Carolyn Pastel
San Francisco, California & West Coast
Carolyn Pastel, AAA, is an independent art consultant and appraiser specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art and Design and Founder of Pastel Advisory, LLC. She has 20 years of professional experience in the international art market. After working in the global auction business for over twelve years as Vice President, Head of Sale, 20th Century Decorative Art & Design at Christie’s, New York, she founded Pastel Advisory LLC in San Francisco in 2017. During her tenure at Christie’s, Carolyn contributed to several market-defining record-breaking sales. She is a contributor to Design Miami The Forum and speaks and writes on the subject of art and design. She has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Maine Antiques Digest, and was featured in the 2016 documentary, Crazy about Tiffany’s, as a subject matter expert on Louis Comfort Tiffany. Carolyn graduated cum laude from Amherst College and studied Arts Administration at New York University. She is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) and The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) compliant.
