Take 5 with Saskia Jiggens

Saskia Jiggens manages Communications and Partnerships at the Knightsbridge Partnership and King’s Road Partnership, directly working with more than 600 stakeholders across these two globally-renowned dynamic destinations. These include iconic luxury stores, such as Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Peter Jones, as well as landowners, landlords, councils, embassies, galleries, hotels, restaurants, bars, fashion houses, designer boutiques, home furnishing shops, wellness brands, offices, and more.

After studying at The Courtauld, Saskia operated extensively across London in the arts and culture sector. She worked with more than 100 commercial galleries and public institutions on ambitious creative initiatives and large-scale public art trails, including Mayfair Art Weekend, Kensington + Chelsea Festival and the Nine Elms Advent Calendar Trail. As the former Head of Communications and Partnerships at Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, Saskia worked with 180+ participants on 200+ events across an 11-day programme of activations around the Borough.

Last year, she also Directed one of the UK’s largest public poetry initiatives, showcasing 26 works by UK and international writers in the public realm. Saskia continues to passionately support the arts, having recently been a judge for the 2022 It’s Art Prize, exhibited in Mayfair. She is also a fervent advocate of local talent and she frequently collaborates with emerging artists on innovative cultural strategies.

_{Lot 27: After Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, French 1901-1968, Normandie}

"My first choice is lot 27. This Normandy poster epitomizes the golden age of travel and is the last in a series of eight great posters created by the artist. The art deco influences here are spectacular and I particularly love the exquisite tiny seagulls set against the whole of the ship that really emphasizes the scale and the grandeur".

_{Lot 46: Lou Albert-Lasard, German 1885-1969, Portrait of Albert Einstein, 1922}

"My second choice will be lot 46. This portrait of Einstein was created by a woman artist who led an interesting, independent, and very bohemian life. But the most fascinating part about this piece is that it was created in April, 1922. Einstein's Nobel Prize for physics was announced at the end of 1921, but his official portrait was only released a year. Meaning that this piece was created before the official one, making it a rather fine and rare historic work".

_{Lot 47: Max Beckmann, German 1884-1950, Selbstbildnis, 1918}

"My third choice is lot 47. Beckman was a hugely significant figure in 20th-century art, and this self-portrait is a striking piece that echoes the moody, gritty undercurrents present throughout his work. This piece could also prove to be a good investment as interest continues to grow in post-war European art movements".

_{Lot 119: Barbara Kruger, American b.1945- Untitled (flag), 2020}

"Number four is lot 119. Kruger is a living woman artist whose resale values have not yet risen in line with her reputation. This protest work is conceptually based on the US flag. It's bold, it's provocative, and it's potentially a good investment".

_{Lot 294: Paula Rego, British/Portuguese 1935-2022, Five ceramic tiles}

"Last but not least is lot 294. A leading woman artist who tragically passed away last year. Rego was a major figure in post-war British art, particularly as part of the London group alongside Hockney and Auerbach. These tiles are charming, unsettling, and also include imagery of Rego's signature human-animal hybrids".