LONDON.- Ilya Repin’s magnificent A Parisian Café will lead Christie’s forthcoming Russian sale, which will take place on Monday 6 June in London. Painted in 1875, the work depicts a lively French café scene and represents a daring deviatio…
Christie’s Chinese Imperial Ceramics & Works of Art Sales Valued at Close to HK$1 Billion
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong Spring sales of Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, to be held on Wednesday, 1 June at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, will present over 450 rare and exquisite Chinese Imperial ceramics and w…
F.P. Journe & Christie’s Jointly Present the First Centigraphe Sport Timepiece at Auction
HONG KONG.- Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, and F.P. Journe, legendary constructor and master watchmaker, have entered into an unprecedented collaboration to unveil the first of F.P. Journe’s new Centigraphe Sport wristwatc…
Christie’s Names Amy Cappellazzo Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Developement
NEW YORK, NY.- Amy Cappellazzo has been appointed Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Development at Christie’s. With a decade at the World’s Leading Art Business, Cappellazzo most recently held the title of International Co-Head of Post-War…
Crowning Jewels from One of Britain’s Richest Women on Sale at Christie’s in London
LONDON (AP).- Still can’t get enough of Britain’s aristocratic headgear? Following hot on the heels of the royal wedding hatwalk, the crowning jewels of the country’s once wealthiest woman are being offered for sale — a Victorian pearl-and-diamond…
Christie’s Names Brett Gorvy Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Brett Gorvy has been named Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s. In an expanded role, Gorvy will be the sole leader of the Post-War and Contemporary Art business on a worldwide basis and at…
Christie’s Major Two-Week Spring Sales Series Yields $557 Million and New World Records
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s reports its two-week sales series devoted to important Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art totaled $556,944,875 (£338,398,139/€384,154,653) and yielded average sell-through rates of 87% by lot and 90% by…
Spring Art Sales Wrap at Phillips de Pury & Company with Andy Warhol Haul
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Spring art auctions ended on Thursday with another big Andy Warhol sale when “Liz #5” sold for $27 million at Phillips de Pury’s $99 million contemporary art sale. The pop artist’s iconic portrait of the late actress Elizabeth Tay…
Benson Masterwork to Lead Christie’s Sale of Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces further details of its upcoming auction of Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture on 18 May 2011, at 10 am. A total of 138 lots will be offered, featuring outstanding works drawn from a cross-secti…
Andy Warhol’s First and Last Self-Portraits Fetch a Combined $66 Million at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- The market for important works by Andy Warhol, the reigning king of Pop, continued to reach new heights at Christie’s New York tonight, as bidders chased two iconic self-portraits by the artist, setting a new world auction record fo…