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Below, Christie shares the five books that have most profoundly shaped her life. Orlando by Virginia WoolfI read this when I was about 15, and it was a huge landmark in my life. I had never read anything else like it before. I loved…

The world's longest-running play, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, is marking its 70th year by announcing the show will head to Broadway to make its premiere in 2023.The show, which has been performed more than 28,000 times in…

The sale of a hugely valuable collection of art amassed by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has set records for some of the highest art prices the world has seen. In just one auction on Wednesday, 60 works of art changed hands…

Ahead of the auction of the Ann and Gordon Getty collection, Christie’s hosted an evening of conversation and music in Paris. Located in the lush 8th arrondissement, the auction house beautifully displayed selected works from the sale,…

Christie's, the 256-year-old British auction house, has launched an online auction platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform will allow all NFT auctions to be conducted on the Ethereum network end-to-end. The platform is being…

Nike Unreleased Air Jordan VI Donda West SneakerCHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2022Christie's is launching a new department to capitalize on the booming market for collectible sneakers, streetwear and sports history.The auction house on Monday…

In addition to the Christie’s auction, Hubert de Givenchy’s style has inspired a tribute across town, at the Galerie Kugel, a bijou of an antiques gallery on the Left Bank. There, brothers Alexis and Nicolas Kugel, who worked with Monsieur…

It may not be a Matisse, or a Warhol, but this multimillion-dollar sale at Christie’s comes from the hand of a different kind of artist: Mother Nature.Late on Thursday, Christie’s sold the skeleton of a Deinonychus antirrhopus — a species…

Hanging side by side, the two Mark Rothko paintings—No. 1, 1962, and Untitled (Shades of Red), 1961—vibrate with energy. Modulations of maroon, orange, and scarlet challenge notions of depth and flatness. Of course, red is Rothko’s…

“A fter I was born, my grandmother got everything that was green. I think this one had to do with me—it reminded her of ivy leaves,” Ivy Getty says, pointing to—but not touching!—a spectacular brooch of emeralds, peridots, green garnets,…