Christie’s Winds Down Digital Art Department As NFT Market Contracts
Christie’s has ended their romance with NFTs and Digital Art by closing their dedicated digital art department, a unit set… Read More
12 September 2025
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Robert And Patricia Weis Modern Art Collection To Be Auctioned
For over half a century, Patricia G. Ross Weis and Robert F. Weis built a collection of 20th-century art not… Read More
31 August 2025
Christie’s Half Year Figures 2025 Points To Art Market Equilibrium
Christie’s first-half figures for 2025 reveal a market holding steady—$2.1 billion in sales, mirroring 2024’s tally. Yet, stability comes with… Read More
17 July 2025
Canaletto: Venice Ascension Day Painting Achieves Record £31.9m At Christie’s
Canaletto’s luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million… Read More
2 July 2025
Marlene Dumas Sets New Auction Record for Living Female Artist at Christie’s
In a landmark result for Christie’s, the South African artist Marlene Dumas has claimed the auction record for a living female artist. Her 1997 painting, Miss January…
15 May 2025
Tilda Swinton Curates Marianna Kennedy’s Supersonic Mediaeval At Christie’s Paris
Christie’s Paris has transformed into an immersive stage for Marianna Kennedy’s visionary artistry, guided by the singular imagination of Tilda Swinton. Supersonic Mediaeval invites visitors… Read More
7 May 2025
Post War Masterpieces: The Bass Collection Comes To Christie’s
A seminal collection of post-war American art, carefully curated within Paul Rudolph’s architectural masterpiece in Fort Worth, will be highlighted… Read More
24 April 2025
Warhol’s Big Electric Chair Poised To Electrify Christie’s Spring Sale
A seminal work from Andy Warhol’s controversial Death and Disaster series will lead Christie’s marquee 20th-century art evening sale on… Read More
23 April 2025
M.F. Husain Painting Achieves Record $13.8m At Christie’s
A large painting by the Indian Artist M. F. Husain has broken all records for a South Asian Modern artist…. Read More
20 March 2025
Works from Sir Anthony Caro’s Collection Head to Christie’s NY Auction
This spring, Christie’s will present a special selection of works from the collection of the late artist Sir Anthony Caro,… Read More
12 March 2025
Tamara de Lempicka Portrait Resurfaces After 40 Years
A striking Art Deco portrait by Tamara de Lempicka, unseen on the market for four decades, is set to go… Read More
12 February 2025
Wolfgang Tillmans: The Way We Look Collection At Christie’s
A collection of fifteen works by the Turner Prize-winning artist Wolfgang Tillmans will be offered at auction in the Post-War… Read More
10 February 2025
Christie’s Pulls El Greco Masterpiece Amid Romanian Ownership Dispute
One day before its Old Masters sale in New York, Christie’s withdrew the auction’s top lot, El Greco’s Saint Sebastian… Read More
6 February 2025
Christie’s Left in the Lurch After $28 Million Chardin Sale Goes Unpaid
PARIS — Christie’s, the international auction house, has become embroiled in a humiliating legal wrangle after the buyer of a… Read More
17 December 2024
Record Sales: Christie’s Highlights Emerging Artists Alongside Big Names
Christie’s New York delivered a successful 21st-Century Evening Sale, drawing a packed auction room despite the weather. While works by the well-known artists… Read More
25 November 2024
Magritte Achieves $105m At Christie’s Double-header Evening Sales
Christie’s evening sales in New York had moments of high drama and subdued junctures, notched up an impressive total of $486 million to further underscore how vital the art market still is, with its penchant for fresh-to-market high-quality works. It also showed some unevenness in… Read More
20 November 2024
Ed Ruscha: Large Standard Station Painting Expected To Achieve $50m
Christie’s has announced the sale of Ed Ruscha’s Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half. It will headline the… Read More
15 October 2024
British Council Marks 90th Anniversary With Christie’s Fundraising Auction
To mark the British Council’s 90th anniversary, Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day and Online sale (Thursday, 10th October 2024)… Read More
8 October 2024
Christie’s Announces MICA: THE COLLECTION OF MICA ERTEGUN
This Autumn, Christie’s New York is launching a landmark series of auctions with two exclusive single-owner sales. The first takes… Read More
19 September 2024
Claude Monet: $30m Fresh To Auction Water Lilies Headline Christie’s HK Sale
Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies,” which is fresh to auction, will headline Christie’s first evening sale of 20th—and 21st-century art at… Read More
28 August 2024
Christie’s Reports 22% Decline in First Half Sales
The global auction house, Christie’s, announced this week that it recorded $2.1 billion in live and online auction sales during… Read More
17 July 2024
Christie’s Spring Marquee Week: Realises $640 Million in Sales
Christie’s New York concluded a triumphant series of six live auctions during its spring marquee week for 20th/21st Century Art… Read More
22 May 2024
Christie’s And Sotheby’s Report Mixed Results For 2024 Spring Sales
Sotheby’s $227.9m Double-Header marked tentative start to New York Spring auctions with Strong Sell-Through Rate and Multiple Artist Records Offset… Read More
16 May 2024
Cyberattack Hits Christie’s Website Ahead of Spring Auctions
Just days before its marquee spring auctions, Christie’s, the leading auction giant, has fallen victim to an apparent cyberattack, causing its website to crash.
11 May 2024
Jean Michel Basquiat Painting Primed To Reach $30m At Christie’s
The upcoming May evening sales in New York at Christie’s have unveiled their centrepiece for the 21st-century evening sale: Jean-Michel… Read More
15 April 2024
Elton John’s Kitchen Sink Auction Sees Banksy Sell For $1.9m
Elton John’s “Goodbye Peachtree Road” auction at Christie’s NY witnessed an unprecedented surge in interest as more than 3,500 bidders… Read More
26 February 2024
Two Egon Schiele Works Restituted to Holocaust Victim Heirs Set for Auction
In a significant development, two artworks by Egon Schiele restituted to the heirs of Austrian Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum,… Read More
20 January 2024
The Top Ten Most Expensive Paintings Sold At Auction In 2023
In a display of artistic and financial might, 2023 proved a landmark year for the art market as masterpieces fetched… Read More
4 January 2024
Christie’s And Sotheby’s Release 2023 Sales Reports
Global auction giants Christie’s and Sotheby’s reported a combined decrease of over 13%, with total sales reaching $14.2 billion in… Read More
4 January 2024
Christie’s Downturn: Auction House Bites The Bullet With £2.2b Sales Drop
In Christie’s year-end review, CEO Guillaume Cerutti characterised 2023 as a “paradoxical year,” acknowledging challenges like the art market contraction…. Read More
19 December 2023
Christie’s And Sotheby’s: Roundup For NY’s Autumn Art Auctions
Sotheby’s New York witnessed a commendable result at their ‘Now’ sale on November 15. The lots amassed a substantial and… Read More
9 November 2023
Christie’s £96m 20th/21st Century Evening Sale Defies Market Downturn
Frieze Week Auctions: In a testament to resilience amidst market uncertainties, Christie’s 20th/21st Century Evening Sale in London held its… Read More
15 October 2023