Prints & Multiples

Contact

• New York

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    Richard Lloyd

    International Department Head

    Richard Lloyd

    International Department Head

    rlloyd@christies.com

    Richard Lloyd is the International Head of the Prints & Multiples department, overseeing more than twenty auctions per year. He began his career as a junior specialist at Phillips in London in 1989, before moving to Christie’s in 1998, where he rose to become International Head in 2007. He relocated to Christie’s New York in 2012.
    
    Richard has been responsible for some of the most noteworthy Print auctions of the last two decades, from Old Masters (Rembrandt 400, Albrecht Durer: Genius of the German Renaissance; Graphic Masterpieces by Goya), to modern and contemporary (Hockney on Paper; Warhol 10 x 10 and Thiebaud from Thiebaud). In addition he has overseen sales which established world auction records for prints by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Edvard Munch, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Miro and many others.
    
    Aside from his work in the field of live auctions, where he is the principal auctioneer for the department, Richard is also a key member of the team pioneering Christie’s move into the digital arena. During his tenure the department has held a string of successful online sales, featuring work by Murakami, Matisse, Stella, Picasso, Warhol and Chagall. He is also responsible for major private sales to collectors and museums around the world.

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    Lindsay Griffith

    Head of Department

    Lindsay Griffith

    Head of Department

    lgriffith@christies.com+ 1 212 636 2290

    Lindsay Griffith is the Head of Department for Prints and Multiples in New York. In this role she is responsible for leading business getting in the region as well as advising clients on collecting, appraisals and private sales. She has been responsible for a number of auction records in the category by artists such as Andy Warhol, Louise Bourgeois, and Cy Twombly, including the record breaking sale of a complete Andy Warhol Marilyn portfolio in May 2019. For the last decade she has been instrumental in a diverse range of specialized Post-War and Contemporary editions auctions including 35 Works by Ed Ruscha, the Dedalus Foundation, Thiebaud from Wayne Thiebaud, and the Andy Warhol Foundation. Most recently Lindsay managed the sale of the Collection of Lois Torf in Fall 2021, one of the largest private collections of Prints and Multiples to come to market. Lindsay’s particular focus is on Post-War and Contemporary Prints, and she lectures frequently on the subject. She joined the Print Department in 2010 after starting at Christie’s in 2008 and holds a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University where she received the Nancy Hoffman Prize for excellence in Art History.

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    Libia Elena Nahas

    Senior Specialist (Southeast Region)

    Libia Elena Nahas

    Senior Specialist (Southeast Region)

    lnahas@christies.com

    Libia Elena Nahas joined Christie’s New York Prints & Multiples Department in August 2010 with over five years’ specialist experience at auction after earning a B.A. degree in History of Art with a secondary focus in Spanish Literature and Language from Villanova University, Pennsylvania. She began at Christie’s as a Junior Specialist responsible for many areas of sale catalogue production. She was quickly promoted to Associate Specialist where she played an instrumental role in the record-breaking single-owner sales of Picasso Ceramics: An Important Private Collection (April 2011); John James Audubon prints from the Property from the Westervelt Company Formerly the Gulf States Paper Corporation (September 2011); the inaugural Andy Warhol Foundation sale of Andy Warhol at Christie’s: Prints (November 2012) and the minimalist-inspired curated sale of Forms In Color (July 2014). Libia Elena was promoted to Specialist, Associate Vice President where she expanded on her current role appraising collections, securing high-value consignments for sale, advising her clients on buying and selling opportunities, and the organization of private treaty sales. She has been appointed Head of Sale for eCommerce initiatives with the intent of expanding the Prints & Multiples presence in this market. She has played an instrumental role in as the lead specialist in record breaking sales of Massimo Vitali: The Resort Collection (March-April 2015); Daphnis & Chloe: Prints by Marc Chagall (April-May 2015); Keith Haring: the Blueprint Drawings (September 2015); Matisse: Jazz (November 2015); Frank Stella’s Had Gadya Series (February 2016); Marc Chagall: Le Cirque (March 2016) and Black & White: Prints & Multiples (June 2016). She joined the Miami-based Southeast Regional Office in June 2015 to meet the demands of this important market, which covers Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela.

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    Emma Santucci

    Cataloguer

    Emma Santucci

    Cataloguer

    esantucci@christies.com+1 212 636 2290

    Emma Santucci joined the department in 2019 as a Sale Coordinator, after starting at Christies in 2018. She joined the specialist team as a cataloguer in 2021, and is responsible for researching and cataloguing property for auction and supporting the catalogue production process. Prior to joining Christie’s, she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Williams College in 2019.

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    Mary Creed

    Cataloguer

    Mary Creed

    Cataloguer

    MCreed@christies.com+1 212 641 7535

    Mary Creed started at Christie’s in 2022, joining the department as a cataloguer. She is responsible for researching and cataloguing property for auction and supporting the catalogue production process. Prior to joining Christie’s, she received her Master’s Degree in Art History with a concentration in Museum Studies from the City College of New York in 2021.

• London

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    Murray Macaulay

    Head of Department

    Murray Macaulay

    Head of Department

    mmacaulay@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2252

    With almost two decades experience as a Print Specialist at Christie’s, Murray is a seasoned expert with an expansive knowledge of his field and of the print market. Murray qualified with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhodes University, South Africa, where he trained as a printmaker, before joining Christie’s in 2000 as Head of Prints at Christie’s South Kensington. Murray moved to King Street in 2008, where he co-ordinated several record-breaking sales, including Contemporary Editions: Works from the Paragon Press (2008), Hockney on Paper (2012) and James Ensor Prints: The Mira Jacob Collection (2014). Of the many wonderful prints which have passed through his hands, some of Murray’s highlights include Albrecht Dürer’s Samson Rending the Lion (sold for £434,500 in 2015), Rembrandt’s The Three Trees (sold for £434,500 in 2013), Edward Wadsworth’s Turret ship in dry dock (sold for £114,000 in 2006), Picasso’s Buste de femme d’après Cranach de Jeune £410,500 in 2014) and David Hockney’s Fish and Chip Shop (sold for £18,750 in 2017). Before becoming Head of Department in London in 2016, Murray was the director of Multiplied, a fair hosted by Christie’s devoted to contemporary editions (2010 -2015). Murray travels widely in Europe with a special focus on France, Holland, Spain and Switzerland.

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    Tim Schmelcher

    International Specialist

    Tim Schmelcher

    International Specialist

    tschmelcher@christies.com+44 (0)20 7389 2268

    Tim Schmelcher joined Christie's Prints Department in London in 2004 and specializes in Old Master and German Expressionist prints. In his role as International Specialist, Tim oversees Christie’s auctions of Old Master Prints in London, New York and online, which have included the landmark sales Albrecht Dürer – Masterpieces from a Private Collection (New York, January 2013) and Goya – Graphic Masterpieces from a Private Collection (New York, January 2014) and Fifty Prints by Rembrandt van Rijn – A Private English Collection (London, July 2016). With these and many successful various-owner sales since 2007, Tim has helped Christie’s achieve countless record prices for Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya and many other printmakers of the 15th to the 19th century, including the highest price for an old master print at auction: Rembrandt’s Christ presented to the People (‘Ecce Homo’) was sold for GBP 2,65 million in London in 2018.
    
    Other successes include the sale of Edvard Munch’s Young Woman on the Beach for £2,130,000 (London, in March 2013) and some very significant private sales of Modern and Old Master Prints. In April 2018, Tim curated the exhibition Beauties & Beasts – Making and Collecting Art in Germany for Christie’s in Berlin.
    
    Tim speaks German, English and French and holds an M.A. in Art History and American Studies. Based in London, he maintains regular contact with clients and institutions in Europe and in North America.

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    Alexandra Gill

    Senior Specialist

    Alexandra Gill

    Senior Specialist

    agill@christies.com+44 (0)20 7752 3109

    With over 25 years’ experience in the field of Prints & Multiples Alexandra’s knowledge covers all areas, with a particular interest in British prints. Alexandra has overseen the sale of many highly successful single owner/single artist collections including Hockney on Paper (2012), Buona de Stampa: Prints from the Archive of Stamperia 2RC (2014) and Works on Paper by Zao Wou Ki (2018). Memorable highlights include Ben Nicholson’s rare linocut Abstract with red Circle which sold for £34,850 in April 2011 and CRW Nevinsons After a Push, which sold for £32,500 in 2014.
    
    Alexandra joined Christie’s London in 2009 as Head of Prints, South Kensington, before moving to King Street in early 2016. She began her career at Phillips Auctioneers in 1986 working firstly as a specialist in the field of British & Victorian Paintings before moving in 1995, to the Prints & Multiples Department.
    
    In 2019 Alexandra extended her role within Christie’s, representing Disability for the newly formed Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Team, Europe.

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    James Baskerville

    Senior Specialist

    James Baskerville

    Senior Specialist

    jbaskerville@christies.com+44 (0)20 7752 3385

    James Baskerville joined Christie’s in 2014 and is a Specialist with a depth of knowledge spanning from Old Master Prints to Contemporary printmaking. As a valuer and business getter for the London auctions, James travels mainly in the UK, Belgium, Germany and Scandinavia and is heavily involved in the Old Master Prints auction held annually between London and New York.
    
    Some of James’s favourite past consignments include the pair of Andy Warhol’s Moonwalk which set a record price for the subject at auction (sold for £341,000, March 2019) and works from the collection of Dr. Heinrich Becker including a rare impression of Edvard Munch’s The Girls on the Bridge (sold for £125,000, September 2017); as well as rare editions sold by Private Sale.
    
    As Head of Sale for Banksy editions at Christie’s, James has a keen interest in contemporary printmaking and has set the record price for a Banksy print with Girl with Balloon - Colour AP (Gold) (sold for £395,250, September 2019) and for STIK, with the deluxe set of Liberty (sold for £200,000, September 2019). James also consigned and curated the online auction Feelings in Colour, a celebration of Howard Hodgkin’s graphic works which set a record price for an editioned print by the artist with the monumental As Time Goes By (Red) (sold for £68,750, April 2019).
    
    He read Art History at University College London, where he gained a Masters degree with distinction in History of Art in 2013 with a thesis on Albrecht Dürer’s engraving Adam and Eve.

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    Stefano Franceschi

    Specialist

    Stefano Franceschi

    Specialist

    sfranceschi@christies.com+44 207 752 3103

    Stefano joined Christie’s Prints department in 2017, following a position at the British Museum in the Prints and Drawings Study Room. A native Italian speaker and fluent in English, Stefano travels regularly to Italy and other regions to source works for the London auctions. His interests and knowledge span over six centuries of printmaking, with a special fondness for Renaissance and Mannerist prints.
    
    Together with the international specialist Tim Schmelcher, Stefano curates the Old Master Prints auctions, annual or biannual specialty sales, landmarks for private collectors, connoisseurs, dealers and scholars of this lively field. His involvement as a business getter and cataloguer extends to Modern, Post-War and Contemporary editions.
    
    He holds a Master’s Degree in ‘Economy and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities’ from Università Ca’ Foscari in Venice, gained with full marks and laude.

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    Charlie Scott

    Consultant

    Charlie Scott

    Consultant

    cscott@christies.com

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    Alice L'Estrange

    Sale Coordinator

    Alice L'Estrange

    Sale Coordinator

    alestrange@christies.com+44 207 752 3083

• Paris

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    Frédérique Darricarrère-Delmas

    Head of Department

    Frédérique Darricarrère-Delmas

    Head of Department

    fdarricarrere-delmas@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 85 71

    Frédérique Darricarrere-Delmas began her career in Prints at Tajan Auction House. She joined Christie’s Prints Department in Paris in 1999 as Specialist and was appointed Head of Department in 2003.
    
    She has led a number of important auctions at Christie’s, working with a range of prints from Old Masters to Contemporary artists on an international level.
    
    In 2018 she was involved in the sales of Barnett Newman’s Untitled, etching #2 (€125,000), and in 2019 the sale of an exceptional Vollard Suite by Pablo Picasso (US$4,815,000), Rembrandt’s A Scholar in his study (Faust) (US$ 187,500) and Edvard Munch’s The Heart (£100,000).
    
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    Frédérique Darricarrere-Delmas commence sa carrière dans le département des Estampes chez la maison de vente aux enchères Tajan. Elle rejoint le département Dessins chez Christie’s à Paris en 1999 en tant que spécialiste. Elle est ensuite nommée chef de département en 2003. Elle dirige un nombre de ventes aux enchères importantes chez Christie’s, comprenant des estampes allant des maîtres anciens aux artistes contemporains au niveau international. En 2018, elle participe à la vente de Barnett Newman's Untitled, gravure #2 (125 000 €), et en 2019, à la vente d'une exceptionnelle suite d'estampes Vollard par Pablo Picasso (4 815 000 $ US), Un étudiant dans son étude (Faust) de Rembrandt (187 500 $) et Le coeur d'Edvard Munch (100 000 £).

• Zürich

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    Nicole Portmann

    Business Development Associate

    Nicole Portmann

    Business Development Associate

    nportmann@christies.com+41 44 268 10 18