First Open | Summer Contemporary Online Auction Series

Contemporary Edition | Online | 9 July – 16 July

FIRST OPEN | POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART | 9 July – 17 July

PHOTOGRAPHS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK | 16 July – 24 July

Christie’s announces the summer season encompassing an outstanding selection of contemporary art, prints, and photographs with a range of styles and price points offered in three online-only sales. Bidding opens 9 July with Contemporary Editionclosing July 16, FIRST OPEN | Post-War & Contemporary Artclosing 17 July, and Photographs: New York, New York opening online 16 July and closing 24 July. Works will be on view at 20 Rockefeller Plaza beginning 11 July.

Contemporary Edition | Online | 9 July – 16 July

Christie’s July Contemporary Edition features over 140 striking prints and multiples from the world’s leading post-war artists including Frank Stella, Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud as well as important contemporary artists such as Jonas Wood and Nina Chanel Abney. With estimates starting under $1,000, the sale includes works for incipient and seasoned collectors alike.

FIRST OPEN | POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART | 9 July – 17 July

Bringing together paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculpture, the July First Open provides an exciting opportunity for new collectors in pursuit of works by the finest emerging and established artists in the post-war and contemporary category. The online-only sale includes Ed Ruscha’s seminal The End #8 and is bolstered by bold young artists. Additional highlights include Robert Motherwell’s Red Wall Sketch and George Ricky’s geometric sculpture Seven Rotors Five Cylinders.

Photographs: new york, new york | 16 July – 24 July

The 34 works in this online-only sale uncover the inimitable character of New York City during and directly following WWII. Estimates range from $3,000 to $8,000 and include a number of photographs by Louis Faurer and Helen Levitt. Also featured in the auction are works by Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, William Klein, and Weegee — all artists who tended towards bold, arresting views of New York’s iconic sights and frenetic energy around the mid-20^th century.

Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, had global auction, private and digital sales in 2018 that totalled £5.3 billion / $7 billion. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and international expertise. Christie’s offers around 350 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie’s also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War & Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery.

Alongside regular sales online, Christie’s has a global presence in 46 countries, with 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.

*Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue.

*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and are reported net of applicable fees.