Christie’s 198

‘Unparalleled in the world of haute couture’ — a YSL jacket inspired by Van Gogh



Why Hollywood stars and royalty chose Harry Winston, aka the ‘King of Diamonds’



When Murakami’s Mr. DOB got a diamond-encrusted ‘remix’ by rapper Pharrell Williams



Who painted this portrait of a 13-year-old Mozart, and what is the music he’s playing?



A primeval celebration of sunrise by the artist and mystic who worked with Stravinsky



Why ‘art is in mourning’ for ‘El Maestro’: the life and work of Mexico’s Francisco Toledo


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‘My love of art goes back to a jadeite cabbage’ — a Christie’s specialist recounts his adventures in Chinese art



New records set for Ed Ruscha, Umberto Boccioni and Ellsworth Kelly as 20th Century season totals $683.3 million



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Norman Rockwell’s Red Headillustrated a story of the same name in the November 1940 issue of American Magazine. It captures the moment a 15-month-old orphan is first held by his adoptive mother, who has lost a baby of her own

Estimate: $600,000-800,000
20 November, New York






Demand for images of armed celestial beings was strong in Andean cities such as La Paz and Lima in the second half of the 17th century and throughout the 18th century. This angel brandishes a rifle, also known as an arquebus

Estimate: $10,000-15,000
20-21 November, New York






In the final decade of her career, dogs had an important place in Dame Elisabeth Frink’s practice, perhaps reflecting her own life surrounded by animals at Woolland House in Dorset

Estimate: £50,000-80,000
21 November, London






Yoshitomo Nara has requested that Can’t Wait ’til the Night Comes, his monumental 2012 masterpiece, appears in his upcoming survey exhibition which will debut at LACMA before travelling to Shanghai, Bilbao and Rotterdam

Estimate on request
23 November, Hong Kong