American Art

Elizabeth Sterling, Head of American Art commented, “A saleroom filled with collectors eager to acquire rare museum-quality pieces led to a sale total of $76.8 million, the highest ever for an auction of American Art at Christie’s. This, combined with the record breaking price of Edward Hopper’s East Wind Over Weehawken, underscores the rising strength of the market for American Art, particularly for Modernist works. Illustration also performed consistently well throughout the sale, with all works by Norman Rockwell selling within or above their estimate. We look forward to the next three weeks of our Private Selling Exhibition Illustrating America: Norman Rockwell and His Contemporaries, as well as the mid-season sale of American Art in New York on February 26^th.”