The story behind a double portrait from the Barney A. Ebsworth Collection that’s being offered in London in March
From an Assyrian relief to a record-breaking swan decoy, the lots sold at Christie’s that have captivated our specialists
In the art world as on Wall Street, J Tomilson Hill plays to win. He is now opening a dedicated space for his stellar collection
As marriage portraits by Frans Hals and Anthony van Dyck are offered in London, the recently wed Andrew Graham-Dixon selects favourite images of couples
In our regular series of interviews, collectors discuss how they got started, their motivations, and, ultimately, what their collection means to them
Lessons from 36 years with Christie’s, including remarkable discoveries, what makes Ammi Phillips an icon of folk art, and how it feels to change consignors’ lives
Well-known alumni, including Jussi Pylkkänen, Tobias Meyer and Jennifer Roberts, explain how it helped to launch their careers
The brilliant Chinese jewellery designer reveals the inspiration behind his pioneering creations — and his upcoming exhibition at Christie’s in Hong Kong
Vintage boutique owner Catherine B. on collecting vintage Hermès and Chanel, and how she came to acquire one of the most iconic of all handbags
New York-based interior designer Brian J. McCarthy thought he might sell this vase to a client. But then he fell in love with it…
To mark 25 consecutive years as market leaders and the record-breaking price for the Winston Pink Legacy diamond, we look back at historic pieces sold at Christie’s
This exceptional single malt sold for £1.2 million — a new world auction record — in London. Specialist Tim Triptree MW explains why
Kept under wraps for almost a century, this superb collection came into the light with its sale at Christie’s in Paris on 30 October
The theoretical physicist’s PhD thesis, key papers, wheelchair and more were offered in a special online sale at Christie’s
Einstein’s ‘God letter’, his single most famous letter on God, Judaism, and man’s eternal search for meaning, which sold for a record $2,892,500 on 4 December
Found in a sealed compartment in the cellars of the Liberty Hall Museum in New Jersey, Madeira from 1796 — and in the attic, demijohns from the 1820s
The 1929 masterpiece became the most expensive work of pre-war American art when it sold for $91,875,000 (including buyer’s premium) on 13 November
Why this 18.96-carat Fancy Vivid Pink diamond, which was promptly renamed The Winston Pink Legacy, sold for CHF50,375,000 in Geneva
The story behind Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which realised $90.3 million on 15 November to set a new world record for a living artist
Post-War and Contemporary Art specialist Hala Khayat discusses Abdul Hadi El Gazzar’s 1951 masterwork, which sold in London in October
Retrieved from Nimrud in modern-day Iraq in the mid-19th century, Assyrian relief sells for $30,968.750 — a world record price
AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high estimate — as Christie’s becomes first auction house to offer a work created by an algorithm
Meredith Etherington-Smith salutes three generations of collectors from one family, whose collection was sold in Paris in September
The most significant charity auction ever staged is 100 per cent sold after 10 days of online sales and three days of live auctions
The work from The Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass led Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 20 June in London
This exceptional example of the most valuable illustrated book ever produced — and an icon of American art — was sold on 14 June to benefit conservation causes
Acquired directly from Brancusi, this unique portrait of Nancy Cunard comes to auction for the very first time on 15 May
Sold in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art
Francis Bacon's poignant celebration of George Dyer, the artist’s most important subject, starred in our Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 17 May
Why was the art of the ancient Mezcala civilisation so fascinating to the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Ilya Prigogine?