Cheyenne Westphal
Cheyenne Westphal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth year and age Germany |
| Occupation | Art executive |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Global chairwoman of Phillips, former Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art at Sotheby's |
Overview
Cheyenne Westphal (born September 1967) is a prominent German executive currently serving as the global chairwoman of the auction house Phillips.[1][2][3][4] Prior to her current role, she was Sotheby’s Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art until April 2016, having started with the company in 1990.[5][6] She assumed the chairmanship at Phillips in 2017.[2]
Westphal transitioned from Sotheby’s, where she was responsible for leading the global contemporary art division.[7] Under her leadership, Sotheby’s set world records for artists including Gerhard Richter with Abstraktes Bild selling for $46.3 million, Sigmar Polke’s Jungle at $27.1 million, Piero Manzoni’s Achrome at $20.2 million, and Alberto Burri’s Saccho e Rosso reaching $13.2 million, among others. Since 1999, Westphal directed all contemporary art auctions for Sotheby’s in Europe,[8] including the record-breaking July 2015 sale that generated $204.7 million, the highest total for a contemporary art auction in Europe.[9]
Throughout her career, Westphal has overseen numerous significant single-owner sales. Notably, she managed the Beautiful Inside My Head Forever auction by Damien Hirst, which amassed $200.7 million in 2008.[10] Subsequent landmark sales include the Helga and Walther Lauffs Collection of Post-War European and American Art, which fetched $140 million,[11] and The Lenz Schoenberg Collection in 2010, achieving £23 million and establishing nineteen auction records, many related to works from the ZERO movement. In 2011, she successfully negotiated the sale of Count Duerckheim's Post-War German Art collection, which raised a record $92.2 million and set multiple records for German artists.[12]
Westphal began her professional journey at Sotheby’s in 1990 after completing her studies at University of St Andrews in Scotland and furthering her education in contemporary art under Professor Anne Wagner at University of California, Berkeley.[13][14]
She resides with her partner and is a mother to one son.[15]
References
- ↑ Shaw, Anny (16 May 2016). "Cheyenne Westphal to take up new role as chairman of Phillips". Theartnewspaper.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cheyenne Westphal heads series of appointments at Phillips". Antiquestradegazette.com. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "Sothebys Lifer Cheyenne Westphal Joins New Auction House". The Australian. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ Katya Kazakina (2016-03-31). "Sotheby's Global Contemporary Art Head Westphal Departs". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "Exodus continues at Sotheby's with worldwide head of contemporary art Cheyenne Westphal set to leave". Theartnewspaper.com. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ Media, ATG. "Cheyenne Westphal heads series of appointments at Phillips". www.antiquestradegazette.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ Crow, Kelly (2016-05-12). "Ex-Sotheby's Rainmaker Heads to Rival Auction House". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ "Sotheby's Contemporary Art Head Cheyenne Westphal Out After 25 Years | ARTnews". www.artnews.com. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ "Sotheby's Achieves Highest Total For London Contemporary Art Auction - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ "Cheyenne Westphal to Join Phillips - artnet News". artnet News. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ widewalls. "Cheyenne Westphal leaving Sotheby's - Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art is to leave by the end of April". WideWalls. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ Shaw, Anny (16 May 2016). "Cheyenne Westphal to take up new role as chairman of Phillips". The Art Newspaper.
- ↑ Net-A-Porter. "The Interview | The Interview: Cheyenne Westphal | Magazine | NET-A-PORTER.COM". NET-A-PORTER. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ↑ Loos, Ted (2018-04-17). "For Cheyenne Westphal, an Education Fostered by Collecting". The New York Times.
- ↑ Craven, Jo (2016-12-03). "Queen of arts". The Times.