Christie’s Mounts Figuration-Focused Exhibition In Move to Expand Private Sales

In a move to further expand offerings through its private sales channel, Christie’s has unveiled an exhibition titled “Framing the Figure.” The private selling show features 35 works by the likes of Kehinde Wiley, Julie Curtiss, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso, and Lucien Freud carrying values between $85,000 and $7 million. The exhibition will run online, with highlights on view at the house’s New York headquarters until March 12.
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