This photograph for LIFE was taken by the magazine’s first African American staff photographer — later a groundbreaking Hollywood director
From 28 May-12 June, prints of selected photographs are to be offered online in RADArt4Aid in conjunction with Christie’s
A special preview of selected highlights from our upcoming Get Art! A 20th Century Escape online auction, to be offered 28 May - 11 June
How Anne Brigman, Imogen Cunningham, Berenice Abbott, Dorothea Lange and Ilse Bing forged paths for others to follow
Introducing an online sale of photographs to support the Andy Warhol Foundation’s efforts to provide emergency relief to artists
Everything you need to know about the artists, print processes, studios and terminology — plus a whole heap more
Faces and figures that look back and connect with us across time, by artists ranging from Velázquez to Rubens to Freud
Ahead of our online sale, Walker Evans: An American Master, we trace the life and career of the forefather of the American documentary tradition
Explore our Prints and Multiples highlights exhibition featuring editions from the 19th century to the present day
A guide to the pioneering photographer forever identified with the majesty of the American West — illustrated with works offered online from 27 May to 4 June
From craquelure to patina, watermarks to brushstrokes… Our specialists on what they’re looking for when someone brings a work of art into Christie’s
Collectors, gallerists, dealers and designers talk about their treasured objects and the thrill of the chase
A guide to the Catalan’s prolific and endlessly creative printmaking oeuvre, illustrated with works offered at Christie’s
Browse highlights from our Prints and Multiples auction, to be offered in New York from 30 April - 14 May
A special preview of selected highlights from our upcoming Photographs auction, to be offered in New York
From Cupid to Kahlo to Keats — the artworks and objects that encapsulate the power of love
An online auction of editions from the German studio’s archive features works by Hamilton, Indiana, Albers, Martin, Haring, Lichtenstein and more
From woodcuts to lithographs and originals vs editions. Illustrated with standout works from our online Contemporary Edition sale on 4 March
Fashion pictures have long been a staple of photography auctions, but why has 2019 seen such momentum in the market?
Offered in New York on 13 December, a selection of iconic design pieces from Alexander Kaplen’s superb collection
In 2016 the photographer, who passed away recently, talked to Christie’s about studying for the priesthood, hanging out with Frank Sinatra, and his love of Leica
A guide to the photographer whose eroticised and provocative images subverted traditional conventions of fashion photography
Gallerist David Gill on why he ‘had to jump’ for Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #125, 1983
Specialist Murray Macaulay discusses Picasso’s seven decades of printmaking and why the market is growing so fast
One of the greatest of all 20th-century photographers, Cartier-Bresson bore witness to events that shaped history, from Spain’s Civil War to the death of Gandhi
An expert guide to the photographer famed for his Vogue covers, illustrated with works coming soon to Christie’s
A 360-view of our Paris Photographies sale, featuring a 1957 Avedon portrait of Marilyn Monroe
Photographer Douglas Kirkland on the night in 1961 he ‘made magic’ with Marilyn Monroe — and the camera that captured it all