Jean-François et Marie-Aline Prat en 2017, qui détient encore aujourd’hui le record de vente aux enchères d'une collection privée d'art contemporain et d'après-guerre jamais vendue en France (39 M €).

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    Alix Peronnet

    Junior Specialist, Head of Online Sale

    Alix Peronnet

    Junior Specialist, Head of Online Sale

    APeronnet@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 72 41

• 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, Director

    Renato Pennisi

    International Specialist, Director

    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).

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    Giulia Centonze

    Junior Specialist

    Giulia Centonze

    Junior Specialist

    GCentonze@christies.com+39 06 686 3320

    Giulia Centonze is a Junior Specialist in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department at Christie’s in Rome. Giulia joined Christie’s in 2014 as Personal Assistant of the Italian Chairman and Senior Specialist Mariolina Bassetti. In 2018 Giulia became Cataloguer, working for London and Milan Italian Sales. From 2020 has been appointed Junior Specialist, dealing with international teams, helping with cataloguing, expertise, valuations and gathering for sales. Before she joined Christie’s, Giulia studied Economics for the Arts and Management at Università L. Bocconi in Milan and worked as Assistant Curator for a contemporary art private collection in Milan. Giulia Centonze, Junior Specialist del dipartimento di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Christie’s Roma, lavora da Christie’s dal 2014. Ha ricoperto il ruolo di Personal Assistant di Mariolina Bassetti (Chairmain Italia e Senior Specialist), per diventare poi Cataloguer nel 2018 e collaborare alle aste dedicate all’arte italiana di Londra e Milano. Dal 2020 è Junior Specialist, collabora con i team internazionali e si occupa di catalogazioni, stime e valutazioni per le aste. Prima di queste esperienze, Giulia ha studiato Economia e Management per l’Arte presso l’Università L. Bocconi di Milano e ha lavorato come Assistant Curator presso una collezione d’arte contemporanea italiana.

• 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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    Zoë Klemme

    Associate Director, Specialist

    Zoë Klemme

    Associate Director, Specialist

    zklemme@christies.com+41 44 268 10 12

    Zoë Klemme is a Specialist based in Zurich, having previously headed both the Day and First Open auctions in London. 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.