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Christie’s is one of the world’s leading art and luxury businesses and among the most influential auction houses in the international art market. Founded by James Christie in London in 1766, it has played a central role in the buying and selling of art for more than 250 years, bringing works by major artists, important private collections and cultural objects to audiences and collectors around the world. Today, Christie’s operates across live and online auctions, private sales, exhibitions and specialist advisory services, with flagship sales hubs in London, New York, Hong Kong, Paris and Geneva.

Fine art remains at the heart of Christie’s, with auctions spanning Old Masters, Impressionist and Modern art, Post-War and Contemporary art alongside photography, design and numerous collecting categories. Its major 20th/21st Century sales regularly bring together artists including Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Cecily Brown, while its public exhibitions provide opportunities to see significant works before they enter private collections.

Christie’s has also been responsible for some of the defining moments of the modern art market. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi sold for $450.3 million, establishing the world auction record for an artwork, while Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn achieved $195 million in 2022. Alongside headline auctions, Christie’s continues to expand its private sales, digital platforms and international exhibition programmes, connecting established collecting traditions with the changing dynamics of the contemporary art market