From Impressionist still lives to abstract interpretations, the range of floral imagery in the sale spans a century.

Spring Florals

Explore highlights of our works on paper in the sale, including pieces from Latin American Art, Impressionist and Modern Art, Prints and Contemporary Art.

Works on Paper

Capturing the human form is an elusive and practiced pursuit, and among the oldest art historical traditions.

Figures

Women artists in our sale range from Mary Cassatt to Elaine de Kooning, offering impressive examples of pioneering 19th and 20th century art.

Women Artists

A hand-picked selection of exemplary lots, all under $10,000.

10 Under 10

New York

We are pleased to present the first installation of Discoveries sales for 2023; the Modern &amp; Contemporary sales bring together diverse artworks of various media, regions and eras from each of Sotheby’s Fine Art Departments in an exciting sale context. Modern Discoveries focuses on early Impressionism through ground-breaking Abstract Expressionism. Contemporary Discoveries focuses on artwork from the 1960s to today. This sale series is designed with the collector of today in mind: both emerging buyers, who have no reason to limit the scope of their collections, as well as those connoisseurs whose collections already transcend traditional categories. The Modern Discoveries auction will open for bidding on Friday, March 3rd, and lots will close in succession on Thursday, March 16th. Kindly note, the highlights exhibition will open at our York Avenue galleries on Saturday, March 4th. For sale enquiries, please contact the pre-sale coordinator Fleur Lennox at fleur.lennox@sothebys.com. Sale Number: N11156

Cataloguer, Impressionist & Modern Art

Assistant Vice President | Specialist, American Art

Associate Cataloguer, American Art

Assistant Cataloger, Impressionist & Modern Art

Lucile Turnipseed

Assistant Vice President | Specialist, Latin American Art

Emily Nice

Associate Cataloguer, Latin American Art

Isabel Rubio-Topete

Associate Specialist & Researcher, Photographs

Associate Cataloguer, Prints

Yasmeen Sabet

Meet our Specialists

We are pleased to present the first Discoveries sales of 2023. Modern Discoveries focuses on early Impressionism through ground-breaking Abstract Expressionism. This sale series is designed with the collector of today in mind: both emerging buyers, who have no reason to limit the scope of their collections, as well as those connoisseurs whose collections already transcend traditional categories. The Modern Discoveries auction will open for bidding on Friday, March 3rd, and lots will close in succession on Thursday, March 16th. Kindly note, the highlights exhibition will open at our York Avenue galleries on Saturday, March 4th.