On 11 May 2023, Christie’s 20th and 21st Century sales in New York commenced with the third chapter of Masterpieces from the S.I. Newhouse Collection. The collection of the late Condé Nast chairman achieved a total of $177,792,000, selling 100 per cent by lot and 105.6 per cent by low estimate. View auction.

The top lot of the sale was Francis Bacon’s Self Portrait, which realised $34,622,500. The work portrays the artist at the height of his powers in 1969, and its dynamic brushwork and striking pose is highly characteristic of this period of Bacon’s style.

The sale’s latest chapter at Christie’s cemented Newhouse’s collection as the sixth highest grossing of all time.

In May 2019, Christie’s New York offered 11 extraordinary works from The Collection of S.I. Newhouse, each of which represents his renowned taste and instinct for quality and historical significance. Led by the iconic Rabbit by Jeff Koons and Cezanne’s Bouilloire et fruits, this group of 11 revolutionary works realised a total of $216,287,500.

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