Post-War to Present

On 1 October in New York, Christie’s presents the Post‑War to Present auction — the premier platform for today’s leading artistic voices and celebrated figures of the post‑war period. The sale offers fresh perspectives on figuration and abstraction through the lens of contemporary artists such as Lisa Yuskavage, George Condo and Elizabeth Peyton alongside pioneering artists of the twentieth century, including Wayne Thiebaud, Sam Gilliam, Alexander Calder, Judy Chicago, Ed Ruscha and Anni Albers. The sale also presents leading examples of Latin American art, featuring prominent paintings and sculptures by Fernando Botero. 

The sale is headlined by an early progression by Donald Judd, continuing the collecting story of Temple of Style: The Barbara Jakobson Collection, as well as Property from the Esteemed Collection of Dr. John T. O’Neal and Property from the Collection of Sarah H Allison, and carries forward the legacies of Defined Space: The Collection of Henry S. McNeil, Jr. and the Edlis | Neeson Collection.

Leading the fall auction season, Post‑War to Present brings together the apex of 20th‑ and 21st‑century art, offering exceptional opportunities for every collector.