Also read | India’s hunt for the new Vision 2020Christie’s Chief Executive Guillaume Cerutti said the crisis “came as a shock and a catalyst," compelling the clubby, air-kiss art world to double down on digital-first strategies.
Christie’s expanded customizable features like augmented reality to its site so potential bidders could see how art would look hanging in their homes.
As a result, online sales that lacked a livestream element and operated more like eBay amounted to between 8% and 10% of overall revenue, up from 2% the year before, Mr.