Christie's Leads A New Era In The Art Market
by Kriss Perras Running Waters | Christie's realized in its New York Two-Week Spring Auction Series $828.8-million. The sale showcased important Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, with the inclusion of the 11th Hour Auction, which benefited the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
"My Foundation has worked on environmental issues since 1998, and despite the great efforts by organizations all over the world, our planet is in trouble," said DiCaprio. "The modern world is placing enormous pressure on the very natural systems that sustain us; we are destroying our forests, polluting the air and water, overfishing our oceans and facing overwhelming extinction rates of plants and animals. Consequently less than 2-percent of our Oceans and 12-percent of our forests and wildlands are protected. Nature is abundant, and it is resilient, but we have to take action now to protect our planet before it’s too late. Given that less than 2-percent of philanthropic giving goes to environmental conservation projects, we are grateful that Christie’s and the participating artists provided this incredible opportunity.” Read More