The Collection of Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis

Imogen Kerr is a Vice President and Senior Specialist at Christie’s New York, serving as Co-Head of the 20th Century Evening Sale, where she is responsible for valuing and marketing Impressionist and Modern works of art for the 20th / 21st Century Art Department’s masterpiece auction venue. Imogen has held positions across New York, Hong Kong and London, and enjoys providing the highest level of service to clients across continents to achieve their art collecting goals. She has collaborated with international sales teams to produce single-owner, various-owner and curated auctions as well as private selling exhibitions for 20th / 21st Century Art across London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris and New York sites. As Vice President, Head of Impressionist & Modern Art, Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong from 2021 to 2022, Imogen significantly increased representation of Impressionist and Modern Art in Christie’s in Hong Kong auctions, serving with the 20th / 21st Century Art Department during seasons accounting for the highest sales figures ever produced by Christie’s in the region. Subsequently, Imogen served as Director, Senior Specialist in London, working across Day, Evening and Private Sales from 2022 to 2023 whilst continuing to collaborate internationally.

Imogen joined the Impressionist and Modern Art Department at Christie’s London in 2011, having previously worked in roles across primary and secondary markets in modern and contemporary art. Imogen holds a BA in English Literature and Art History and a BFA degree in Fine Art, which she earned simultaneously from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Emily Kaplan is a Senior 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.