20th / 21st Century New York

  • Event date 12 - 15 May
  • Event location New York
From the revolutionary Impressionists to the cutting-edge artists of today, the 20th and 21st Century auctions feature art that defines an era. Masterpieces by Monet, Mondrian, Rothko and Basquiat lead a season full of highlights from recent art history. The auction series also brings together world-class selections from Leonard and Louise Riggio, Tiqui Atencio and Ago Demirdjian and Art from the Bass House.

Visit the full exhibition at our iconic Rockefeller Center galleries through 15 May.

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Abstract geometric painting featuring a large orange square centered within a grid of black, white, and grey rectangles.

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Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works


A modern, white multi-level building with spacious terraces and large glass windows, set against a clear blue sky.

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Art From The Bass House


Ed Ruscha Blast Curtain

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For Art’s Sake: Selected Works by Tiqui Atencio & Ago Demirdjian


An abstract circular artwork featuring a pattern of colorful chevrons in green, blue, and yellow against a beige background.

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Works from the Collection of Sir Anthony Caro


blumenthal-roundel

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Works from the Collection of Ellin and Bernhard Blumenthal


Bid on Picasso Ceramics from 8 to 22 May

A London online auction presenting works that capture Picasso’s bold artistic spirit

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A modern home decor with an artistic ceramic fish platter, a wooden bowl, glass vase with flowers, and a tribal mask on a marble surface.

A global journey through era-defining, masterpiece art

Connecting Hong Kong, London, Paris and New York, Christie’s is the destination for the best of 20th- and 21st-century art

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© 2025 Mondrian / Holtzman Trust © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York © 2025 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS). © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York