Christie’s has redefined the market for Old Master Paintings, reaching new price levels in auctions and private sales. In 2017, Christie’s made history, selling Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi for $450 million — more than double the previous record for any work of art sold at auction. This achievement followed our private sale to the French and Dutch states in 2016 of a pair of full-length portraits by Rembrandt for €160 million — currently, the highest price paid privately for any Old Master piece.
Christie’s conducts Old Master auctions in London in July and December; New York in January and May; and Paris in June and November. Attracting a range of international clients throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, these sales are dedicated to over a half a millennium of art.