#christies auction

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Coco Chanel may have reportedly said that you should take one thing off before leaving the house, we're paraphrasing a bit, but Iris Apfel proves that's not always necessary. In fact, the fashion icon was known and adored for her over-the-top ensembles that always involved several statement accessories. Sadly, Apfel is no longer with us, but now you can own a piece of her epic wardrobe courtesy of Christie's.

"Unapologetically Iris: The Collection of Iris Apfel" opens bidding on January 28 and lasts through February 13, 2025.

Photographer: James Mollison

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First French Empire era travel mirror. Monogram of Caroline Bonaparte.

(Christie’s)

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“Mount McKinley” | Sydney Laurence (1865-1940), oil, 24 x 30 in.

Among the first professional artists to settle in Alaska, Laurence arrived to Juneau in 1903, where he initially worked as a photographer. The artist became enraptured with North America's tallest peak as demonstrated by his numerous depictions, such as this work, which is up for grabs at @ChristiesInc this week.

To date, the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction claims to hold the world record price of $235,200 for a work by Sydney Laurence sold at auction. Given President Trump’s EO reinstating the 1917 naming, Mt. McKinley, it’ll be interesting to see the hammer price tomorrow. 

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scrolling through old ebay listings… the jumper 🫵

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Portrait of James Christie (1730 - 1803)

Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (English, 1727 - 1788)

Date: 1778

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Description

A charming and persuasive speaker, James Christie founded the fine arts auction house in London that still bears his name. He was a close friend and neighbor of Thomas Gainsborough, who painted this portrait. Gainsborough depicted the cultivated auctioneer leaning on one of the artist's own landscape paintings and holding a piece of paper in his right hand, perhaps an auction list. Christie wears a sober brown frock suit, a white linen shirt, and a formal wig. On the little finger of his left hand is a signet ring, and two pendant seals dangle from watches worn about his waist. His dress and jewelry befit a cosmopolitan English gentleman of the 1770s.

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Psychedelic minidress by The Fool, 1967

Part of the upcoming Christie's auction of the Collection of Pattie Boyd

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Alexander Reben, "Untitled Robot Painting, 2025,

(To be titled by an AI at the conclusion of the sale),

An AI generates an initial image tile, then iteratively expands outwards, triggered by new bids. Each addition is determined by the AI perceiving and analyzing the last tile, and synthesizing a new prompt to create the next. Using outpainting techniques, the tiles blend into a seamless patchwork of visuals and ideas, ensuring that every time the process runs, it produces a unique and unpredictable artwork.

The artwork starts at one square inch and expands in proportion to the price as bids are placed, increasing by one square inch every $100, ultimately reaching a maximum size of 12 by 10 feet when bidding reaches $1.78 million. As the image evolves, an oil painting robot created by Matr Labs translates the growing composition onto canvas. The piece doubles as a live performance, unfolding in direct response to audience participation, and becoming the first artwork whose physical size is directly determined by its price in a live auction.

The image is generated in real-time and reflected in its digital representation, while the robotic painting machine operates only during Christie's open hours. The process can be viewed in person at Rockefeller Center. A technician will occasionally pause the painting to refill the ink, and any mechanical interruptions will not affect the final artwork, which will reflect the digital version.

1 x 1 in. to 120 x 144 in. (2.5 x 2.5 cm to 305 x 366 cm.),

Courtesy: Christie's

(Images represent sample artworks.)

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#Jeff Beck #guitar exhibition & auction will be held on #January 22, 2025 at #Christie's in #London

#John McLaughlin #Sandra Beck #Julien Temple #January 14, 2025

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Charlie Happy Christmas from Mick

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Christies Watches Geneva achieves CHF55 million | US$62 million

Geneva – Christie’s autumn Luxury Week totalled CHF125,367,440 | US$139,901,892 | €130,355,457 and was highlighted by the Bleu Royal which sold for CHF39,505,00 | US$44,009,645 becoming the most expensive jewel sold at auction in 2023. The bidding took 7 minutes, after which the diamond entered another private collection, for the first time after 40 years. Continue reading Untitled

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“Jackson Pollock, the renowned American artist known for his abstract expressionist paintings, didn't often speak at length about the monetary value of his art. He was more focused on the creative and expressive aspects of his work. Pollock did express his thoughts on art in general and his artistic process, but discussions about the market value of his art were not a central theme in his public statements. The value of his art became more prominent in later years, as his works gained significant recognition and fetched high prices in the art market.”

— ChatGPT

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

The Ripoli Press was the first press in Florence to operate for a significant period, its cloisters filled with the daughters of illustrious Florentine families producing a wide range of books. Their operations from 1476 are documented in the manuscript diario of the convent, written in the hand of Fra Domenico (whose death in 1484 seems to have ended printing activity at the house, making Ficino’s Plato their final work). 

The Plato was “by far the largest printing job the press had ever undertaken…the commission of such a significant edition—the first translation of all the works of Plato into any Western language—underwritten by friends of Ficino himself, suggesting the press had gained a very good reputation within the influential and monied humanist circle in Florence” (Conway).

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Christie’s AI Art Sale Defies Controversy, Surpasses Expectations

Refik Anadol’s Machine Hallucinations – ISS Dreams – A was the sale’s highest grossing lot. Christie’s first-ever auction dedicated to artificial intelligence-generated art, Augmented Intelligence, concluded on Wednesday, March 5, exceeding estimates and, according to the auction house, drawing a fresh wave of collectors. The sale amassed $728,784, the auction house said in a press release,…

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Johnny's 55th #Instagram post #Jeff Beck #Christie's #January 19, 2025 #2025