Christie’s to cut LA staff and focus on key collecting areas

Christie’s are to make 23 staff redundant in Los Angeles, their second largest saleroom in America. The decision is part of an ongoing, worldwide cost-cutting programme undertaken by the company following the settlement of the $256m lawsuit over commissions and the downturn in the art market this year.

The loss of about half of the workforce in Los Angeles will result in a dramatic reduction of the nu…

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