Christie’s Paris held a series of auctions focused on 20th- and 21st-century art, achieving over $64 million in total sales with a 92% sell-through rate. The sales included works from the Lise and Roland Funck-Brentano Collection and the Henri Canonne Collection, and featured Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary art. Three world records and one national record were set, including a wooden relief by Sophie Taeuber-Arp that sold for $3.4 million and Jane Avril au Divan Japonais by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, which fetched over $6 million and set a national auction record for the artist. The evening sale alone brought in over $34 million, and the Contemporary Art sale exceeded its high estimate at over $9.4 million.
The results underscore the continued strength and global appeal of the art auction market, particularly for high-quality works from private collections. The strong performance—with 55% of lots selling above their high estimates and active bidding from 36 countries—signals robust demand for both established modern masters and contemporary artists. The sale also highlights Christie’s strategic focus on curated, thematic sales, such as the new "Thinking Italian" section, which attracted significant interest and may influence future auction programming.