All the Brit Art You Can Eat At Christie’s Pot Luck Dinner
Christie’s are offering an unusually comprehensive pair of sales of Modern British and Irish art at the end of this month… Read More
2 June 2016
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Important John Constable To Be Auctioned But Will It Get An Export Licence
A major work by the English painter John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837) is to go under the hammer at Christie’s at… Read More
26 May 2016
Joan Miro Grandson Donates Twenty Eight Works To Help Refugee Crisis
Twenty eight original prints by the Spanish painter Joan Miro will be auctioned in London today, with profits donated to… Read More
19 May 2016
Jean-Michel Basquiat Sets £40m World Auction Record At Christie’s
Christies Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale in New York has realised a total US $318,388,000 / £220,796,117 /€279,086,291. The sell-through rates… Read More
11 May 2016
Maurizio Cattelan Kneeling Hitler Sculpture Breaks Auction Record At Christie’s
Maurizio Cattelan’s statue of Hitler on his knees has broken auction records for a work by the artist. It was… Read More
9 May 2016
Pivotal Rothko Painting Goes Under The Hammer At Christie’s
Christie’s Evening Sale of Post-War & Contemporary Art on May 10, is lead by Mark Rothko’s important 1957 canvas, No. 17. It carries… Read More
2 April 2016
Andy Warhol Factory Sale: Christie’s Announces The Latest Online Edition
The latest edition in Christie’s series of online auctions dedicated to the work of Andy Warhol sees a selection of 110… Read More
18 February 2016
Sotheby’s And Christie’s Impressionist And Modern Results Winter 2016 Sustains Growth
Sotheby’s and Christie’s have both held their winter Impressionist and Modern sales this week reaffirming that the art market is… Read More
4 February 2016
A Year Of Blatant Art Consumerism Our 12 Days Of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: A partridge in an Ai Weiwei Tree This… Read More
29 December 2015
Basquiat Masterpiece Sold At Christie’s For £25m Remains Uncollected By Buyer
The sale of a £25m/$37.1 m painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat at Christie’s, New York, on 13 May this year has led… Read More
26 December 2015
Vasudeo S Gaitonde Shatters Contemporary Indian Art Auction Record
Christie’s has recorded the highest total sales figures for an auction in India. Their third sale totalled INR 97,69,90,000 /… Read More
16 December 2015
Christie’s Reports $1 Billion Week With 14 World Auction Records Achieved
Christieʼs last week achieved over a billion dollars in sales from a single week of auctions. This followed the success of… Read More
18 November 2015
The Art Market: Polarisation Between The Anticipation And Expectation
It is a simple law of physics – but, sadly, not a view held by more optimistic economists – that… Read More
13 November 2015
Amedeo Modigliani Becomes The Second Most Expensive Artist At Auction
Christie’s has achieved several record prices for artists at their auction in New York last night. The highest prices were… Read More
10 November 2015
Iron Lady Thatcher’s Castoffs Go Under The Hammer After V&A Snub
Cast offs from the Collection of The Right Honourable Baroness Thatcher are to be offered by Christies after being rejected… Read More
3 November 2015
Sting And Trudie Styler’s Art Collection Goes Under The Hammer
Works from the Art Collection of the pop singer Sting & his producer partner Trudie Styler will be offered at auction… Read More
28 October 2015
Elvis Presley: The Artist As Cultural Icon 48 Years On
On the 48th anniversary of the death of Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) here is… Read More
16 August 2015
US Overtakes China As Leading Auction Marketplace For Art
The United States has again overtaken China as the world’s leading marketplace for art at auction. After a record 2015 the… Read More
3 August 2015
Rodin Sculpture Stolen 25 Years Ago Recovered From Christie’s Sale
A valuable, stolen bronze by Auguste Rodin has been recovered, after being offered at an auction, at Christie’s. In 1991,… Read More
9 July 2015
Christie’s London Post War And Contemporary Evening Sale Achieves £95,646,500
Christie’s Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction achieved £95,646,500 / $ 150,069,359 / €134,287,686, with sell-through rates of 87%… Read More
1 July 2015
Record Price For Barbara Hepworth Bronze At Christies Modern British Sale
Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale realised £18,973,000 / $29,749,664 / €26,505,281, with strong sell-through rates of 80%… Read More
28 June 2015
£30 Peter Blake Painting Breaks Record For The Artist At Christie’s
‘Boys With New Ties’ by Sir Peter Blake fetched £662,500 ($1,038,800) at Christie’s London on Thursday, hitting a new world… Read More
27 June 2015
Christie’s Impressive Impressionist And Modern Evening Sale Nets Over £71m
The results for Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale have been released by the leading auction house and the total… Read More
23 June 2015
Sir Peter Blake Painting Bought For £30 Estimated To Sell For £350,000
When the work ‘Boys with New Ties’, a painting by Sir Peter Blake was bought by Jinty Stephenson in the… Read More
9 June 2015
Picasso Monet And Van Dongen Offered At Christie’s Impressionist Modern Sale
Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in London on 23 June will present a further selection of 52 highly covetable works to inspire collectors… Read More
3 June 2015
Chris Ofili Holy Virgin Mary Elephant Dung Painting To Be Auctioned
Chris Ofili’s most controversial painting, ‘The Holy Virgin Mary’ (1996) will be offered for sale at an auction at Christie’s on 30 June in London…. Read More
30 May 2015
Peter Doig Canoe Painting Breaks Artist Record £16.6m At Christie’s
While all of the press was busy covering the sale of Picasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’ which at £110m smashed the record for any… Read More
13 May 2015
Luxury and Degradation: Benedikt Taschen Offers Koons and Kippenberger At Christies
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale will offer two pieces from the collection of renowned publisher and art collector,… Read More
22 April 2015
Stellar Pre-Raphaelite Collection Goes Under The Hammer At Christie’s
A stellar collection of Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian drawings and paintings will be presented for auction at Christie’s, this summer. One of the… Read More
20 April 2015
Ileana Sonnabend And Nina Castelli Sundell Collection Hits The Auction Block
Works from two pioneering art world figures: Ileana Sonnabend, one of the most innovative, daring, and stimulating gallerists of 20th-Century art, and… Read More
16 April 2015
Alberto Giacometti Pointing Man Expected To Achieve £87m At Christie’s
Alberto Giacometti’s iconic and evocative sculpture, L’homme au doigt (Pointing Man) is to be offered at Christie’s upcoming spring auction in New York. Cast… Read More
15 April 2015
Second Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Resting Painting For Sale At Christie’s
Lucian Freud’s most famous and iconic subject will be offered as the highlight of Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary sale on May… Read More
11 April 2015