African & Oceanic Art

Contact

• Paris

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    Alexis Maggiar

    International Head, Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas

    Alexis Maggiar

    International Head, Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas

    amaggiar@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 83 56

    Alexis Maggiar joined Christie’s in June 2020 as International Director for Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Having started his career in this field in 2001, Alexis joined an international auction house in 2007 and was appointed European Director of the African and Oceania Arts Department in 2017. For more than a decade, Alexis has contributed to significant discoveries in this field, setting numerous auction records and participating in the success of collection sales in Paris and New York. The auction results realized in this field salute the strength of his expertise and his aesthetic sense. His fascination by the dialogue between arts and cultures and his steadfast dedication have been integral to the recognition of this category at the top of the art market. In 2021, he was instrumental in achieving a historical result for Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas with €79M in auction sales, the highest annual total realized for this category by any auction house.

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    Victor Teodorescu

    Head of Department, Specialist

    Victor Teodorescu

    Head of Department, Specialist

    vteodorescu@christies.com+33 1 40 76 83 86

    Victor Teodorescu joined Christie’s in Paris in 2016 as a Specialist in the Art of Africa, Oceania and North America department, and was apponted Head of Sale in 2018. Prior to his position at Christie’s, Victor has worked at the Brussels branch of the German auction house Lempertz.
    
    In his current role, Victor is instrumental in securing important consignments. Notable highlights included the Helena Rubinstein mask, which sold for nearly €1 million at the Paris Avant-Garde sale in 2019. He also contributed to the sale of an important Songye figure, which realised nearly €2.3 million.
    
    Victor speaks French, German, English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Dutch.
    
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    Victor Teodorescu a rejoint Christie’s à Paris en 2016 en tant que spécialiste du département des arts d’Afrique, d’Océanie et des Amériques. Il a été nommé responsable des ventes en 2018. Avant de rejoindre Christie’s, Victor a travaillé à la filiale bruxelloise de la maison de vente aux enchères allemande Lempertz.
    
    Dans ses fonctions actuelles, Victor a un rôle clé pour garantir d’importantes consignations. Parmi les plus notables se trouvent le masque Helena Rubinstein, vendu près d’un million d’euros lors de la vente Paris Avant-Garde en 2019. Il a aussi contribué à la vente d’une importante sculpture Songye, adjugée près de €2.3million. Victor parle français, allemand, anglais, italien, roumain, espagnol et néerlandais."

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    Remy Magusteiro

    Associate Specialist - Head of Sale

    Remy Magusteiro

    Associate Specialist - Head of Sale

    rmagusteiro@christies.com+ 33 1 40 76 86 12

    Based in Paris, Rémy Magusteiro joined the African & Oceanic Art and the Pre-Columbian Art departments as a Cataloguer in 2018 and was appointed as Junior Specialist in 2020. Rémy joined Christie’s after studying Art History, Political Science and Law. After graduation, he worked with Jean-Baptiste Bacquart in his art gallery and in a french auction house. He speaks several languages, including Portuguese and Spanish.
    
    Basé à Paris, Rémy Magusteiro a rejoint le département d’Arts d’Afrique, d’Océanie et des Amériques et le département d’art précolombien comme catalogueur en 2018. Il a été nommé spécialiste junior en 2020. Rémy a rejoint Christie’s après des études d’histoire de l’art, sciences politiques et droit. Après l’obtention de son diplôme, il a travaillé avec Jean-Baptiste Bacquart dans sa galerie d’art et dans une maison de vente aux enchères. Il parle plusieurs langues, dont le portugais et l’espagnol.

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    Cyriane Leroy

    Business Coordinator

    Cyriane Leroy

    Business Coordinator

    cleroy@christies.com+33 (1) 40767224

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    Elodie Duval

    Junior Cataloguer

    Elodie Duval

    Junior Cataloguer

    eduval@christies.com+33 1 40 76 72 98

• New York

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    Alexis Maggiar

    International Head, Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas

    Alexis Maggiar

    International Head, Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas

    amaggiar@christies.com+33 (0)1 40 76 83 56

    Alexis Maggiar joined Christie’s in June 2020 as International Director for Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Having started his career in this field in 2001, Alexis joined an international auction house in 2007 and was appointed European Director of the African and Oceania Arts Department in 2017. For more than a decade, Alexis has contributed to significant discoveries in this field, setting numerous auction records and participating in the success of collection sales in Paris and New York. The auction results realized in this field salute the strength of his expertise and his aesthetic sense. His fascination by the dialogue between arts and cultures and his steadfast dedication have been integral to the recognition of this category at the top of the art market. In 2021, he was instrumental in achieving a historical result for Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas with €79M in auction sales, the highest annual total realized for this category by any auction house.

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    Gaia Lettere

    Associate Specialist, Head of Sale

    Gaia Lettere

    Associate Specialist, Head of Sale

    glettere@christies.com+1 212 636 2179

• Brussels

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    Victor Teodorescu

    Head of Department, Specialist

    Victor Teodorescu

    Head of Department, Specialist

    vteodorescu@christies.com+33 1 40 76 83 86

    Victor Teodorescu joined Christie’s in Paris in 2016 as a Specialist in the Art of Africa, Oceania and North America department, and was apponted Head of Sale in 2018. Prior to his position at Christie’s, Victor has worked at the Brussels branch of the German auction house Lempertz.
    
    In his current role, Victor is instrumental in securing important consignments. Notable highlights included the Helena Rubinstein mask, which sold for nearly €1 million at the Paris Avant-Garde sale in 2019. He also contributed to the sale of an important Songye figure, which realised nearly €2.3 million.
    
    Victor speaks French, German, English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Dutch.
    
    >>>
    Victor Teodorescu a rejoint Christie’s à Paris en 2016 en tant que spécialiste du département des arts d’Afrique, d’Océanie et des Amériques. Il a été nommé responsable des ventes en 2018. Avant de rejoindre Christie’s, Victor a travaillé à la filiale bruxelloise de la maison de vente aux enchères allemande Lempertz.
    
    Dans ses fonctions actuelles, Victor a un rôle clé pour garantir d’importantes consignations. Parmi les plus notables se trouvent le masque Helena Rubinstein, vendu près d’un million d’euros lors de la vente Paris Avant-Garde en 2019. Il a aussi contribué à la vente d’une importante sculpture Songye, adjugée près de €2.3million. Victor parle français, allemand, anglais, italien, roumain, espagnol et néerlandais."