Guy Bennett with Yana Balan and Christie's Amy Cappellazzo

Christie's Guy Bennett will resign from the auction house this week, the New York Times reports. Bennett has been at Christie's for 12 years, working most recently as co-head of the Impressionist and modern art department worldwide, with Thomas Seydoux. He joined the department in 2001. He is leaving to take some time off, he said. Seydoux will assume full responsibility for the department.