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auctioneer writer art expert

Robert Carleton Woolley is an American art expert and a longtime Sotheby's auctioneer.

Background

Mr. Woolley was born on January 1, 1944, in Pensacola, Florida, United States. He was a son of Ralph Carleton and Louise Solier (Ewalt) Woolley. They both worked as teachers.

Education

In 1965 Robert Woolley completed his studies at Drew University, earning his Bachelor of Arts.

Career

From 1965 till 1968 Mr. Woolley served as a salesman at A La Vieille Russie, New York. Since 1968 he became an art expert and concurrently executive director of Sotheby's, New York. Then he was appointed senior vice-president and director of Sotheby's, New York.

Achievements

  • Robert C. Woolley was a remarkable art expert who is also known for the work, describing his career at Sotheby's, giving a backstage look at a fascinating world of privilege and art, and explains how AIDS has changed his life.

Works

  • book

    • Going Once

      (A legend in the field of auctioneering candidly describes...)

      1995

Religion

Mr. Woolley was a religious person who belonged to the United Methodist Church.

Politics

Robert Woolley belonged to the Democratic Party of the United States. According to Mr. Woolley's thoughts, the diversity of religious expressions is guaranteed by the separation of church and state. However, church and state should interact in different social and political fields for the benefit of the whole society.

Views

Robert Woolley believed that God should be loved with hearts as well as with minds. To the best of their ability everyone needs to think things through in the light of reason. This means becoming aware of different points of view, and using his or her critical thinking to make sense of God's world.

Membership

  • Decorative Arts Trust , United States

  • Victorian Society in America , United States

  • Metropolitan Museum Art , United States

Interests

  • Sport & Clubs

    horseback riding

Connections

Father:
Ralph Carleton Woolley

Mother:
Louise Solier (Ewalt) Woolley