The Fine Art of Managing Christie’s
12 December 2025 at 18:01
As more people tune in for the “theater” of high-end auctions, Bonnie Brennan is trying to convert them into clients.
Bonnie Brennan joined Christie’s in 2012, after a 15-year stint at its rival auction house Sotheby’s, and became its chief executive in February.

© George Etheredge for The New York Times; Chagall painting © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, via ADAGP, Paris
