Lucian Simmons is the Head of Provenance Research at the MET. He has worked at Sotheby’s since 1995, most recently serving as Vice Chairman and Worldwide Head of the Restitution Department and Senior Specialist for the Impressionist and Modern Art Department. Prior to joining Sotheby’s, he was a partner in the London law firm of Barlow, Lyde and Gilbert. Having studied law at the London School of Economics, he was called to the Bar in 1984 and later requalified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He is a regular public speaker on art law, restitution, art history, and the fine and decorative arts.
