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Hugo Wilson sitting in front of work in his UK studio
Studio Visit with Artist Hugo Wilson
Formally trained as a classic painter, British artist Hugo Wilson borrows images and techniques from Old Masters to create dramatic new works.
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Studio Visit with Artist Cary Fagan
As part of its Say it Loud online exhibition, Christie's visited acclaimed artist and photographer Cary Fagan in his studio. In this video, Cary talks about the ability to stop time with his…
mary cassatt painting of two young girls
Cassatt’s "Two Little Sisters" Breaks Record at Christie's
Mary Cassatt’s painting Two Little Sisters sold on Friday, August 7 for $519,000, making it the highest value lot at an online sale of American art at Christie’s in the five years they’ve…
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Rare Rubens Portrait Could Fetch $7 Million at Auction
A stunning, intimate portrait by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens is set to make waves at auction this week.
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Furniture Design in Crisis
Art critic Alastair Sooke and specialist Michael Jefferson reveal four furniture designers who turned crisis into a new direction in their career and work.
Judy Chicago in her studio working on paper
At Home with Artist Judy Chicago
The artist invites us into her studio to give a glimpse of her life during quarantine, her creative process, and share her hopes for the future.
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An Introduction to Italian Futurism
An introduction to Futurism, the dynamic movement that revolutionised Italian art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Obsessed with speed, the Futurists created art that captured the dawning…
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Life & Love in the Dutch Golden Age
Vermeer and his contemporaries layered their paintings of domestic life with different meanings and interpretations. In this video, art critic Alastair Sooke and our specialist Maja Markovic take a…
James Baskerville in front of prints
Christie’s London on How to Collect Prints
Learn how to start your own prints collection with specialist James Baskerville. Here he tells us what to look for in prints by Stik, Banksy and Warhol ahead of our upcoming Prints and Multiples sale…
Emma Dabiri talks in front of painting
Emma Dabiri on Contemporary Art's Rising Stars
London-based writer Emma Dabiri shares her favorite four paintings by emerging artists from Christie's London's Post-War and Contemporary Art Sales, February 12 & 13.
Rene Magritte painting of a man in a bowler hat silhouetted against trees at night with a full moon above
8 Big Sales from Christie's Modern Art and Impressionism Sale

Setting a new world record for the artist, one of Art Deco’s most prominent artists, Tamara de Lempicka, lead Christie’s recent Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on February 5.…

Artists Tadaaki Kuwayama and Rakuko Naito at work in their studio
Tadaaki Kuwayama and Rakuko Naito on Sharing a Studio

 

The division between the personal and professional lives of New York-based artists Rakuko Naito and Tadaaki Kuwayama has long been blurred. For decades, the Japanese-born couple —…

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Bill Traylor Folk Art Masterpiece Sets New Record at Auction
A work from a titan of American self-taught art could set a new auction record for the artist.
George Grosz, Gefährliche Straße, 1918.
A Frightening Vision of Germany at the end of World War I
"Gefährliche Straße (Dangerous Street)" is a picture of the First World War as it was played out on the streets of Berlin, painted during the last months of the War in July 1918.
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Art Adorned: Dolce&Gabbana and the Old Masters
Our exhibition explores the art historical influences behind Dolce&Gabbana’s Alta Moda, Alta Gioielleria and Alta Sartoria collections.