Courtney Christensen

Director at Winston Art Group

As Director of Trusts & Estates for Winston Art Group, Courtney works with fiduciaries, executors, families and advisors on strategic estate planning, appraisal and disposition of tangible personal property. Prior to joining Winston, she spent 18 years at Sotheby’s where she was Head of Department, Trusts & Estates and senior specialist in American Art and Prints, working in the firm’s New York, London, San Francisco and Philadelphia offices. A licensed auctioneer since 2008, Courtney continues to offer her auctioneering expertise to a host of museums and charitable organizations. She has been a lecturer and panelist on a full range of art and art market topics at museums and continuing education organizations across the country, including the Heckerling Institute Annual Trusts and Estates Conference and Sotheby’s Institute of Art. As Vice President of the Board of East Side House Settlement, an educational and community service organization in the South Bronx, Courtney has been closely affiliated with the Winter Show.