On Monday, Christie’s said it had made $7.1 billion in sales of art, luxury goods, and more in 2021. That number puts the house slightly behind its competitor, Sotheby’s, which said its sales over the past 12 months had accounted for $7.3 billion. 

Sotheby’s had a leg up because it auctioned the collection of divorcing New York real estate developers Harry and Linda Macklowe. In November, the Macklowe collection brought in $676.1 million. Still, Christie’s sales this year were strong, and they were buoyed by the auction of Dallas oil tycoon Edwin Cox’s rich Impressionist art holdings, which raked in $332 million.

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Photo: Pablo Picasso’s Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse), 1932, was the most expensive work sold at Christie's in 2021, having been auctioned for $103.4 million. Courtesy Christie's