Auction house Christie's holds more than 450 auctions a year, exhibiting fine and decorative art, watches, photographs, collection wines and much more.
Prices range from US $ 200 to US $ 100 million. Thanks to private sales, the House earned US $ 808.6 million in 2011, which is almost one and a half times more than a year earlier. Among the most successful transactions is Vincent Van Gogh's painting “Portrait of Dr. Gachet”, sold in May 1990 for more than US $ 80 million. In July 2001, Pablo Picasso's “Woman with Crossed Arms”, whose ultimate the price was US $ 55 million. At an auction in Dubai on October 23 and 24, where masterpieces of modern fine art from the Arab countries, Iran and Turkey were presented, US $ 5.9 million was raised.
