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
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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
Outstanding Rothko Diebenkorn and Picasso Headline Ivan Reitman Sale At Christie’s
This autumn, Christie’s will present the art collection of actor, director and film producer Ivan Reitman & his wife, Genevieve… Read More
4 October 2023
Cezanne Paintings To Be Auctioned In Museum Langmatt Fundraiser
The Foundation Langmatt and Christie’s have announced the sale of three important paintings by Paul Cezanne. It will be the… Read More
28 September 2023
David Hockney’s Enigmatic Sculpture Of A Cat To Be Auctioned At Christie’s
David Hockney, the renowned British artist, has created a number of artworks depicting cats over his long career. Known for his vibrant use of colour and his distinctive style.
20 June 2023
US Cracks Down On Christie’s And Sotheby’s Russian Money Laundering – Damien Hirst Quietly Donates £8m To NHS – Anish Kapoor Unveils New York ‘Bean Style’ Public Monument
US Cracks Down On Christie’s And Sotheby’s Russian Money Laundering – Damien Hirst Quietly Donates £8m To NHS – Anish Kapoor Unveils New York ‘Bean Style’ Public Monument
6 February 2023
Andres Serrano: Talks About Free Speech And NFTs – Artlyst Interview
Serrano’s photograph, Piss Christ (1987), became the subject of a US national debate on freedom of artistic expression.
29 November 2022
Paul G. Allen Collection Achieves $1.5B Auction Record For Christie’s
The Paul G. Allen Collection, auctioned last night at Christie’s, has become the biggest sale in auction history
10 November 2022
Arms Around The Child Fundraising Art Auction – Christie’s London
This November, artists from around the globe will donate their work to a fundraising art auction in aid of Arms Around The Child,
11 October 2022
Man Ray Sets New Photography Record Price at $12.4m
A Man Ray photograph ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ has set a new record price for a photograph, selling for $12.4 million
15 May 2022
Andy Warhol Marilyn Breaks 20th c Auction Records – Art Fund Museum Of The Year Shortlist Announced – Sackler Name Removed From National Gallery London And Guggenheim
Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn made double history last night as the most expensive pCostly Costly painting ever sold by a US artist and the most costly 20th-century work of art to sell at auction
10 May 2022
Maurizio Cattelan Sued – New York Auction Industry Deregulation – Major Tate Liverpool Refurbishment
The Italian Conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan is being sued in Paris over intellectual property infringement.
5 May 2022
Should The V&A Close Their Fabergé Egg Exhibition – Tate And RA Sever Relations With Russian Billionaires – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams Cancel Russian Art Sales
Whenever you hear the name Fabergé, you think of opulent, lavish, jewelled, decorated, and, let’s face it, kitsch, Russian Imperial… Read More
16 March 2022
Restituted Franz Marc Painting Achieves £42.6m At Inaugural Christie’s Shanghai Sale – Ukraine Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Bombed By Russia – Jerwood Donates £5m Gallery To Hasting’s Contemporary
Christie’s has launched the inaugural 20th/21st Century: Shanghai to London sale series with staggering results. This pioneering cultural dialogue between… Read More
2 March 2022
Sotheby’s Christie’s And Phillips Global Sales Surge – The 2021 Figures
It’s been a big year for the three major international auction houses with record sales and new developments in digital technology.
22 December 2021
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Warhol’s Portrait of Basquiat Tops Christie’s Sale Achieving $40,091,500
Andy Warhol’s 1982 portrait of his friend, the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat from the collection of Peter Brant, achieved $40,091,500 at Christie’s
12 November 2021
Picasso Monet Basquiat and Kusama Brighten Up New York Spring Auctions
Results from the major Modern and Contemporary art sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams’ NY has conveyed a message of optimism to the COVID hit art market.
13 May 2021
Van Gogh and Hals Theft Arrest – Bayeux Tapestry Loan In Jeopardy – $55m Picasso At Christie’s
Van Gogh and Hals Theft Arrest – Bayeux Tapestry Loan In Jeopardy – $55m Picasso At Christie’s
7 April 2021
Banksy Game Changer Raises £16.8m For NHS Charities
Banksy ‘Game Changer’ painting Raises £16.8m For NHS Charities At Christie’s in London
23 March 2021