Biography
Lucius Elliott joined Sotheby’s in 2015, quickly becoming a principal contributor to the Contemporary Art department, first in London and then in New York. In 2021, he conceived and debuted The Now Evening Auction, the market’s leading sale for art of this century.
The sale has seen numerous records for the artists featured, and Mr. Elliott has been intimately involved in pioneering these new price discoveries by bringing the right works to market at the right time, including works by Avery Singer, Adrian Ghenie, Julie Mehretu and Nicole Eisenman. In 2024, Mr. Elliott took charge of all Contemporary marquee sales, overseeing the presentation of the highest value Post-War and Contemporary works to come to market each year.
Mr. Elliott has also played a pivotal role in bringing major American collections to market, such as The History of Now: The Collection of David Teiger in 2018, American Visionary: The Collection of Mrs. John L. Marion in 2021, and A Life In Art: The Mallin Collection in 2022–24. His expertise on Post-War American and European art positions him as a point of contact for collectors actively seeking works by Mark Rothko and Pierre Soulages, in particular.
Mr. Elliott graduated with honors from Cornell University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and English Literature.
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