Featured Image: Peter Doig’s Lion in the Road (Port of Spain) being sold during the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale as part of the BUILD IT, BEAT IT arts initiative.

Christie’s raised £1,251,814 in today’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale to support Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). The funds will help build a world-leading Children's Cancer Centre at GOSH.  30 works by 29 artists were successfully sold today as part of the BUILD IT, BEAT IT charitable arts initiative, with one additional artwork being offered in the ongoing Post-War and Contemporary Art Online sale, open for bidding until 12 March.

The following 30 artists generously contributed to BUILD IT, BEAT IT: Rana Begum, Sara Berman, Winston Branch, Lisa Brice, Victoria Cantons, Nicolás Colón, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, Jadé Fadojutimi, Faile, Laura Footes, Nick Goss, Arch Hades, Celia Hempton, Yulia Iosilzon, Clementine Keith-Roach, Matthew Krishanu, Sophia Loeb, Helen Marden, Peter McDonald, Eddie Peake, Gideon Rubin, Laurie Smith, Jessie Stevenson, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Hannah Tilson, Caroline Walker, Anna Weyant, Georg Wilson, and Xu Yang.

Highlights from the sale included:

Peter Doig, Lion in the Road (Port of Spain) - £529,200
Jadé Fadojutimi, Untitled - £428,400
Lisa Brice, Untitled - £81,900
Nick Goss, Day Tripper – £44,100
Sophia Loeb, O despertar do seu fogo ardente (The Awakening of Your Burning Fire) – £37,800
Caroline Walker, Study for Amusements - £35,280
Matthew Krishanu, Two Boys (Bedroom) - £32,760
Tracey Emin, In Anger - £30,240
Arch Hades, Man of Many - £25,200
Jessie Stevenson, That watches and receives - £21,420

100% of the hammer price for all lots sold* will be paid to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Christie’s will donate 50% of the buyer’s premium for all lots sold to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

GOSH is one of Europe’s leading hospitals and research centres dedicated to paediatric care. GOSH Charity exists to provide funding above and beyond what the NHS covers, to help provide world-leading care, expertise and facilities. GOSH Charity is currently in the middle of its biggest-ever fundraising appeal – the Build it. Beat it. appeal - which aims to raise £300m to help build a new, state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH, which will drive transformation in children’s cancer care and save more lives.

Katharine Arnold, Vice-Chairman, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Europe and Annabelle Scholar, Client advisor, Chairman’s Office, EMEA at Christie’s: “We are so grateful to the artists, gallerists, collectors and friends who have supported Great Ormond Street Hospital today. Thanks to the generosity of 29 artists, we have been able to raise £1.25m for the new Children’s Cancer Centre. This was the largest ever fundraising special event for GOSH and could help to fund three bedrooms in the new state of the art facility, improving the quality of care for children and families in a time of need. The collaboration was born out of another act of generosity when Banksy sold Gamechanger in 2020, a painting of a little boy flying a nurse through the air as a superhero during the height of the pandemic. That painting donated by Banksy sold at Christie’s for £16m with all proceeds to benefit the NHS. The new owner agreed to hang the painting on long term loan at GOSH for the patients and staff to enjoy. This was the beginning of our collaboration with the hospital and it is beautiful to see the idea come full circle today with such  spectacular effect.’

NOTES TO EDITORS.

*100% of the hammer price for these lots will be paid to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (charity number 1160024) and GOSH has indicated that funds will go towards building the Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH.
*Christie’s shall donate 50% of the buyer’s premium for all lots sold to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Funds will support the vital cancer care services at GOSH, including the refurbishment of GOSH buildings, upgrading equipment, pioneering research, kinder treatments and offering vital welfare services to our families during their time at GOSH.
*In the event that the needs of the hospital or patients change, GOSH reserves the right to redirect funds for use against the hospital’s most urgent needs.

(Press Release)