Talisa Mohammed

1 month ago | press.christies.com | Leonora Carrington |Talisa Mohammed

Latin American Art | Tastemakers of the 20th Century: Latin American Art from an Important Private Collection | FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023) Shoeshine, oil on canvas, 78 x 51 ½ in. (198.1 x 130.8 cm.) Painted in 1989. Price Realized: $1,171,800   NEW YORK – Christie’s New York saw successful combined sales across the Latin American Art live and Latin American Art Online sales, which took place live on February 28 and online from February 24 – March 6.

2 months ago | press.christies.com | Talisa Mohammed

143% sold hammer + premium by low estimate; 84% by lot | More than 25% of bidders and buyers new to the category; 10% of all bidders and buyers Millennials  New York Americas THE JONES DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, Samuel Jones, c. 1788, Price Realized: $2,470,000 NEW YORK – Christie’s annual sale of Important Americana totaled $8,320,684, selling 143 percent hammer and buyer’s premium against low estimate, with 84 percent of lots sold.

2 months ago | press.christies.com | Talisa Mohammed

World Record for Johannes Kepler’s Mysterium cosmographicum | 173% sold hammer + Premium by low estimate; 86% sold by lot | Almost a quarter of bidders and buyers new to category – Bidding from 28 nations worldwide New York Americas From the Astronomical Library of the late Owen Gingerich, KEPLER, Johannes 1609, Astronomia nova, Price Realized: $327,600 NEW YORK – Christie’s Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana concluded after two weeks of competitive bidding, totaling...

2 months ago | press.christies.com | Talisa Mohammed

Live Auction 7 February 2025 New York Americas JOHN MICHAEL RYSBRACK (1694-1770), CIRCA 1757-1762'The First American'A BUST OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Signed and inscribed on the reverse: Benjamin Franklin / Michl: Rysbrack / Sculpt:, with associated later red marble column, white Carrara marble, 23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) high, 20 ¼ in.

Jan 23, 2025 | press.christies.com | Talisa Mohammed

NEW YORK – The enduring strength of the American art market was on display and at Christie’s today as two sales, American Sublime: Property from an Important Private Collectionand19th Century American and Western Arttotaled $19,230,950, while setting records for three artists. Together, the auctions were 137 percent sold versus low estimates with buyer’s premium and 86 percent sold by lot.