Bonhams announced that Ralph Taylor will head the Post War and Contemporary Department and has also been appointed a Director to the UK Board.
His appointment as Head and Senior Director of this key department follows the recent opening of the company’s brand new corporate headquarters at 101 New Bond Street.
Most recently he was Managing Director, Sales and Acquisitions, at Lazarides Gallery in London, where he was based since March 2008. Prior to that he worked as a specialist in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art department for three years, and two years in the Paintings department of another major international auction house.
He has an MA in 20th Century European Modernism, Courtauld Institute of Art London, 2004-5.