Team
OUR SPECIALISTS
GUILLERMO CID
Specialist, 20th and 21st Centuries
Madrid
E — gcid@vande.es
T — +34 645 165 818
Biography
In 2010 he joined Christie’s London as a Specialist in Post War & Contemporary Art, focusing mainly on clients and collectors based in Continental Europe. In 2016 he joined Christie’s Madrid office, where he worked as a Senior Specialist in the same category.
DALIA PADILLA
Director
Madrid
E — dpadilla@vande.es
T — +34 608 578 116
Biography
An executive with over 25 years of experience in the sector. Between 1996 and 2002 she worked for Sotheby’s in London, Paris and Madrid. She joined Christie’s Madrid in 2004, and she became Director in 2009, becoming the only legal representative of the Spanish branch of the company, as well as a member of the board.
ETIENNE SALLON
Specialist, 20th and 21st Centuries
Paris
E — esallon@vande.es
T — +33 630 97 40 94
Biography
Holding a PhD from Sorbonne University, he joined Christie’s Paris in 2001 as a Specialist, and he worked as a Head of Sale between 2015 and 2022, focusing on artists like Calder, Joan Mitchell or Pierre Soulages. He organized ground-breaking exhibitions such as Un autre art in 2012 or Soulages/ Hartung in 2018.
MARÍA EUGENIA ÁLVAREZ
Office Manager
Madrid
E — mealvarez@vande.es
T — +34 679 832 171
Biography
She joined Christie’s Madrid in 2005 as administrator of the Subasta de Arte Español, and later on she worked as Office Manager and Client Liaison until 2020. Specialized in logistics and coordination, she organized several exhibitions, including 2019’s Xhibition, focused on artist Antoni Tàpies.
CARMEN SCHJAER
Consultant. Specialist, Modern Art
Madrid
E — cschjaer@vande.es
T — +34 609 75 52 90
Biography
With over 40 years of experience advising public and private collections, she was a Consultant for Spain’s National Society for International Exhibitions between 2002 and 2005. In 2011 she became Director of Christie’s Barcelona, and between 2016 and 2020 she was the company’s Managing Director for Spain.
EDUARDO BRAVO
FERNÁNDEZ DE ARAOZ
Chairman of the board
BELÉN PADILLA FERNÁNDEZ
Member of the board