Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

Sale Overview

The Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on 15 May will feature masterful works by some of the most impactful artists of the last century. Leading the sale are defining works by 20th-century visionaries such as Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Alexander Calder, alongside significant works by celebrated and innovative 21st-century artists including Richard Prince, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Simone Leigh. The auction will showcase extraordinary works from prestigious private and public collections, including Works from the Collection of Sir Anthony Caro, For Art’s Sake: Selected Works by Tiqui Atencio and Ago Demirdjian, Property from the Collection of Ellin and Bernhard Blumenthal, A Triumph of Figuration: Selections from the Joel and Carole Bernstein Family Collection, and Love, Keith: Works from the Estate of Joan P. Haring.

Auction times

15 May 10:00 AM (EDT) Lots 501-638

15 May 02:00 PM (EDT) Lots 701-813

Our specialist’s selection

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Allison Immergut

Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale | Post-War & Contemporary Art

Allison Immergut is a Vice President, Specialist, and Co-Head of the Day Sale in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York. Her focus is Post-War Art, specifically Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. She began her career at Christie’s working with the Andy Warhol Foundation property, which she continues to oversee. Allison has pioneered various initiatives with the Warhol Foundation, ranging from successful curated online sales to ‘buy it now’ pilots at Christie’s. She has also held roles in both Private Sales and the 20th Century Evening Sale, where she was instrumental in overseeing proposals, marketing, research and business-getting for the sale. A native New Yorker, Allison received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Baptist

Vice President, Specialist, Co-Head of Day Sale | Post-War & Contemporary Art

Michael Baptist is a Vice President, Specialist, and Co-Head of the Day Sale in the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York. He previously served as head of sale for the Gerald Fineberg Collection, as well as the Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann day sale auction. Michael was also the Head of Online Auctions for the Post-War and Contemporary Art department in New York from 2020-2023, during which time he drove the name-brand First Open online auctions to new heights, and conducted a number of online auctions dedicated to prominent private collections. From 2016-2020, Michael served as a junior specialist for the post-war and contemporary Evening Sale auctions in New York, and assisted in the sales of masterpieces such as Jeff Koons’ Rabbit and major collections such as the Robert B. Mayer Family Collection and the Barney A. Ebsworth Collection. Prior to joining Christie’s in 2013, he worked for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Michael specializes in a range of post-war and contemporary artists, including the post-war period of American abstract expressionism, pop art, and 1980s New York artists. He earned a B.A. in English from Northeastern University in Boston, and studied art history at Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy.