Orientalist Art

Contact

• London

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    James Hastie

    Senior Director and Head of Department, British and European Art

    James Hastie

    Senior Director and Head of Department, British and European Art

    jhastie@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2168

    James Hastie, Senior Director and Head of Department of 19th Century European and Victorian Art, began his career at Christie’s 30 years ago. After 15 years as a painting specialist in the London office, James joined the New York department supporting all areas of the team’s business-getting activities and was appointed Head of 19th Century European Art, New York in 2009, a role he fulfilled through to 2013. As a senior specialist of European Art in both London and New York, James has a wealth of experience and has established an extensive international network of collectors and museum curators. James has been responsible for handling many prestigious consignments, and as head of private sales within the category conducted many high value private sales of artists such as Hammershoi, Waterhouse, Munnings and Corot.
    
    James has been a Christie’s sale and charity auctioneer for 28 years and conducts auctions for both 19th Century European and Victorian Art.

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    Alastair Plumb

    Specialist

    Alastair Plumb

    Specialist

    aplumb@christies.com+44 (0) 20 7752 3298

    Alastair Plumb joined Christies in 2011 and works in the 19th Century European & Orientalist Art department in London King Street. He is responsible for sourcing, cataloguing and promoting pictures for the department’s bi-annual sales and works closely with Christie’s international team, having contributed to auctions in London, Amsterdam and New York. Alastair travels extensively to undertake valuations throughout the UK and mainland Europe. He has a broad range of interests across the category with a focus on Scandinavian and Austrian art.
    
    Alastair led the 19th Century European & Orientalist Art auctions in Christie’s South Kensington to their highest results between 2014-2017 and played a significant role in the Christie’s Amsterdam auctions in 2017. From April 2018, he has been Head of Sale for the 19th Century European and Orientalist art auctions at Christie’s London. Prior to joining Christie’s, Alastair worked in a commercial art gallery exhibiting at Art Fairs throughout the UK.

• Paris

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    Pierre Etienne

    Pierre Etienne

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

    Pierre joined Christie’s in March 2018 as the International Director of the Old Master & 19th Century department, bringing 25 years of experience in the field. With a background in economics, art and communication, his career started under the guidance of renowned Old Master paintings expert Eric Turquin. For 15 years Pierre honed his expertise at Turquin’s practice, examining numerous works including several masterpieces, and became a qualified expert on paintings of the pre-modern era (up to the end of the 18th century). His subsequent research and writings – notably his thesis on the 18th century French painter Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié, published in 2000 – further anchored his specialism, with a focus on 17th and 18th century French paintings. In 2007, Pierre joined the Old Master Paintings department at Sotheby’s and has worked actively towards the development of the department. He was responsible for many landmark sales, including that of a pastel by Jean-Etienne Liotard, setting an auction record for the artist in 2012. Pierre has also led the outstanding sale of the Grandchamp des Raux Collection in 2015, which realised over €8 million for 49 paintings from 17th to 18th century France.

• Dubai

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    Arne Everwijn

    Director, Business Development, Middle East

    Arne Everwijn

    Director, Business Development, Middle East

    aeverwijn@christies.com‪+971 56 603 9344‬

    Arne Everwijn is Director, Business Development for the Middle East, based in Dubai. Arne joined Christie’s in Amsterdam in 2001 and relocated to the European Art department in London in 2007. In his previous role as Director, European and Orientalist Art in London, he worked on and developed some of the most notable sales in the category. He brought to sale the only known preparatory sketch in oil for Delacroix’s iconic La Liberté guidant le people which achieved £3,128,750, against a presale estimate of £700,000-1,000,000. Next to handling and selling masterpieces from the category, he advised and assisted his clients on acquiring works in a broad array of fields, ranging from Old Masters to Contemporary Art.