The Art of Living

  • 16 November 2009  |  Specialist Selection  |  Fine Art His Last Work: Jan Schoonhoven This untitled relief from 1992 is the very last work Jan Schoonhoven ever produced. Not very long after it was finished he died. Christie's Arno Verkade chooses this important and poignant work from the Post-War and Contemporary Art sale in Amsterdam.
  • 16 November 2009  |  Specialist Selection  |  Photographs & Prints The So-Called 'Mantegna Tarocchi' Tim Schmelcher, Associate Director of Prints, chooses a group of forty-nine engravings known as the ‘Mantegna Tarocchi’, one of the rarest and most enigmatic groups of prints in the history of western art, to be offered in the Old Master Prints sale.
  • 3 November 2009  |  Specialist Selection  |  Fine Art Inspiring the Grand Tour Amongst the first photographical records of the Holy Land and the Middle East, this series of 16 albumen prints serve as historical documents which capture everyday scenes of a bygone era.
  • 27 October 2009  |  Specialist Selection  |  Fine Art Paul Klee Structural II, 1924 Sharon Kim, Head of the Impressionist and Modern Day and Works on Paper Sales in New York selects this Paul Klee work on paper - Structural II - the second in a series of “structural” compositions the artist made in the 1920s.
  • 8 October 2009  |  Specialist Selection  |  Wine Class of ‘96 For those who appreciate the trademark strength of character belonging to the mighty Cabernet Sauvignon grape, this selection of wines, hand picked by Christie’s wine expert Peter Mansell, offers an exceptional chance to compare and contrast examples from one of the great vintages.
  • 27 August 2009  |  Specialist Selection  |  Photographs & Prints Décors de Théâtre - Alexandra Exter A highly gifted artist, Alexandra Exter turned her hand to many different projects including theatre and costume design. Her works have various influences including Cubism, Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism and she is also credited as one of the founders of the Art Deco movement.