Arthur Noël Grove Annesley (born 28 December 1941) is a British auctioneer, art expert, and the honorary chairman of Christie's.
Early life edit
Noël Annesley was born on 28 December 1941, the son of E. P. Grove Annesley, OBE and Ruth, daughter of A. Norman Rushforth.[1][2] He was educated at Harrow School, and earned an MA in classics from Worcester College, Oxford.[1]
Career edit
In 1964, Annesley began work for Christie's, and has specialised in old master drawings.[3][4] With over fifty years of service, Annesley is one of the longest serving directors and chairmen of Christie's, having hired and trained specialists such as Paul Raison and Anthony Crichton-Stuart; he contributed the entry on Christie's to the Grove Dictionary of Art.[5]
He co-founded the department of prints and drawings with Brian Sewell, and was Sewell's last assistant before he left to become an art critic.[4][6] He ran his first auction in 1967.[4] Annesley was deputy chairman of Christie's International plc from 1992 to 2000.[4]
He has been a long serving trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and a governor of the Yehudi Menuhin School.[4]
Personal life edit
Annesley married Caroline Lumley in 1968, and they have two sons.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Annesley, (Arthur) Noël (Grove)". Who's Who. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "ANNESLEY: Death notice". The Irish Times. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Noël Annesley: Collecting Drawings in the Twentieth Century: An Insider's Diary". The Morgan Library & Museum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Noël Annesley". Christie's. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Annesley, Noël (16 February 2015) [1997]. "Christie's [Christie, Manson & Woods]". Grove Art. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T017492.
- ^ Annesley, Noël (25 September 2015). "Lives remembered: Brian Sewell". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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