Browse highlights of the Contemporary Day Auction, from Elizabeth Peyton's exquisitely rendered still life to a playful and dynamic sculpture by Kaws. Deep dive into thought-provoking and important works by Philip Guston, Rashid Johnson, Mamma Andersson and Frank Bowling.

Contemporary Day Auction Highlights

Innovative conceptual, narrative, and abstract methods of presenting persona to further expand and question traditions of portraiture.

Explore the most celebrated and sought-after artists that are re-writing the very traditions of figuration.

Refiguring Portraiture

View works by artist’s heralded for innovation in the fields of colour, abstraction and materiality; those that have gained iconic status as titans of 20th Century art history.

Browse the very best of art history; titans of the Contemporary art world exploring colour and materiality in the 20th century.

Immaterial Sensibilities

This October, Sotheby's celebrates the too-often unheralded accomplishments of Black artists working across the globe. From artists working in Africa and the global South, to creators within the diaspora we highlight the artists whose work speaks not only of diverse heritages and global stories, but address identity, being, and being seen an an increasingly interconnected world.

This Black History Month and beyond, the Contemporary Day Auction celebrate the moments that capture Black artistry, while recognising the contributions that have not only shaped culture, but in many ways led it.

Celebrating Black Artists

Focusing on art executed in the last 20 years, the Contemporary Day Auction offers a selection of exciting, cutting edge works.

New Perspectives

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Director, Co-Head of Contemporary Day Auction

Lisa Stevenson

Deputy Director, Co-Head of Contemporary Day Auction

Aleksandra Ziemiszewska 

Specialist, Co-Head of Online Sales, Contemporary Art

Mackie Hayden-Cook

Cataloguer, Co-Head of Online Sales, Contemporary Art

Francesca Morpurgo

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Sotheby’s October Contemporary Day Auction brings together an exciting group of works by some of the most celebrated and sought-after artists of the moment. From Henry Taylor, Nicole Eisenman, Rashid Johnson and Miriam Cahn to Frank Bowling, Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz and Andy Warhol, the auction encapsulates the innovative ways in which artists have dared to challenge established norms over the course of the last seventy years. In the spirit of Frieze week, this season’s sale combines an exceptional selection of the most cutting-edge contemporary works, by artists including Mohammed Sami, Victor Man, Angel Otero and Mary Weatherford, providing visibility and a relevant art historical context for a younger generation and their growing markets.