Noël Annesley

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Arthur Noël Grove Annesley (born 28 December 1941) is a British auctioneer, art expert, and the honorary chairman of Christie's.

Early life[]

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[]

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[]

Annesley married Caroline Lumley in 1968, and they have two sons.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Annesley, (Arthur) Noël (Grove)". Who's Who. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "ANNESLEY : Death notice". The Irish Times. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Noël Annesley: Collecting Drawings in the Twentieth Century: An Insider's Diary". The Morgan Library & Museum. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Noël Annesley". Christie's. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ Annesley, Noël (1997, published online 2003, updated and revised 16 February 2015). "Christie's". Grove Art. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T017492. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Annesley, Noël (25 September 2015). "Lives remembered: Brian Sewell". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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