Prints and Multiples

Prints and Multiples

Sale Overview

Prints and Multiples offer works by many of the greatest artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Early highlights include Erich Heckel’s rare woodcut Paar, 1910, a masterpiece of German Expressionist printmaking, Pablo Picasso’s linocut Portrait de Jacqueline au chapeau de paille multicolore, 1962, and Joan Miró’s monumental Makemono, 1950–55, a lithographic masterpiece printed on Chanton silk inspired by Chinese and Japanese scrolls, measuring an astonishing 10 metres. Modern prints will also include works by Marc Chagall and M.C. Escher.

A private collection with a focus on technique highlights the section devoted to modern British prints, featuring Bridget Riley’s early optical screenprint Untitled (Based on Movement in Squares), 1962, and Frank Auerbach’s dense, psychological etched portrait of Lucian Freud, 1981, with prints by David HockneyFrancis Bacon and Paula Rego representing the best of British.

Early highlights of post-war American printmaking include Dan Flavin’s minimalist series (To Don Judd, colorist), 1986–87, and the seminal 11 Pop Artists, Volume I, 1965, with contributions by Andy WarholRoy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann.

Please get in touch for a free valuation without obligation to consign until mid-August 2025.

Auction times
11 Sep 11:00 AM (BST)

Our specialist’s selection

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Alexandra Gill

Alexandra Gill

Senior Specialist | Prints & Multiples

Alexandra is Head of Sale for the London Prints & Multiples auctions every March and September. With over 25 years’ experience in this field, Alexandra’s knowledge covers all areas, with a particular focus on 20th century editions. Alexandra has overseen many record-breaking single owner/single artist sales including Hockney on Paper (2012) and Works on Paper by Zao Wou Ki (2018). More recently she has co-ordinated highly successful Prints & Multiples sales in King Street, with recent highlights including, Andy Warhol’s Goethe set (sold for £604,800 in 2023), Pablo Picasso’s Buste de femme d’apres Cranach le Jeune (sold for £567,00 in 2023) and a world record price for James Ensor L‘Entrée du Christ à Bruxelles le Mardi Gras en 1889 (sold for £239,400 in 2023).

Alexandra joined Christie’s London in 2009 as Head of Prints, South Kensington, before moving to King Street in early 2016. She began her career at Phillips Auctioneers in 1986 working firstly as a specialist in the field of Early British & Victorian Paintings before moving in 1995, to the Prints & Multiples Department.

In 2019 Alexandra extended her role within Christie’s, to lead the Disability pillar within the newly-formed ED&I committee. She oversees the instigation of new policies around Accessibility in the Workplace and has been both an internal and external panellist giving insight and recommendations on Disability at work.

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