Daria Rose Foner Ph.D
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Part I Sale | Old Masters
Daria joined Christie’s in 2026 as Vice President, Head of the Old Masters Part I Sale in New York. She was previously a Specialist in the Old Master Paintings department at Sotheby’s, New York, where she worked on major auctions and private sales, advising private collectors and collaborating closely with museums and estates.
She received her B.A. from Princeton University, an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where her dissertation on Andrea del Sarto and collaborative artistic practices in Renaissance Florence was supported by a Fulbright fellowship. Before entering the auction world, she served as Research Associate to the Director at the Morgan Library & Museum, contributing to publications, exhibitions, and a range of curatorial initiatives. She previously held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Robert Lehman Collection and The Frick Collection, where she worked on the exhibitions Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture and The Pursuit of Immortality: Masterpieces from the Scher Collection of Portrait Medals.
In addition to her work in the art market, Daria lectures and publishes on Italian Renaissance art and the history of collecting.
Before pursuing a career in art history, she danced in the corps de ballet of the Norwegian National Ballet and now serves on the Advisory Council of the School of American Ballet.
She received her B.A. from Princeton University, an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where her dissertation on Andrea del Sarto and collaborative artistic practices in Renaissance Florence was supported by a Fulbright fellowship. Before entering the auction world, she served as Research Associate to the Director at the Morgan Library & Museum, contributing to publications, exhibitions, and a range of curatorial initiatives. She previously held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Robert Lehman Collection and The Frick Collection, where she worked on the exhibitions Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture and The Pursuit of Immortality: Masterpieces from the Scher Collection of Portrait Medals.
In addition to her work in the art market, Daria lectures and publishes on Italian Renaissance art and the history of collecting.
Before pursuing a career in art history, she danced in the corps de ballet of the Norwegian National Ballet and now serves on the Advisory Council of the School of American Ballet.
