Highlighted works on paper across genres and movements

A Modern Medium

A selection of works in dialogue with current and upcoming blockbuster exhibitions devoted to pioneering modern artists

On View

The early twentieth century was a period of radical experimentation and improvisation for artists working across Europe and the Americas.

Practice: Process

Practice:Process

With nearly 80 years of artistic output and more than 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costumes, Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) is indisputably one of history's most influential artists.

Picasso: Eight Decades of Creation

From the windy beaches of Brittany to the warm towns of the Midi, Impressionist and Modern artists captured the diverse regions of France.

Painting France

From its inception, Surrealism had an international scope – moving from Eastern Europe to the Caribbean, Asia to Latin America, its revolutionary ideas and compelling iconography connected a vast network of artists through the twentieth century.

Treacherous Images: The Surrealist Revolution

From New York to Mexico, browse the holdings of distinguished collectors whose tastes were both prescient and enlightened, their collections assemblages of the best of twentieth century modernism.

Important Collections

Including over a century of work produced across continents, the Modern Day Auction includes surprising exchanges and connections.

In Dialogue

From sun-drenched Impressionist pictures rendered en plein air to Realist subjects in which the light source illuminates the composition, the Modern Day Auction showcases artists tapping into light sources in beautiful and unique ways.

Capturing Light

New York

The Modern Day Auction draws together a century of paintings, drawings and sculpture from across Europe and the Americas to showcase the best of Impressionism through to Abstract Expressionism. This season we are honored to present property from several esteemed private collections, including The Sanford &amp; Late Jeanne Robertson Collection, The Estate of William J. Levy and the Collection of Idda-Marie Rossi. Highlights of the auction include a classic New Mexico landscape by Georgia O’Keeffe, a 1938 Pablo Picasso still life, an exuberant circus scene by Marc Chagall and an enigmatic portrait by Belgian Pointillist Theo van Rysselberghe. SALE NUMBER N11161

Vice Chairman, Head of Middle Market for Modern &amp; Contemporary Art

Scott Niichel

Senior Specialist, Impressionist &amp; Modern Art

Frances Asquith

Associate Specialist, Impressionist & Modern Art

Zoë Zaneteas

SVP | Head of Contemporary Day Auction

Ashkan Baghestani

Specialist, Contemporary, Deputy Head of Contemporary Day Auction

Emily Miles

Associate Specialist, Contemporary Art

Alya Sama

Associate Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Carola Reyes Benítez

SVP | Head of American Art, Americas

Cataloguer, American Art

Katie Karmali

SVP | Head of Latin American Art, Americas

Anna Di Stasi

AVP | Specialist, Latin American Art

Emily Nice

Pre-Sale Experience Coordinator, Impressionist & Modern Art

Carolina Conzelman

Post Sale Manager, Impressionist & Modern Art

Cara Mitchell

Meet our Team

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Session 2

The Modern Day Auction draws together a century of paintings, drawings and sculpture from across Europe and the Americas to showcase the best of Impressionism through to Abstract Expressionism. This season we are honored to present property from several esteemed private collections, including The Sanford &amp; Late Jeanne Robertson Collection, The Estate of William J. Levy and the Collection of Idda-Marie Rossi. Highlights of the auction include a classic New Mexico landscape by Georgia O’Keeffe, a 1938 Pablo Picasso still life, an exuberant circus scene by Marc Chagall and an enigmatic portrait by Belgian Pointillist Theo van Rysselberghe.