Editor’s Note
Christie’s reimagined sale series now integrates Impressionist, Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary art into a unified 20th/21st Century platform, highlighting the dialogues across movements and eras.
As part of its reimagined 20th/21st Century sale series, Christie’s now presents a spectrum of Evening Sales that combines the giants of Post-War and Contemporary Art with the masters of Impressionist and Modern Art. Its expanded 20th Century platform celebrates the implicit conversations and connections between artists, movements, and decades.
Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art auctions feature pieces from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and encompass movements such as Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism, with masterworks from iconic names such as Picasso, Modigliani, Cézanne, Matisse, Monet, and more. Christie’s is a market leader in the Impressionist and Modern Art field, achieving landmark prices and strong sell-through rates on behalf of all its clients.
Its auctions attract a global audience of buyers, including consistent participation from Asia at the highest levels. The genre maintains its position as a key area of collecting interest for clients in this region, driving more competitive bidding in each of its salerooms worldwide.
Christie’s holds regular auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York, London, and Paris. Its international team of experts are based across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and are always available for free and confidential valuations. It also has a dedicated Private Sales team offering a discrete, flexible outlet for those looking to buy and sell.
