Yessica Marks joined Sotheby's in 2010. In her current role as Director and Head of Prints, she is responsible for leading the Prints Department in Europe🦄 and sourcing consignments for the department’s auctions with a particular focus on Modern and Post-War works.

As a specialist, Yessica has driven strong results for prints at auction across categories, including the notable sales of Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species and Banksy’s Girl with Balloon – Colour AP (Gold), both of which achieved world auction records for editions by these artists in 2021, as well as the highest-ever price for Edvard Munch’s The Scream in 2016.

Yessica has also been instrumental in the dispersal of major single-owner collections including Andy Warhol: Yours Truly | An Important Private Collection (2022), Yellow Ball: Theಞ Frank and Lorna Dunphy Collection (2018), Lord & Lady Attenborough (2016), and Gunter Sachs (2012).

More recently, Yessica played a key role in introducing dedicated Banksy sales🍌 in London and Sotheby’s first-ever Prints & Multiples auctions in Cologne.

Yessica has been an Auctioneer since 2019. She speaks fluent Swedish and travels regularly with a focus ༒on A﷽sia, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden and Norway.

Videos featuring Yessica Marks
The Value of Art | Episode 9: Medium