Contemporary Art

NEW YORK - Dec. 19, 2007 - In order to help art professionals, collectors, and artists network plus keep informed about the art market, New York art dealer Mickael Casol created the Christie’s group on Facebook.com. Christie’s Auction House beeing known as the “World’s leading art business” was a perfect fit to represent the group. Members also receive regular news about the famous Auction House.

Christie’s Group on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4112204180

About Christie’s Auction House

Christie’s is a fine art auction house, the largest and by some accounts the oldest in the world. It was founded in London, England on 5 December 1766 by James Christie.

Christie’s main London saleroom is on King Street in St. James’s, where it has been based since 1823. It also has a second London saleroom in South Kensington which opened in 1975 and primarily handles the middle market. Christie’s also has offices (not all are salerooms) worldwide including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Geneva, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Milan, Spain, Japan, China, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Dubai, and Mexico City.

More recently, Christie’s has auctioned off artwork and personal possessions linked to historical figures such as Pablo Picasso; Rembrandt; Diana, Princess of Wales; Leonardo da Vinci; Vincent van Gogh; Napoleon Bonaparte; Marilyn Monroe; and others.

Christie’s is now owned by French businessman Mr. Francois Pinault who runs the retail company PPR.