Discover a trove of rare objects, paintings, manuscripts and carpets spanning the Middle East, India and Europe to be offered in Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets
The Royal Oak is Audemars Piguet’s best-known and perhaps most collectable watch. Here’s why it is so esteemed by aficionados
Offered In Geneva on 8 November, a watch taken in 1953 by explorers Jacques and Auguste Piccard to a place where no human had ever been
Specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam reveals how these portraits of Ottoman sultans came to be painted in Venice around 400 years ago
For artists, such as Childe Hassam and Frederick Carl Frieseke, France was at the forefront of Modernism
A closer look at the life and work of an artist widely regarded as the French Impressionist par excellence, illustrated with standout lots offered at Christie’s
In celebration of the Spanish master’s 140th birthday, Christie’s delves into each of the artist’s defining styles. Featuring works from the 20th/21st Century Sales
A Kashmir sapphire bracelet and a set of Golconda diamond ring and earrings are offered for sale at Christie’s in Hong Kong
Impressionist paintings of Julie Manet by her mother and uncle are highlights of the sale
Not everyone can hold a room. It requires a capacity to ‘be compelling and full of life’. Christie’s Hong Kong-based female auctioneers on what it takes to wield a killer gavel
The sale of a rare still life by Giacometti and a flower painting by Braque mark the centenary of the star’s birth
A 360-view of exceptional British and Irish painting and sculpture from across the 20th century
Enjoy a 360-degree view of our current exhibition of 20th/21st Century Art in Paris
Find one of your own in Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets in London on 28 October
In the 1940s and 1950s a new wave of artists flocked to the Cornish fishing town, convinced that ‘colour is the only direction for painting’
Living in Baghdad between 1960 and 1965, Orin and Rita Parker got to know many Iraqi artists while also collecting their works
The Dutch entrepreneur’s collection features some of the most influential figures in contemporary art since the 1960s
Basquiat’s Because it Hurts the Lungs sells for £8,227,750; Hurvin Anderson’s Audition sets a new world record for the artist at auction
Engage with extraordinary prints by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as prints by Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and David Hockney from the 19th century to the present day
When Churchill arranged to meet Willy Sax — manufacturer of his favourite oil paints — in 1946, it was the start of a lifelong friendship
The Dutch Post-Impressionist was revolutionary across media and remains one of today’s most influential artists
Painted along the banks of the Seine, Le bassin d’Argenteuil captures the founding tenants of Impressionism
The curators of the Mind/Mirror retrospective, which explores Johns's 70-year career, discuss the show’s unique concept
Discover masterpieces by Caillebotte, Cézanne, and Van Gogh
An in-depth look at Britain's most famous Modernist painter. Illustrated with works offered for sale in October
Jewellery specialist Jessica Elliott offers an in-depth guide to these opulent ornaments — more versatile than one might suppose
Barbara Hepworth's sculptures are an exploration of abstraction through empty space and a reimagining of the Cornish landscape
A fascinating collection of 20th-century art comes with a history that’s as dramatic as the works it includes
A 360-view of our landmark auction series, showcasing the remarkable post-war and contemporary works offered in the 20th/21st Century London sales
Cecily Brown’s There’ll be bluebirds is to be offered in aid of Artists for ClientEarth, helping to fight climate change