Julian Ehrlich, a 29-year-old auction specialist known for curating Christie's "Post-War to Present" sales, has joined Gladstone Gallery as a director. At Christie's, he generated over $28 million in a single sale, set records for artists like Ana Mendieta and Ed Clark, and championed overlooked figures such as Joe Overstreet and Rick Lowe. He previously worked in Sotheby's postwar and contemporary art department.
Christie’s has announced its London Summer Season, running from June to August 2025, with the Post-War to Present sales as a central highlight. The season includes live and online auctions, selling exhibitions such as 75 Years of New Contemporaries and Modern British Art: A Selling Exhibition, and cultural partnerships. Key auction highlights include Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's '8pm Zaragoza' (estimate £500,000–700,000), Victor Man's 'The Chandler' (estimate £300,000–500,000), and works by David Hockney, Cecily Brown, KAWS, and Georg Baselitz. The live sale takes place on 26 June, with online bidding from 17 June to 1 July.
Christie's specialists highlight key works from their upcoming 'Post-War to Present and Photographs' sale, including Joan Mitchell's 'Peinture II' (1964) from the collection of Vivian Fusillo, Matthew Wong's '5:22 PM', Alejandro Obregón's 'Chivo expiatorio', and a lifetime print by Francesca Woodman. The sale coincides with Mitchell's centennial and a landmark Jack Whitten exhibition, with the auction scheduled for 18 September 2025.
On 26 June, a live auction at a London saleroom achieved £9,284,310, led by Victor Man's 'The Chandler' at £705,600 and David Hockney's iPad painting at £504,000. Other top lots included works by KAWS, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tracey Emin, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Raymond Pettibon. An online auction closed on 3 July with a total of £1,247,904, featuring Manolo Valdés's 'Amélie II' as the top lot at £56,700, along with works by George Condo, Sylvie Fleury, and Gilbert & George.