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ANNIE WALLINGTON APPOINTED HEAD OF MODERN ART, LONDON
Move Signals Phillips’ Focus on Expanding Modern Art Offerings Amid Strong Market Demand
LONDON – 17 JUNE 2026 – Phillips is delighted to announce that Annie Wallington will join the company as Senior Specialist, Head of Modern Art, London in July 2026. The appointment comes at a significant moment for the Modern Art market, as collector interest broadens and a new generation of buyers increasingly engages with the category. Based in London, Ms. Wallington will play a strategic role in further strengthening Phillips’ global network of senior Modern Art specialists and expanding the company’s presence across Europe. India Phillips, Managing Director, Modern & Contemporary Art, Europe, said, “Annie’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment for Phillips. Modern Art is seeing clear momentum, with Contemporary collectors increasingly moving into the 20th century canon. This shift plays directly to Phillips’ strengths, with our embedded network of Contemporary collectors across the region. Annie brings deep market expertise and a highly client-focused approach across both Core and Masterpiece-level transactions in the Modern market and will be central to strengthening our platform and deepening our client relationships across Europe.” Bringing two decades of experience as both a specialist and senior leader in the international art market, Ms. Wallington most recently served as Senior Specialist and Director in Christie’s Impressionist & Modern and 20th/21st Century Art Department. She has worked on numerous landmark collections, including The Ernst Beyeler Collection, A Surreal Legacy: The Edward James Foundation, The Leslie Waddington Collection, Birth of the Modern: the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Collection, and Picasso from the Collection of Norman & Grete Granz, and is a trusted adviser to private, family office and corporate collectors. Phillips continues to deliver strong results across the Modern category, with the recent standout success of the sale of The Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. Working alongside Phillips’ global team of Modern Art specialists, Ms. Wallington will work closely with India Phillips and Thibault Stockman, International Specialist, Modern & Post War Art, Paris, as part of Phillips’ Modern Art team in Europe. Together, they will focus on strengthening client relationships and driving consignments across the region.
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