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News about Christie's. Commentary and archival information about Christie's from The New York Times. |
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Going, Going, Gone: Explaining Auction Houses’ Executive Exodus
It’s been a memorable year in the art world, not for what happened, but for who left.
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Rule-Breaking Rainmaker Leaving Christie’s Auction House
Loic Gouzer will step down as co-chairman of postwar and contemporary art at the end of the year.
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How Old Master Sales Are Like the Tortoise and the Hare
Auction houses are still getting high prices for works from the historic canon, but demand isn’t what it once was.
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Einstein’s ‘God Letter’ From 1954 Sells for $2.9 Million
A letter from Albert Einstein that discussed God and religion was sold for far more than the presale estimate of $1 million to $1.5 million.
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Einstein’s ‘God Letter,’ a Viral Missive From 1954
A letter in which Einstein called the word God “the expression of and product of human weakness” is expected to fetch $1 million at auction.
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An Awkward Moment for the Russian Art Market
Sales have slowed in the face of new political realities, including Western sanctions on Moscow. But wealthy buyers continue to create surprises.
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Auction Houses Grow a Different Kind of Jewelry Sale
As competition for goods and customers increases, exhibitions by contemporary art jewelry designers are proliferating.
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The Machine That Drives the Auction World
A blockbuster week of sales backed by third-party guarantees reassures the art world that the market is humming, if not booming.
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David Hockney Painting Sells for $90 Million, Smashing Record for Living Artist
The trend toward broadening tastes at auction picked up steam at Christie’s with the Hockney and new highs for works by two African-American artists.
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Hopper Painting Sells for Record $91.9 Million at Christie’s
In three auctions, there were some formidable prices, though eyebrows were raised at a number of intimidating estimates. And there were failures.
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