The Christie’s American Art department offers paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the 19th through early 20th centuries, including works of the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, the American West, Illustration and Modernism. We host two curated auctions each year: 19th Century American and Western Art during Americana Week in January and Modern American Art in April. In addition to our dedicated American Art auctions, we offer important works across Christie’s marquee 20/21 Week sales each season, strategically positioning American Art for a global audience. We also frequently achieve strong prices via private sales year-round.
The consistent market leader in American Art, Christie’s holds countless world auction records, including the record for American Art overall with Edward Hopper’s Chop Suey at $91,875,000 (2018) and for any 19th Century American painting with Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware at $45,045,000 (2022). Our unrivalled expertise with single owner collections has consistently led to historic results, including the record-breaking sales of The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection, The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection and The Paul G. Allen Collection.