Whether it was a 60-carat pink diamond in Hong Kong or a $110.5-million Basquiat in New York, Sotheby’s Instagram captured the year's most buzz-worthy moments at our locations around the world. Posts of rare portraits, glamorous events and, of course, playful poses, too, attracted more than 580,000 followers and over two million likes. As 2017 comes to a close, take a look back at 25 of our most popular and talked-about Instagram shots that document a memorable and art-filled year.
1. Jean Béraud’s La Conversation
2. The Record-Setting, $100-Million Basquiat
3. The CTF Pink Star
4. An Exquisite Klimt Landscape
5. Lichtenstein’s Nude Sunbathing
6. Celebrating the Whitney Biennial
7. A Magnificent and Noble Tiara
8. 100 Years of De Stijl
9. A Blooming Still Life
10. A Three-Time Best in Class Mercedes-Benz
11. A Monumental Eve
12. 'Tis the Season at Sotheby’s London
13. Shaun Leane’s Macabre Elegance
14. A Silver Cistern that Holds More than 70 Bottles of Champagne
15. A Basquiat from the Collection of Yoko Ono
16. Queen Elizabeth II
17. Geneva’s Glittering Necklace
18. A Tree of Life Carpet
19. Warhol’s Mao
20. Rolex & Luxury Timepieces
21. Magritte’s Luminous Sunset
22. Lalanne Public Art
23. A Botero Boy
24. Audrey Hepburn by Cecil Beaton
25. A Bacon Triptych Returns to Auction After 50 Years
