The founder of hip-hop on humble beginnings, musical evolutions and the origin of a billion-dollar business
A new NFT from Penn showcases mRNA research enabling life-changing vaccines for COVID and beyond
Ernie Barnes, Shara Hughes and Faith Ringgold are a few contemporary highlights coming to Christie’s New York this July
Explore the first group of works to be offered during Classic Week in London, celebrating art from antiquity to the 21st century
The first new studio recording of Bob Dylan’s classic folk song since 1962, using groundbreaking new sound technology
Lusieri’s work delighted the likes of Byron and Elgin, and three views of Rome offered on 5 July confirm his reputation as a master of landscape
As some 80 first editions are auctioned in aid of English PEN, we look at insights into the creative processes of le Carré, Atwood, Mantel and more
One of Canova’s last sculptures spent most of the 20th century in obscurity, sitting in the front garden of an antique dealer’s London home
Record-breaking auctions redefine the market for 18th-century furniture and art, underlining Christie’s position as the leader in private collection sales in France
An account of Napoleon’s greatest military victory — told in his own words — comes to Christie’s on 7 July
Christie’s 20/21 London to Paris series of evening sales achieves £203,881,403 / €236,094,664
The largest and perhaps most ambitious of 12 extant Nymph paintings by the German master is also one of the last in private ownership
Koons’s Balloon Monkey (Magenta), presented by Victor and Olena Pinchuk, is being offered to raise funds for Ukraine
In the midst of an ongoing war, legal disputes and personal problems, Rembrandt produced ‘one of his most moving works in any medium’
Spanning Art Nouveau to the ‘new vintage’ styles of the 1980s and 90s, jewellery from the collections of Jean Fouquet and June Newton
Few art historians have as much insight into Basquiat as Vienna-born Dieter Buchhart. Here he shares his thoughts on an untitled self-portrait
The 1679 Hellier violin marks the point at which Antonio Stradivari created a new style of violin that became a blueprint for generations of luthiers
Linked Post-War & Contemporary Art evening events start a week of themed auctions in the French and British capitals
Antiquities specialist Claudio Corsi explains the history of this delicate material — and the qualities to look out for
The director of the Ukrainian Museum in New York shares his memories of many years spent living and working in Ukraine
Discover masterworks from the leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including works by Yves Klein, Claude Monet and Jeff Koons
Step into our Parisian galleries and view a selection of artworks from the upcoming 20/21 London to Paris sale series
International Head of Antiquities G. Max Bernheimer surveys some magnificent examples, while Hannah Solomon offers an expert introduction
Created in collaboration with models covered in paint, Klein’s Anthropométries were both provocative and groundbreaking
Specialists Anna Touzin and Isabel Millar pick five abstract artists with reputations on the rise from across Christie’s upcoming sales
Marc Chagall lived through two world wars and was aged 97 when he died in 1985. Alastair Smart examines the luminous twilight of his long career
A deep dive into the life of Impressionism’s founding father, illustrated with masterpieces offered at Christie’s
More than 250 Hermès lots from a single-owner collection — ranging from Birkins and Kellys to bracelets and scarves — are offered online
With two of Dumas’s works featuring in our Art of Literature exhibition, we survey the provocative South African’s career
The British artist is best known for his depictions of horses, but was also a skilled portraitist. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s