Olivier Barker
United StatesbusinessMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.05%Olivier Barker is the chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, where he plays a prominent role in managing high-profile auctions and guiding collectors through the art market. Recently, he was in the news for his comments regarding Lucian Freud's painting 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet,' which is expected to fetch between £25-35 million at an upcoming auction.
Power39,106
Reach616,392
Country presence
Recent news mentions
Olivier Barker is the Sotheby’s Europe chairman who described Tilley's portrait as 'the magnum opus of Lucian’s work'.
Another Lucian Freud nude portrait of Sue Tilley is headed to auctionCNN·United States· 2026-06-01
United States· 2026-06-01
