Christie's

Art

Tilda Swinton’s new role: What is 'Supersonic Mediaeval'?

Fresh from her Golden Bear win at this year’s Berlinale, acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton is taking a break from acting to take on a new role. She will curate an exhibition showcasing the work of British artist and designer Marianna Kennedy at Christie’s Paris.

06/03/2025

Art

Christie’s to host groundbreaking auction featuring only AI art

Christie’s is holding a sale dedicated entirely to art created with artificial intelligence – the first of its kind to be held at a major auction house.

11/02/2025

Culture news

Jeff Beck’s iconic guitars head to auction in London

Jeff Beck’s legendary guitar collection, including iconic instruments like 'The Oxblood' Les Paul, will be auctioned at Christie's London on 22 January 2025.

16/01/2025

Art

Painting by René Magritte makes surrealist history at auction

This is the first time that a painting by the Belgian artist René Magritte has sold for more than $100 million.

20/11/2024

Art

Dutch museum buys Van Gogh painting for over €8.5 million

Vincent van Gogh’s 'Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot)' is thought to be the most expensive van Gogh picture ever bought by an institution.

21/10/2024

Art

Jeff Koons balloon animal sculpture set to fetch millions at auction

Ahead of its Christie's auction on 9 October, a huge sculpture by Jeff Koons has gone on display to the public in a London park.

04/10/2024

Design

Carlo Mollino furniture sale blocked by Italian government

Expected to sell for millions, the Italian government says it made a "mistake" by allowing a London auction house to sell the classic furniture as it's part of the country's 'cultural heritage.'

12/09/2024

Art

Titian masterpiece stolen and found at bus stop sells for €20m

The early artwork by Venetian master Titian has a dramatic history of thefts – including being left in a plastic bag at a London bus stop.

03/07/2024

Lifestyle

Vivienne Westwood's personal wardrobe up for grabs at London auction

The auction at Christie's in London features punk designer Vivienne Westwood's personal collection of clothes, accessories, and unique items spanning her career.

17/06/2024

Lifestyle

Luxury watches owned by F1 legend Michael Schumacher to go up for sale

To mark the 30th anniversary of his first Formula One Drivers Championship win in 1994, eight luxury watches belonging to Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s in Geneva.

14/05/2024

Culture news

Fancy an item from Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe?

More than 200 items spanning 40 years will be sold in a two-part auction this summer, with part of the sale proceeds going to charity.

24/04/2024

Culture news

Pattie Boyd’s personal collection sells for €3.2 million at auction

Pattie Boyd’s collection blew past pre-sale estimates. It included letters, photos and artwork that gave insight into her life and infamous love triangle with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

25/03/2024

Culture news

Musical love triangle: Pattie Boyd’s love letters go under the hammer

The letters, which go on auction at Christie’s next month among other memorabilia, give insight into the love triangle between Pattie Boyd, Beatle George Harrison and his friend Eric Clapton.

27/02/2024

Culture news

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler to auction 120 of his guitars

A quarter of the proceeds from the sale of the legendary British musician's guitar collection will go to the British Red Cross and other charities.

30/01/2024

Switzerland

Christie's cancels sale of Nazi heiress' jewels

The enormous collection of jewellery belonged to Heidi Horten, the wife of a Nazi who made his fortune after buying Jewish businesses under duress in the Second World War.

01/09/2023

Culture news

‘Exceptionally rare’ Rembrandt portraits sold for €13 million

For 200 years, two portraits by the Dutch master Rembrandt were completely unknown to scholars. Today, they were sold at Christie's for more than €13 million.

06/07/2023

Art

Paul Allen's billion dollar art collection to sell for charity

Christie's is showing an exhibition of the late Microsoft co-founder's billion-dollar art collection ahead of its sale in mid-November in New York. All proceeds are going to philanthropic projects.

18/10/2022

Culture news

Largest white diamond ever auctioned sells for €17.9 million

The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sold for a hammer price of 18.6 million Swiss francs (€17.9 million), far short of the record for such a jewel.

09/05/2022

Art

Could Warhol's Marilyn Monroe break records for 20th century art?

Andy Warhol's iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction in the spring

28/03/2022

Art

Post-pandemic art market to reach new zenith with in-person auctions

With sales starting on November 15, estimates are to bring in more than $1 billion (over €868m) in a week.

10/11/2021