Noël Annesley
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). doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151377. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "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. 30 November 2017. 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]". Christie's. Grove Art. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T017492. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.
- ^ Annesley, Noël (25 September 2015). "Lives remembered: Brian Sewell". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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