LEWIS, Meriwether and William CLARK. The Travels of Capts. Lewis & Clarke, from St. Louis, by Way of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, to the Pacific Ocean; Performed in the Years, 1804, 1805, & 1806, by Order of the Government of the United States. London: C. Stower for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809.

Christie’s Rare Watches auction returns to Geneva this May, following the success of the Rare Watches Including Watches for ELA auction in November, which totalled CHF 18,100,000 with a sell-through rate of 96%. Curated by an international team of passionate specialists, the Geneva sale will offer watches of the utmost rarity and desirability, including icons from vintage and …

Martin Johnson Heade’s magnolia paintings are widely acknowledged as the masterworks of the artist’s still-life oeuvre.As Janet L. Comey writes, "The series is now considered as significant as the thunderstorm subjects, the marshes, and the orchid-and-hummingbird pictures.

Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872) The Garden of Eden signed and dated 'R.S. Duncanson 1852' (lower left) oil on canvas 32½ x 48 in. (82.6 x 123.2 cm.)

Christie’s is delighted to offer for sale Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, on 22 January 2025 in London. Comprising over 130 guitars, amps, pedals and ‘tools of the trade’, these are the instruments which the late, great guitar legend Jeff Beck (1944–2023) played through his almost six-decade-long career, from joining The Yardbirds in March 1965 to his last tour in 2022. …

Aug 20, 2018 · New York—This fall, as part of the ongoing dialogue over AI and art, Christie’s will become the first major auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm, which will be included in the Prints & Multiples auction in New York October 23-25. The work is titled Portrait of Edmond de Belamy (estimate: $7,000-10,000), created by artificial intelligence and conceived …

The Christie’s Print Department is pleased to present a sale of 10 lots from Andy Warhol ’s Myths series. Warhol’s set of portraits from 1981 depicts well-known figures from both traditional folklore and 20th-century film. The Myths are among Warhol’s most beloved later images, including Dracula, Howdy Doody, Mammy, Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus, Superman, The Star, The …

Christie’s Pre-Columbian Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.

Apr 16, 2020 · The earliest civilisation of note is the Olmec (circa 500-400 BC), which was the first major civilisation to have developed in Mexico. The region running south from northern New Mexico through to the northern half of Central America is known as Mesoamerica and was dominated at a certain period by the Maya, whose Classic period runs from circa 200-950 AD, …

Meticulously assembled over decades with the utmost discretion, Centuries of Taste | Legacy of a Private Collection reflects the breadth of an expansive yet refined vision. The Old Master paintings in the collection were gathered with an acute eye, which sought works of the highest quality and images with immediate appeal and visual impact.