PARIS.- Bonhams has appointed Bénédicte van Campen as International Specialist of Impressionist and Modern Paintings in Paris with immediate effect (August 2023). She will help the team in cultivating networks among collectors, dealers, curators and corporations in France and Europe and sourcing major consignments.

Bénédicte's appointment marks the company's continued growth in Europe following the success of the first Impressionist and Modern Paintings sales in Paris in 2021.

Bénédicte van Campen commented: "I am pleased to be joining Bonhams at this exciting time in its history. I look forward to using all my knowledge and experience to help the company achieve even greater success and develop sales of Impressionist paintings in Paris."

Hannah Noel-Smith, Bonhams Global Head of Impressionist and Modern Paintings at Bonhams, said: "It is a great pleasure to welcome Bénédicte to Bonhams. Her long experience and knowledge of the world of Impressionist and Modern paintings is extremely valuable. She has worked for many years with some of the world's leading collectors, and we look forward to welcoming them to one of our 14 sales rooms."

Bénédicte van Campen began her art career at Christie's in London in 1992. She then joined a London gallery, where she stayed for five years.

Returning to Paris, she worked with a dealer specializing in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art for fifteen years before joining Sotheby's auction house ten years ago in the Impressionist and Modern department.

Bénédicte will work with the London and New York teams and will organize auctions twice a year in Paris at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr.

Bénédicte speaks French, Italian and English.