2024′s ‘challenging environment’ didn’t slow Christie’s, which finished the year with $5.7 billion in global sales; Looking ahead to 2025 , Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti is confident in the strength of the luxury goods and art markets Record-Breaking Jewels, Dinosaur Fossils and the Most Valuable Artwork of the Year: How Christie’s Dominated the Art and Luxury Markets in 2024 The global market for fine art and luxury goods closed out 2024 on a positive note, despite what Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti termed “a challenging environment.” Private sale and auction results surged in the second half of the year, and Christie’s ended 2024 with $5.7 billion in global sales. In 2025, Christie’s is positioned to lead the industry, with recent expansions in luxury markets in the Middle East and Asia Pacific, the acquisition of a leading car auctioneer, and, as always, a stacked lineup of auctions and private sales that showcase giants in the worlds of art, jewelry, wine, entertainment and more.
CHRISTIE’S 2024 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:
• The sale of René Magritte’s L’empire des lumières, which achieved $121.2 million in New York and was the most valuable artwork sold in 2024
• The sale of Vincent van Gogh’s Les canots amarrés, for $32.2 million in Hong Kong
• The sale of Titian’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt, for $21.7 million in London
• The sale of Claude Monet’s Nymphéas, which achieved $30 million in Hong Kong
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