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View a selection of highlights from our upcoming sale '300 years of British Drawings'. The sale offers a broad range of British drawings and watercolours from the 18th to 20th Centuries.

Take a closer look at a selection of exceptional objects from our upcoming live and online auctions in Paris.

'The Russian sculptor Evgenii Lanceray (1848-1886) wasn't one for confining himself to his studio. Born in the town of Morshansk, 260 miles southeast of Moscow, he enjoyed travelling widely across his vast homeland, from Kyrgyzstan to the Caucasus.'

An innovative selling exhibition that explores the dialogue between a group of selected paintings by Claude Monet and Gerhard Richter.

In 1946, Fontana founded the Altamira academy and, with several of his students, penned the White Manifesto, wherein they stated, 'Matter, colour, and sound in motion are the phenomena whose simultaneous development makes up the new art,' laying the foundations for what would become Spazialismo, the Spatialist movement.

Join our specialists at Christie's Rockefeller Center for a guided tour of works from our 20th Century Hong Kong to New York sale including highlights by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Andy Warhol, Joan Mitchell and many more. . 20th Century: Hong Kong to New York 2 December .... #art #artist #postwarart #contemporaryart See more

A glimpse into the beautiful, melancholy genius of Matthew Wong who, according to specialist Asia Chiao, 'condensed a lifetime's career into just a few, short, blazing years.' His triptych on the theme of family love, 'The Journey Home', is being offered in our Modern and Contemporary Art Sale on 2 December in Hong Kong.

Christie's Milan continues to offer the very best of 20th-century Italian art with our current 'Thinking Italian Milan' sale. Take a virtual tour of the sale and discover incredible works by artists Alighiero Boetti, Osvaldo Licini and more.

Join our specialists at Christie's Rockefeller Center for a guided tour of works from our Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel (3 December New York) and our Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale (4 December New York). . #20thcenturyweek #daysale #impressionistart #postwarart #contemporaryart #modernart #auction #newyork

'Intricately decorated with gold and silver inlay, the bronze chariot fittings are cast in the shape of a dragon pursuing a phoenix.'

Drawing inspiration from his Italian roots and adopted London home, Gianluca Longo seamlessly blends European ceramics and fabrics with Regency furniture and colour palettes. 'I do not believe in living with one style,' he explains. 'My aesthetic draws me to mix and match.'

'Dressed in a raincoat and beret, Jeanne Mammen would sit unobserved at corner tables in cafés, drawing human behaviour as it revealed itself before her.'

Explore our viewing rooms to preview a selection of sale highlights in advance of our upcoming auctions.

Take a closer look at a selection of rare objects, paintings and manuscripts from across the Islamic and Indian worlds.

The status of a courtier at the Mughal imperial court was reflected by his outfit, says Christie's Islamic Art specialist Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam. 'Elaborate courtly dress not only signified the extent of your wealth, but also your proximity to the emperor.'

Live Stream | 20th Century: London to Paris | Christie’s Join us at 5.30pm BST on Thursday, 22 October to discover remarkable works from our Paris Avant-garde, Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale and Thinking Italian Art and Design auction as part of our landmark sale series, 20th Century: London to Paris.... Experience the thrill of our new hybrid-style live auction and explore the best in Impressionist, modern, post-war and contemporary art and design as we celebrate masterpieces including David Hockney’s luminous Portrait of Sir David Webster and Peter Doig’s Boiler House, presented alongside works by exceptional artists and designers such as Pierre Soulages, Francis Bacon, Lucio Fontana, Carlo Mollino and more. Our auctioneers will be taking bids in Christie’s London and Paris salerooms in consecutive sessions on 22 October uniting these two great centres of art during what is traditionally one of the biggest weeks in the art world calendar. Watch live on Facebook Retransmission en direct | 20th Century: London to Paris | Christie’s Rejoignez-nous à 18h30 CEST le 22 octobre pour découvrir les œuvres remarquables de Paris Avant-Garde, Post-War and Contemporary Art vente du soir et Thinking Italian Art and Design ; dans le cadre de notre série de ventes phares : 20th Century: London to Paris. Vivez une expérience exaltante grâce à notre nouveau style de vente hybride et explorez le meilleur de l’impressionnisme, moderne, après-guerre et contemporain et du design en célébrant des chefs d’œuvres tels que le lumineux portrait de David Hockney Portrait of Sir David Webster et Boiler House de Peter Doig, présentés aux côtés d’œuvres d’artistes et de designers exceptionnels comme Pierre Soulages, Francis Bacon, Lucio Fontana, Carlo Mollino et bien plus. Nos commissaires-priseurs prendront les enchères chez Christie’s à Londres puis à Paris en sessions consécutives le 22 octobre unissant ainsi deux épicentres artistiques lors de l’une des plus importantes semaines du calendrier du marché de l’art. Suivre en direct sur Facebook

'Born in the industrial city of Turin, Italy, in 1940, Alighiero Boetti came to prominence as part of the Arte Povera movement in the late 1960s.'

'In 1991, the Scottish artist Peter Doig (b. 1959) visited Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in northeast France, a utopian housing project that had opened in 1961 in Briey-en-Fôret.' . Peter Doig's Boiler House will lead our London Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale streaming live tomorrow, October 22 at 5.30pm BST.

'Schifano led a colourful life, and his social circle included Cy Twombly, the French film-maker, Jean-Luc Godard and members of the Rolling Stones.' Works by Mario Schifano are included in our upcoming Thinking Italian Art and Design Evening Sale on October 22.