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Aurora Zubillaga

Senior Director, Managing Director. Sotheby’s Spain

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Aurora Zubillaga was appointed Managing Director of Sotheby's Spain in 2010. She joined Sotheby's London in June 1999 as an expert in the 19th Century Paintings department and was responsible for the Spanish Painting sales until February 2002. She then returned to Madrid to represent Sotheby's Spain, where she held the position of Director of the 19th and 20th Century Pictures departments. In 2007, she was responsible for the re-opening of the Barcelona office and was director of the office liaising with key clients in the region.



Ms Zubillaga is one of the leading experts on 19th and 20th century Spanish paintings in Spain and has been instrumental in developing this market and has played an important part in the successful sales in the category.

Alexandra Schader

Senior Director, Director of Contemporary & Modern Art. Sotheby’s Madrid

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Alexandra Schader joined Sotheby’s Spain in 2006 and is currently the Director of the Modern and Contemporary Departments in Spain. She has profound knowledge of the contemporary art market in Spain, has helped to develop the markets in these fields, and liaises with the Latin American Art and Prints Departments worldwide.

Prior to joining Sotheby’s Spain, Ms. Schader worked in the Latin American Art Department at Sotheby’s New York from 1993 to 1997. In 1997, she returned to Spain and was a specialist in the Marlborough Gallery in Madrid, where she was named co-Director in 2005.