Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale

Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale

Sale Overview

Christie’s flagship 20th/21st Century auction series in London continues on 22 October with our landmark Evening Sale dedicated to Modern British and Irish Art.

The auction showcases the most significant artists of the period, from a rare rediscovered Surrealist painting by Paul Nash and Modernist masterpieces by Dame Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson, through to paintings by prominent figures at the forefront of Modern British art from the 1960s to the present day, including Bridget Riley, David Hockney and Allen Jones.

Celebrated painters such as L.S. Lowry, Sir Stanley Spencer and Sir Winston Churchill further enrich this exceptional sale, alongside important sculptures by Lynn Chadwick and Dame Elisabeth Frink.

Auction times
22 Oct 06:30 PM (BST)

Our specialist’s selection

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Alice Murray

Alice Murray

Head of Evening Sale | Modern British and Irish Art

As Head of Evening sale, Alice advises clients on buying and selling 20th century British and Irish Art at auction and private sale. Alongside her expertise in British Modernism, studio ceramics, Post-War British art and the work of Stanley Spencer, Alice is particularly passionate about promoting the work of female and under-represented artists.

Alice joined Christie's in 2011, and has since been involved in several notable auction sales including: the Noël Coward sale (2015), the Brian Sewell collection (2016), the record-breaking Defining British Art sale (2016), The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison (2022) and in leading the launch of the first online auctions for Modern British and Irish Art (2016).

During her tenure as Head of the Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale, Christie's achieve the highest grossing total for the category (October 2021). Prior to this, Alice was Head of the Modern British & Irish Art sale at South Kensington (2016-2017); the Modern British and Impressionist and Modern Art Online and Mid-Season Sales (2016-2019); and the perennially successful Picasso Ceramics sales (2017-2019).

Alice also speaks French and Spanish, holding a First Class Honours Languages degree with Distinction from Edinburgh University.

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