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"Salvator Mundi", a painting generally attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, is sold at auction Christie's in New York City for US$450.3 million; setting a new record for the sale of an original work of art.
2017-11-15

Amedeo Modigliani's 1917 painting "Nu couché" sells at an auction at Christie's for $170.4 million, the second highest price for a painting on record.
2015-11-9

Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)" becomes the most expensive artwork ever to sell at an auction at Christie's auction house selling for US$179,365,000.
2015-05-11

A 14.82-carat orange diamond sets a world record after it is sold at a Christie's auction in Geneva for $35.5 million.
2013-11-13

Włodzimierz Umaniec, who daubed a Mark Rothko painting with black paint in the name of yellowism, is jailed for two years in the UK.
2012-12-13

A Mark Rothko Seagram mural on display at the Tate Modern is attacked at about 15:25 BST.
2012-10-7

"The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes", a painting by Francis Bacon, sells at Christie's for £21.3 million, the second most valuable work of post-war contemporary art sold at the London auction house.
2012-02-15

Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro artworks, from the personal collection of Elizabeth Taylor, sell for £13.7 million at Christie's in London.
2012-02-8

A rare red and white 6ft by 6ft Andy Warhol self-portrait sells for £10.79 million at auction at Christie's in London.
2011-02-17

Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" sells for US$106 million at Christie's in New York, becoming the most expensive work of art sold at auction.
2010-05-4