Robyn Borgelt, MA, Antiques, Furnishings + Decorative Arts, Fine Art

Expertise in American Modernism, Georgia O’Keeffe and the Stieglitz Circle. Extensive knowledge in Hudson River School, Ashcan School, American Impressionism, American Realism, Regionalism, American Modernism, European Impressionism & Modernism, AbEx, Post War & Contemporary. Experience with high end art sales, into the eight-figure range, with art sales to top-tier museums and institutions while helping to curate some of the most prestigious private collections in the United States.

Twenty years of professional art world experience with extensive knowledge of the ever-fluctuating art market. Professional experience began at Christie's Auction House in the Client Service and Bid Department, followed by ten years at Michael Altman Fine Art, LLC in Manhattan where I was a Managing Partner and Director. In 2020 I joined Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where I represented the gallery as a Director focusing on secondary-market private sales. In June 2024 I began RB Advisory, LLC.

I hold an M.A. in American Fine & Decorative Art from Sotheby's Institute of Art, with accreditation from the University of Manchester, U.K. Masters thesis: Jacob Lawrence: Crossing the Line Between Harlem Renaissance and American Modernism, 2007

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Education

Masters of American Fine and Decorative Art, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, NY (accreditation from University of Manchester, UK)

Bachelor of Arts in The History of Art, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

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Professional Background

2024 - Present, RB Advisory, LLC, Founder 

2020 - 2024, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Director 

2010 - 2020, Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services, LLC, New York, NY, Director of Sales / Managing Partner

2007 - 2010, Christie's Auction House, New York, NY, Client Services / Bid Department