Christie’s 150

The painting that marks the moment Van Gogh ‘crossed the divide into contemporary art’



One of the ‘holy grails of African art’ — an exceptionally rare Fang Ngil mask from Gabon



A Francis Bacon masterpiece owned by one of the greatest collectors of the 20th century



‘Exquisite craftsmanship’ — treasures from the top Parisian ateliers of the 19th century



How one art historian’s powers of recall solved the mystery of del Campo’s standing angel



Discovered in an historic American house, 200-year-old Madeira that still tastes superb


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This George IV games table was made by George Bullock, one of the leading names in Regency cabinet-making

Estimate: $40,000-60,000
23 October, New York






Here we see Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can on a Shopping Bag, screenprinted for a 1966 exhibition in Boston

Estimate: $2,000-3,000
23-25 October, New York






Epirus in Greece became an important centre of textile production in the 18th century. Embroideries such as this were often woven by young women as part of their dowry

Estimate: £6,000-8,000
25 October, London






Saint Jerome is by Nicolas Régnier, who was closely associated with the French followers of Caravaggio working in Rome in the early 17th century

Estimate: $250,000-350,000
30 October, New York


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Plan your visit to Christie’s



New York
Experience the transformation of our Rockefeller Center galleries for the six auctions during Classic Week, 25-31 October

Paris
View a superb array of African and Oceanic Art from The Collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 24-29 October

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(Detail) Francis Bacon, Study of Henrietta Moraes Laughing, 1969. Estimate: $14,000,000-18,000,000. Offered in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie’s in New York on 15 November © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2018