Christie’s Unveils New Charitable Arts Initiative To Raise Vital Funds For Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
Peter Doig, Lion in the Road (Port of Spain), 2020 (estimate: £250,000 – 350,000)
Christie’s is honoured to have partnered with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) to present its BUILD IT, BEAT IT charitable arts initiative, a collection of 29 artworks by 28 leading contemporary artists. The works will be offered in Christie’s upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on 6 March 2025, and proceeds from the sale will help GOSH Charity build a new, world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH.
Twenty-nine works have been donated to be auctioned during the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale to raise funds to help build a new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
Jadé Fadojutimi, Untitled, 2024 (estimate: £350,000 – 450,000)
The following artists have 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, 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, Georg Wilson, and Xu Yang.
Works being offered in the sale range from £1,200 to £350,000, with a combined estimate of £814,700 – 1,147,800
Lisa Brice, Untitled, 2023 (estimate: £20,000 – 30,000)
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.
Caroline Walker, Study for Amusements, 2024 (estimate: £20,000 – 30,000)
“Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) stands at the forefront of paediatric care and research in Europe. The forthcoming Children’s Cancer Centre is envisioned as a beacon of hope, dedicated not only to treating cancer but also to nurturing the holistic well-being of each child, ensuring they thrive beyond survival. The ambition, potential, and hope embodied by this new centre are reflected in the remarkable generosity of the 28 contemporary artists contributing to BUILD IT, BEAT IT. Christie’s is honoured to have devised this collaboration to support GOSH’s critical and transformative work. We remain committed to engaging in philanthropic partnerships that leverage art and our expertise for the greater good, uniting the art world to support children facing critical illnesses.”
“ We are thrilled to be collaborating with Christie’s on this art collection which will raise vital funds for the new, world-leading Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH. On behalf of everyone here at GOSH Charity, I also want to offer a heartfelt thank you to all of the generous artists who have donated these pieces of art. GOSH Charity believes no childhood should be lost to serious illness and every penny raised in this auction will help us in our fight to achieve that.”
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.
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