Christie’s No. 153

God, Judaism, and man’s eternal search for meaning — the story of Einstein’s ‘God letter’



Why Tree of My Life by Joseph Stella was ‘a eureka moment for American modernism’



A wedding present given to the Bloomsbury Group idol who was lost trying to conquer Everest



Brothers by design — the loving but competitive bond between Alberto and Diego Giacometti



John Wayne’s troublesome cigar and other memorable tales from five decades of Annabel’s



Who wore it best at TEFAF in New York — the Old Masters or those selling them?


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New York highlight: Knowledge and Wonder by Kerry James Marshall — a monumental modern-day history painting



10 Macallan whiskies to drink before you die — the Master Distiller makes his selection



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Editor’s picks





Tamara de Lempicka’s iconic 1929 portrait La Musiciennefeatures in the opening sequence of Madonna’s Vogue video

Estimate: $6,000,000-8,000,000
11 November, New York






‘Humans have changed the landscape so much, but images of the sea could be shared with primordial people,’ says Hiroshi Sugimoto of his iconic seascapes

Estimate: €200,000-300,000
8 November, Paris






Paul Newman ‘Panda’ dials with Mk 1 script are amongst the rarest and most collectible vintage Rolex watches

Estimate: CHF300,000-500,000
12 November, Geneva






In Landzicht Farm with White Sky, Piet Mondrian employs a geometry that prefigures the grids and white grounds of his later works

Estimate: $120,000-160,000
12 November, New York


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Plan your visit to Christie’s



New York
Enjoy the many masterpieces on display in our Rockefeller Center galleries during 20th Century season, 4-15 Nov

Geneva
View the exceptional pieces in our Magnificent Jewels sale, including The Pink Legacy — an 18.96 carat pink diamond, 9-13 Nov

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Personality rights of ALBERT EINSTEIN are used with the permission of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Represented exclusively by Greenlight // Alberto Giacometti working on a sculpture of his brother Diego, rue Hyppolyte-Maindron, 1960. Photo: © Rene Burri/Magnum Photos. Artwork: © The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2018 // (Detail) Nicholas Garland, O.B.E. (b. 1935), The Cigar. Estimate: £400-600. Offered in Annabel’s on 20 November at Christie’s in London // TEFAF photos by Tim Shutsky