William Louis-Dreyfus collected art that reflected America’s complex social history, including artists such as Thornton Dial, Bill Traylor and Nellie Mae Rowe
In our regular series of interviews, collectors discuss how they got started, their motivations, and, ultimately, what their collection means to them
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…
Meredith Etherington-Smith salutes three generations of collectors from one family, whose collection was sold in Paris in September
Why was the art of the ancient Mezcala civilisation so fascinating to the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Ilya Prigogine?
An April Christie's auctioned an important and long-lost portrait work by Lucas Cranach the Elder that had been recently returned to the heirs of Fritz Gutmann
Highlights from Adventurous Spirit, a private collection sold across two auctions in December and February to benefit a charitable foundation
On 6 and 7 of December Christie’s offered almost 400 lots from a collection that includes works by Hals, Van Dyck, Leyster, Snyders and Jan Brueghel the Elder
Watch collector Mishal Kanoo explains why he felt compelled to buy this unique Patek Philippe wristwatch, which depicts King Saud of Saudi Arabia on its face
Two rare Spanish still life highlights owned by the late New York art dealer and his wife, which are touring to Madrid, London, Los Angeles and Hong Kong
The musician and owner of Pie Studios in New York reflects on a lifelong fascination with electric guitars
Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon admires highlights from the most important single owner collection of Impressionist and Modern art offered in London in a decade
Highlights from the Brooklyn-born philanthropists’ collection of Asian art — coming to Christie’s New York in 2019
Architect Jim Olson on the challenges of designing a home that doubled as the perfect setting for Barney A. Ebsworth’s stellar collection of art
As its decor is offered at auction on 20 November, we look back on the nightclub’s history as a playground for the rich and famous, from Frank Sinatra to Diana Ross
The greatest privately owned collection of American Modernist art ever to come to market features works by O’Keeffe, Hopper, Sheeler, de Kooning, Pollock and more
The Italian entrepreneur discusses his collection of more than 2,000 superb watches, and his new book, My Time
Painted during a turbulent period in Mitchell’s life, this masterpiece from the Barney Ebsworth Collection is primed to set a new auction record for the artist
In the latter years of her life Georgia O’Keeffe and Barney A. Ebsworth became friends. Two O'Keeffe works from Ebsworth’s collection are offered in November
The story of a pivotal work from 1962 that links the artist and different members of the de Menil family. On 15 November it achieved $35,712,500 in New York
The stories behind selected highlights and the four collections they came from — offered during 20th Century Week
Study of Henrietta Moraes Laughing, Francis Bacon’s final named portrait of the muse he painted between 1959 and 1969, realises $21,687,500
Ocean Park #137 — a monumental late work from the series inspired by the light and landscape of southern California — realises $21,687,500 in New York
The competitive but loving bond between the two artists is explored in Alberto and Diego Giacometti: Masters of Design
In November Christie’s will offer almost 200 works from the California couple’s stellar collection, by artists such as Hockney, Lichtenstein, Calder and more
The story of a hugely successful media figure, collector of Impressionist, Modern and decorative art, and one of LA’s leading philanthropists
Masterpieces owned by the couple — including works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse — come to Christie’s in New York this November
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the British Museum’s new Albukhary Foundation Gallery, presenting the institution’s astonishing Islamic collection
Alexandra Stafford, the collector’s daughter, recalls her mother’s taste, connoisseurship, and sumptuous apartments
Technical innovation, artistry and the culture of fine watchmaking have made Richard Mille a dominant player