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Gallerist Stephen Ongpin on drawings: 'It's like looking over the shoulder of the artist"
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (1319+ words) To celebrate 20 years of Ongpin's business in London, where he has built an international reputation for connoisseurship in the field of works on paper, around a hundred drawings from his collection " ranging from Turner to Frankenthaler, Guercino to Picasso " are…...
Abstraction, figuration, intimate portraits and monumental projects " highlights of the upcoming Post-War to Present sales
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (266+ words) Cecily Brown (b. 1969), The Haunter, 2010. Oil on linen. 97 x 103" in (246. 4 x 261. 9 cm). Estimate: "2, 200, 000-2, 800, 000. Offered in Post-War to Present on 25 June 2026 at Christie's in London Howardena Pindell (b. 1943), Webb, 2023. Acrylic on canvas. 60" x 48" in (152. 8 x 122. 1 cm). Estimate: "180, 000-250, 000. Offered in Post-War to Present on 25 June 2026 at…...
Remembering David Hockney: 1937-2026
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (1060+ words) One of the most popular artists of modern times created images that reflected his joie de vivre, driven by a passion for discovering new ways of imagining and representing the world around us At a young age, there were signs…...
SLG Forever " highlights from a selling exhibition at Christie's in support of the South London Gallery
2+ week, 3+ day ago (401+ words) To mark the 135th anniversary of the SLG, Christie's is presenting an exhibition of works donated by artists associated with the gallery, including Raqib Shaw, Frank Bowling, Tracey Emin and Antony Gormley Raqib Shaw (b. 1974), Ode to a country without a post…...
15 football treasures to celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1680+ words) From memorabilia to fine art, these remarkable objects are proof of soccer living up to its moniker as "the beautiful game" " illustrated with lots sold at Christie"s The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the planet"s largest sporting…...
How Vienna's Museums Quartier 'propelled the city into the 21st century"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1318+ words) The appetite for new art is much greater now," says the director of Vienna"s popular cultural hub, which this year celebrates the 25th anniversary of its opening For many years, Vienna had a reputation as an old-fashioned city, synonymous with…...
Five iconic watches that shaped the course of horology
2+ week, 5+ day ago (789+ words) From an early digital aperture to Hollywood provenance, these five watches tell stories far beyond the dial. Selected by Christie's watches specialist Janet Tham, each watch offers a distinct window into design, history and the personalities that once wore them…...
A guide to design's top female makers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) Charlotte Perriand and Claude Lalanne are amongst the intrepid women who disrupted their male-dominated industry with their pioneering visions Independent and avant-garde women have been shaping the field of design for centuries, whether it's through imagining dazzling glass lamps for…...
Abdul Halim Radwi: pioneer of Saudi modernism
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (584+ words) As two works by the artist are offered at Christie's, we talk to his son, Majdi Radwi, about the struggles and successes of his 45-year career "both internationally and in his native Saudi Arabia Abdul Halim Radwi (1939-2006), Arts and Melody,…...
The Arts Council Collection: 80 years of the 'museum without walls"
3+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) To mark the 80th anniversary of one of the most important holdings of modern and contemporary British art, Close Encounters: Figuration, Painting and Landscape in the Arts Council Collection is on view at Christie's in London, 3-23 June Suleman Aqeel Khilji (b. 1985), Untitled…...