20th/21st Century: Amsterdam

Sale Overview

This April, Christie’s presents 20th/21st Century: Amsterdam, an online-only auction live for bidding from 9–23 April. A select group of highlights from the sale will be on display in our Amsterdam galleries from 16–23 April. To arrange a viewing, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Explore works by pioneering artists of the post-war era, such as Marina Abramović, Carl Andre, Salvo, Richard Serra, and Markus Lupertz, alongside exceptional pieces from bold artistic voices in the contemporary art discourse, including Chantal Joffe, Raymond Pettibon, Navid Nuur, and Francis Alÿs. The auction also features works by the German Neue Wilde artists, including Jiří Georg Dokoupil, Werner Büttner, Walter Dahn, and Jörg Immendorf.

The auction concludes with a charitable initiative to benefit the Amsterdam Kunstverein, commemorating their fifteenth anniversary and supporting their future programming. Fifteen works by artists who have significantly influenced the history of Kunstverein over the past decade-and-a-half will be featured, alongside an additional five pieces offering a preview of their upcoming programming. Artists to be featured in the auction include Mr.Peanut/Vincent Trasov, Willem Oorebeek, GB Jones, Cauleen Smith, Zapp Magazine, Robert Wilhite, Joe Gibbons, Richard Kostelanetz, Jennifer Tee, Lucy Skaer, Lisa Oppenheim, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, TV Bar (Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff), Martin Maloney and Geo Wyex.

Viewing
16–23 April
Monday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm

Location
Vondelstraat 73
1054 GK Amsterdam
Free entry, open to all

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Address

Vondelstraat 73 1054 GK Amsterdam

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+31 (0)20 57 55 255 infoamsterdam@christies.com

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