Vallayer-Coster was a favourite of Marie Antoinette, yet somehow survived the French Revolution and later sold paintings to the Empress Joséphine
Take a virtual tour of our extraordinary offering of European art from the Baroque period to the 19th century
Sold entirely without reserve, J.E. Safra’s collection presents something for everyone
To mark the Coronation, we look at some of the depictions of monarchs that have left an indelible mark on the history and iconography of royalty
After decades working as a kind of ‘artistic director’ at the Ottoman Court, the artist tapped into the Parisian craze for turquerie with his watercolours
Take a closer look with us in a 360-degree tour of the Classic Week sale exhibition in New York
From Dana Schutz in Denmark to Manet and Degas at the Musée d’Orsay, the shows you need to know about across the continent
Some of the great artistic movements of the 18th and 19th centuries are represented in the sale of an important collection in London on 9 February
International specialist Tim Schmelcher charts the evolution of a field in which works by the likes of Daumier or Rembrandt can offer exceptional value
This wide-ranging collection exemplifies the splendour of Renaissance artistry and its enduring legacy
As conflict ravaged Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Goya’s work not only chronicled his times but underwent an extraordinary revolution itself, enshrining him as both the last of the Old Masters and the father of modern art
A stunning array of artworks and icons have graced our salerooms, from Michelangelo to Warhol, Marie Antoinette to James Bond
Christie’s presents J.E. Safra’s cherished pictures, from the Dutch Golden Age to the Romantic era
From British and European art to rare books and manuscripts, see history in a new light in the second week of our Classic Week sale exhibition
As works by Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder come to auction, we unpick art history’s most tangled family tree
Take a 360-degree tour of the first week of our Classic Week sale exhibition in London
An illuminating overview of a tradition that brought divine richness to Italian art at the dawn of the Renaissance
From a Roman bronze of Hercules to a Greek relief of Aphrodite, here are eight intriguing objects offered at Christie’s Classic Week in London
Fueled by record-breaking masterworks, the Allen collection becomes the most valuable private collection of all time
Upcoming Paris treasures range from a Pierre Macret commode made for Marie Antoinette to an enigmatic royal hunting scene by Jacques Bertaux
Lord Weinstock was a titan of British industry and politics. The collection he built with his wife Netta ranges from Old Masters to jewellery
From its auction history and provenance to notes from the artist — the reverse of an artwork can reveal more about it than you might suppose
How these visionary artists in the collection of Paul G. Allen reimagined one of art history's most recognizable icons
Explore 500 years of art history in a 360-degree view of Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection
Macabre, a selling exhibition in London, brings together works that span Bosch to contemporary artist Benjamin Spiers
The Italian destination has captivated artistic visionaries for centuries, as seen in the collection of Paul G. Allen
An up-close look at the techniques of painting’s most visionary innovators from J.M.W. Turner to Gerhard Richter, as collected by Paul G. Allen
Virtually join us at the Rockefeller Center galleries to explore Classic Week in New York and uncover extraordinary artefacts
From Klimt to Hockney, these visionary artists from the Paul G. Allen collection are inextricably linked to their locations
The historical significance of objects throughout the couple’s Pacific Heights residence