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Artemisia Gentileschi: Christie’s Sets New Auction Benchmark

Artemisia Gentileschi: Christie’s Sets New Auction Benchmark

by News Desk | Feb 5, 2026 | Art market news, Trending

Christie’s has set a new auction benchmark for Artemisia Gentileschi today, with her early self-portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria selling for roughly $5.69 million at the house’s Rockefeller Centre headquarters. The work, part of Christie’s January Old Master...
Gustav Klimt: Insipid Lady With Fan Sets New Auction Record For Europe

Gustav Klimt: Insipid Lady With Fan Sets New Auction Record For Europe

by News Desk | Jun 28, 2023 | News

Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) 1917/8, the last portrait Gustav Klimt created before his untimely death, has sold in London for £85.3 million ($108.4 million) at Sotheby’s, setting a new record for the most expensive work of art ever auctioned in Europe.  The...

Overhyped Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Sells For $110.5m At Sotheby’s NY

by News Desk | May 19, 2017 | News

A major painting by the New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has sold at Sotheby’s for an unprecedented $110.5m (£85.4m).This doubles the artist’s record for the most expensive price paid for his work. Auctioneer Oliver Barker opened bids last night at $57 million...
Constantin Brancusi Head Smashes Artist’s Auction Record At Christie’s

Constantin Brancusi Head Smashes Artist’s Auction Record At Christie’s

by News Desk | May 16, 2017 | News

A bronze sculpture by the Modernist artist Constantin Brancusi has sold for the record-smashing price of  $57.37 million in New York on Monday. This is the highest price achieved for the Romanian-born sculptor and more than twice the pre-sale estimate. La muse...

Henry Moore: £24.7m Auction Record For Important Festival Of Britain Masterpiece

by News Desk | Jul 2, 2016 | News

Henry Moore’s ground-breaking 1951 modernist sculpture Reclining Figure: Festival (£24.7m) led Christie’s 250th anniversary auction Defining British Art on 30 June, the sale achieved  £99,479,500/$133,203,051 —...
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