Ms. Sarah Kirk Hanley, AAA Certified

USPAP compliant through:

05/23/2025

Specialization(s)

Prints

Member Type

Certified Member

Service(s)

Equitable Distribution; Charitable Donation; Estate Tax Liability; Insurance

Appraiser's Statement

Sarah Kirk Hanley’s knowledge of Western art spans the Renaissance to the present and she has over twenty years of experience in the field. In addition to working independently, she is a consulting expert for Winston Art Group and Art Peritus Advisors and Appraisers, New York; and Freemans/Hindman. She is also a member of the board of directors for The Atelier 17 Project, which encourages new research about this avant-garde printmaking workshop upon its 2027 centennial, and a frequent guest lecturer and speaker in her area of expertise for seminars, professional associations, colleges, and museums. From 2009-19, she was a consultant for Auctionata and 1stdibs, and wrote extensively for the nonprofit publications Art21 Magazine and Art in Print. Hanley served as Assistant Vice President of Christie’s Print Department from 2006-09 and was involved in coordinating sales, managing consignments, producing sales catalogues and preparing appraisals for distinguished clients. Prior to her auction experience, Hanley was Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she organized and contributed to several exhibitions and publications. She holds an MA in Museum Education from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and a BFA in Printmaking and Fine Art from the University of Iowa, magna cum laude. Hanley is a member of the Appraisers Association of America, ArtTable, the Association of Print Scholars, the Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association, and Phi Beta Kappa.