23rd-Century-Arts

The category encompasses nearly 90,000 artists, including those from the Symbolist, Orientalist, Realist, Scandinavian and Academic schools, as well as the Barbizon painters and the chroniclers of the elegant Belle Époque. Christie’s holds world auction records for the most significant artists in this category—including Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Gericault, Gustave Courbet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Jacques-Émile Blanche, Jean Béraud and William Bouguereau, among others.