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20th Century Art – A Different Perspective

Inaugurated in 2014, Sotheby’s annual 20th Century Art – A Different Perspective sale showcases works by important modern and contemporary artists from Central and Eastern Europe. The sale builds on our in-depth knowledge of these regions and the international market gathered over more than fifteen years of holding regional theme sales and important single owner sales. Since 2000, Sotheby’s European Paintings department has achieved record prices for many central and eastern European artists including Emil Filla, František Kupka, František Foltýn, Otakar Kubín, Václav Špála, Josef Čapek, Bohumil Kubišta, Karel Černý, Jan Zrzavý, Mikuláš Medek, Ébneth Lajos, Károly Ferenczy, János Vaszary, Orbán Dezső, Frank Frigyes, and Józef Mehoffer.