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Joanna Ostrem
Co-Head, Trusts, Estates & Appraisals at Christie's
Joanna Ostrem is a Senior Vice President and Co-Head of the Trusts, Estates & Appraisals Department at Christie's auction house.14 In this role, she oversees coverage of the entire Trust and Estates community for the Americas, leading efforts to bring important collections to market for sale and assisting private clients and advisors through auction, private sales, and appraisal services.13
Career Highlights
Ostrem has over 19 years of experience in the auction business.1 Some of her notable achievements include:
- Playing an integral role in securing and overseeing significant consignments, such as The Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody in 2010, which achieved the highest total for a single-owner sale offered at Christie's New York at the time.1
- Managing the sale of collections from The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson, and The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs.1
- Overseeing the appraisal process and sale of property from many notable artists' estates and their families.1
Recent Projects
In May 2022, Ostrem led the team handling the collection sale of The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, which set numerous new artist records. The top lot of this collection, Man Ray's iconic masterpiece "Le Violon d'Ingres," sold for $12.4 million, setting a new record price for a photograph.1
Additional Roles
- Board member and Chair of the Development Committee for Young Concert Artists.1
- Member of the Planned Giving Advisory Council of the New York Historical Society.1
- Co-host of the "Fair Market Value: Christie's Art Market Insights Podcast" alongside Joey Quigley.12
Education
Ostrem graduated with honors from Bowdoin College and holds an M.A. in French from Middlebury College.1
