After decades housed partially in the complex that bears its name, the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller will be sold to the highest bidder at Rockefeller Center. Christie’s announced today that in spring 2018, the house will auction off 2,000 items belonging to David Rockefeller—the last living grandson of formational American industrialist John D. […]
At Christie’s $289 M. Impressionist-Modern Sale, $57.4 M. Brancusi Smashes Artist’s Record
The New York auctions began last night with an Impressionist and modern evening sale at Christie’s Rockefeller Center salesroom that totaled $289 million, handily eclipsing its low estimate of $207 million and falling just short of its $307 million high estimate. “It’s the best Impressionist and modern sale in New York in seven years,” said Guillaume Cerutti, the Christie’s […]
Haunch of Venison to Open New Chelsea Location With Dynamic Group Show
NEW YORK, NY.- Haunch of Venison will present Boundaries Obscured from September 23rd to November 5th 2011, a group exhibition that will mark the gallery’s inaugural exhibition in their new Chelsea location. The show will feature new and seminal w…
From Bold Diamonds to Bob Dylan: June Sales Sizzle at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Rockefeller Center Galleries to Host Sales of: A Park Avenue Interior by Mark Hampton, 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets, Old Master Paintings, Antiquities, Fine and Rare Wines, Important Jewels, Important Watc…
Haunch of Venison Announces New Locations for Its Galleries in London and New York
LONDON.- Haunch of Venison London and Haunch of Venison New York announced that both galleries will move their respective locations. The London gallery will move back to its original location at Haunch of Venison Yard in September following an extensiv…
Christie’s in New York to Sell Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection
NEW YORK, N.Y.- This spring, Christie’s will offer an insightful coast-to-coast look at the 20th Century American landscape with Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection. The highly anticipated sale has more than 250 l…
The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy Explored in New Book
LONDON.- When John D. Rockefeller Jr. commissioned a great deal of art for the construction of Rockefeller Center during the midst of the Great Depression, Vogue editor Frank Crowninshield praised Rockefeller as “the greatest friend and patron of …
The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy Explored in New Book by Suzanne Loebl
LONDON.- When John D. Rockefeller Jr. commissioned a great deal of art for the construction of Rockefeller Center during the midst of the Great Depression, Vogue editor Frank Crowninshield praised Rockefeller as “the greatest friend and patron of …
Christie’s to Present a Three-Week Exhibition of Contemporary Art from China
NEW YORK.- Christie’s will collaborate with the Center of International Cultural Exchange (CICE), a direct subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, to present Trans-Realism, a comprehensive exhibition featuring…
Christie’s to Present a Three-Week Exhibition of Contemporary Art from China
NEW YORK.- Christie’s will collaborate with the Center of International Cultural Exchange (CICE), a direct subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, to present Trans-Realism, a comprehensive exhibition featuring…