The auction house made £53.9m (with fees) from 38 lots, and saw a new record established for Fra Angelico
The event was scheduled to mark the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles, which helps guide the return of artwork looted during the Holocaust.
Few big-ticket consignments and New York's turbo-charged May sales marred tonight's performance
The art market salary report offers insights into salaried employment but the impact of low wages—and having children—in a time of rapid inflation are missing
Plus imposing heads by Giacometti
Rediscovered panel painting comes to Christie’s evening sale in London next month with an estimate of £4m-£6m
Specialists at Christie’s and Sotheby’s dismissed concerns about a decline in the Old Masters market
Sales of the ancient Chinese sculptures and jade carvings are expected to collectively fetch nearly $10m in September
Ching will be based in Hong Kong and starts the new role on Wednesday
Despite the underwhelming result, the sale notched new auction records for Barkley Hendricks and Alma Thomas
While a handful of lots—including new records for Diane Arbus and Simone Leigh—created a buzz in saleroom, bids felt reined in amid economic uncertainty
The auction house’s bottom line benefitted from the strong performance of works from the collections of S.I. Newhouse and Paul G. Allen
Proceeds from prints that were first published in the bestselling coffee table book will go toward the singer’s Malawi non-profit
Demand for ultra contemporary works may have eased but there is little sign of a sales slump, say the New York firms
'El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile)' and 'Now’s the Time' are estimated to sell for $45m at Christie’s and $30m at Sotheby’s, respectively
The paintings and drawings are estimated to fetch more than $8m at Christie’s New York in May
Plus, dramatic scenes from the Iliad and a delicate Modigliani head
Results from the recent auction season, where young, “red-chip” artists surpassed expectations, while big names of Modern art went unsold, point to a shift in how collectors think
The year-long grant will support three graduate students researching Nazi-confiscated cultural artefacts between 1933 and 1945
A group of paintings and works on paper from the collection of Alan and Dorothy Press is estimated to fetch more than $50m across multiple sales in New York this spring
The diamond and ruby bracelet is part of an auction of the jewellery collection of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s granddaughter
Two sales featuring work from Gerald Fineberg’s collection will take place in May in New York
Report also highlights how Asian, Millennial and Gen X buyers are changing the demographic of the market
Last year, the late Microsoft co-founder’s art collection brought in a record $1.6bn over two auctions
Plus, a painting by an overlooked Surrealist woman artist, and a postcard by M.F. Husain, made for a friend over tea and kebabs
Two-part sale spanning Impressionism to the ultra-contemporary had few headline lots—but Brexit is not to blame, auction house specialists maintain
A previous group of 11 works from Newhouse's collection brought in $216.2m across two Christie's sales in 2019
Coming up for auction on 28 February for £1m-£2m, the painting has been hidden in a private collection for 120 years
The white-glove sale brought in nearly $1.4m (with fees) across 64 lots, including rare portraits and works by Andy Warhol
Paintings by Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning among the 25 works to be sold in London