Cécile Verdier and Julien-Vincent Brunie, along with François de Ricqlès, wielded the gavel to auction 38 lots to enthusiastic bidders. A fine selection of artworks and some exceptional experiences were offered to the generous donors by the Heroes for Imagine partners.

Of the lots sold, nine new world records were set for auctions, including two pieces donated by Galerie kreo: the Signal F2 Monochromatic lamp by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby sold for €110,000 and the World Leaders ED.1 ladder by the prolific designer Virgil Abloh sold for €400,000. The kamel mennour gallery also presented an oil on canvas for sale, Untitled by Dhewadi Hadjab, which was purchased for €200,000. Record prices were set for Ymane Chabi-Gara, Camille Henrot, Tadashi Kawamata, Jeremy [B-V1] Demester, Kassou Seydou and Bertrand Lavier. The art piece by Amoako Boafo, donated by the Mariane Ibrahim gallery, sold for €320,000.

“Once again, Heroes for Imagine has managed to raise significant sums of money thanks to the generosity of the partners, donors and personalities involved in the project. We are very proud to be part of this wonderful venture, which gives more support to this flagship institute for research into genetic diseases with each edition.”

— Cécile Verdier, President of Christie’s France and Julien Pradels, Managing Director of Christie’s France