Christie’s New York concluded its 20th and 21st Century Art sales week on November 21, 2025, generating a total of $964.5 million, the auction house’s highest in three years. The sales included the Collection of Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis, which alone brought in $218 million, led by Mark Rothko’s *No. 31 (Yellow Stripe)* at $62.1 million. Other top lots included works by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and David Hockney, each exceeding $40 million. Fifteen artist records were broken, including for Beauford Delaney, Leonor Fini, Firelei Báez, and Olga de Amaral. Bidding was active across all platforms, with the highest online bid ever placed at a live Christie’s auction.
The results underscore a robust rebound in the high-end art market, with sales selling at 108% against low estimate and 96% by value. The week’s performance signals strong collector confidence and sustained demand for blue-chip modern and contemporary works, even amid broader economic uncertainty. The record-breaking prices for underrepresented artists also reflect shifting market tastes toward greater diversity. Christie’s success in New York, following dynamic sales in Paris and London, reinforces the enduring centrality of auction weeks to the global art trade.