Ahead of Christie's inaugural European Paintings auction on 31 October, Arne Everwijn discusses Courbet’s radical nudes
Offered on 6 December in London, Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Princess Mary, Daughter of King Charles I of England
Specialist Kim Yu considers the spiritual import of Su Shi’s Wood and Rock, and why elemental forces might have offered consolation in times of banishment
Highlights from a sale of items from Rugby School’s collection include works by Lucas van Leyden and Correggio, medieval manuscripts and important antiquities
Ahead of its November sale at Christie’s, we take a deeper dive into one of the artist’s most iconic paintings
Christie’s first dedicated sale of modern and contemporary ceramics — Un/Breakable — traces the medium from Paul Gauguin to Grayson Perry
Two 1951 drawings from the collection of the Late Hon. Garech Domnagh Browne, who met Freud as a young boy, and was then introduced to Bacon and 1950s Soho
The unique supercar will be offered in Geneva on 15 October to benefit the Swiss charity Children Action
10 artists whose reputations and markets are on the rise — with works offered in our Post-War to Present in New York
In China this season, a dedicated Maotai sale plus two auctions featuring works by Warhol, Zao Wou-Ki, Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara
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
A work that according to Francis Outred shows why Sigmar Polke is a giant of post-war art who remains underrated by the market
Explore an extraordinary range of Asian art, from a bronze ritual gui, previously in the collection of the Qianlong Emperor, to South Asian Modernist paintings
Offered to benefit a new scholarship initiative from Bennington College, this work distils the unique form of abstraction for which the artist would become famous
A group of rugs and paintings from 1929-30 — seminal years that saw the artist steer a course from design to painting
Last exhibited in January 1988, a masterpiece that stems from the height of Richter’s photo-painting practice
Held for 41 years in the collection of Magnus Konow and offered in London on 4 October, this 1972 painting is a poignant meditation on the human condition
Discover a curated vintage trove from decades of collecting and one-of-a-kind items by Hermès and Chanel to be offered in the What Goes Around Comes Around 25th Anniversary Auction at the close of New York Fashion Week.
From Micro Minis to handbags in bright colours and limited editions — including some highly desirable pieces in our 18 September auction in New York
At 90 years of age — and ahead of three of his works being offered in New York — one of the great figures of Indian post-war art reflects on his long career
Modelled by Alberto, cast by Diego and owned by Bruno, this ’intimate and personal’ bronze was a family affair
Art critic Alastair Sooke and Christie’s specialist Sophia Zhou discuss the life and times of this giant of Chinese culture
A 1,000-year-old ink-on-paper scroll by revered Chinese artist Su Shi leads Christie’s November auction season in Hong Kong
At the close of New York Fashion Week, Christie’s will be mounting a sale of some of Seth Weisser and Gerard Mainone’s favourite vintage luxury accessories
The world-renowned interior designer selects favourite objects from our forthcoming Interiors sale in London on 13 September
Accessibly priced works by Yayoi Kusama, Helen Frankenthaler, Jean Dubuffet, Wolfgang Tillmans and Lucio Fontana, offered in our First Open Online sale
The London firm whose founders pulled prints for many of modern art’s greats, from Lucian Freud to Leon Kossoff and Paula Rego
Offered on 13 September, this bronze vessel is one of only 15 four-legged examples known to our specialist, and once belonged to the emperor Qianlong
Author Harrice Simons Miller shares her expertise, illustrated with pieces offered in the What Goes Around Comes Around 25th Anniversary Auction, 18 September