Christie’s has announced the sale of three paintings by Lucian Freud, each from the same private collection, in its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October 2025. The works—Self-portrait Fragment, Woman with a Tulip, and Sleeping Head—chart Freud’s...
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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 at Christie's on Tuesday evening, eclipsing its upper estimate and setting a new auction benchmark for the Venetian master. Once part of the grand...
Marlene Dumas Sets New Auction Record for Living Female Artist at Christie’s
New York – 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, achieved $13.6m with fees at Christie's 21st Century Evening Sale. The striking work,...
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 into Kennedy's world, where London's Spitalfields, with its Georgian...
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 in Christie's spring marquee sales. Nine works from Anne and Sid Bass's legendary residence—including a transcendent...
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 12 May. The monumental Big Electric Chair (1967-68), with its pink-tinted surface bearing the stark silhouette of Sing Sing's...
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. This is the first time any artwork has achieved over the $10 million benchmark. Maqbool Fida Husain is one of India's most celebrated modern artists. The sale...
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, one of the most influential British sculptors of the 20th century. The pieces, which will be offered during the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day...
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 and Contemporary Art Day Sale and Online, starting from 26 February 2025 at Christie's. The collection of 15 photographic works is coming to...
