Paris Spring Auctions 2025: Christie's and Sotheby's Results
From April 8 to 12, 2025, Christie's and Sotheby's held spring auctions for modern and contemporary art in Paris, amassing nearly €90 million. Christie's garnered about €58 million with a remarkable 92% sell-through rate by lot, highlighted by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Jane Avril au Divan Japonais,' which fetched €5.34 million, marking a record for the artist in France. Additionally, Sophie Taeuber-Arp's 'Relief rond en quatre hauteurs' sold for €3.065 million, while Christie's 'Thinking Italian' brought in €6.5 million. Sotheby's total reached €30 million, with the Collection Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt leading at €11.4 million, including Alberto Giacometti's 'Femme debout' at €4.9225 million. The results in Paris were more encouraging than those in London and Hong Kong.
Key facts
- Christie's and Sotheby's Paris spring auctions totaled approximately €90 million.
- Christie's achieved around €58 million with a 92% sell-through rate by lot.
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'Jane Avril au Divan Japonais' sold for €5.34 million, a record for the artist in France.
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp's wood relief sold for €3.065 million, setting a new auction record.
- Christie's 'Thinking Italian' selection totaled €6.5 million.
- Sotheby's Collection Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt totaled €11.4 million.
- Alberto Giacometti's 'Femme debout' sold for €4.9225 million.
- Paris auctions outperformed London and Hong Kong, which saw a one-third contraction in sales.
Entities
Artists
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Lucio Fontana
- Piero Manzoni
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Alighiero Boetti
- Alberto Giacometti
- Pablo Picasso
- Marcel Duchamp
- Paul Cézanne
- Henri Matisse
- Victor Vasarely
- René Magritte
Institutions
- Christie's
- Sotheby's
- Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM) Rio de Janeiro
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hong Kong
- China
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil