Modern Discoveries

Modern Discoveries

Modern Discoveries

Modern Discoveries

17 February - 26 February 2026 • New York

Your local time • 17:00 PM GMT

Sotheby’s Modern Discoveries Auction presents an exceptional selection of paintings, drawings, and sculpture spanning more than a century, bringing together works from across Europe and the Americas. The sale celebrates the most significant and innovative avant-garde movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, highlighting artists who redefined artistic practice and challenged established conventions. Distinguished by rare and important drawings by Marc Chagall and Joan Miró, luminous canvases by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Maurice Utrillo and expressive sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Henry Moore, the auction offers a compelling exploration of artistic experimentation. Collectively, these works exemplify the bold, inventive spirit with which artists forged new visual languages and helped shape the trajectory of modern art.


This February, Sotheby’s will host the pre-sale exhibition for the auction at the Breuer on Madison Avenue, an iconic Brutalist landmark enmeshed in the cultural fabric of New York City.


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Zoë Zaneteas

Assistant Vice President, Specialist

Deputy Head of Modern Day Auction

Impressionist & Modern Art

Zoe.Zaneteas@sothebys.com


Rachel Hansen

Cataloguer

Impressionist & Modern Art

Rachel.Hansen@sothebys.com


Ellis Anderson

Cataloguer

Impressionist & Modern Art

Ellis.Anderson@sothebys.com


Katie Vohr

Cataloguer

Impressionist & Modern Art

Katie.Vohr@sothebys.com


Katie Maher

Associate Specialist

American Art

Katie.Maher@sothebys.com

 

Carola Reyes Benítez

Associate Specialist

Latin American Art

Carola.Reyes@sothebys.com


Ali Stephens

Pre-Sale Coordinator

Modern Discoveries

Ali.Stephens@sothebys.com

Sale number

N12067

Exhibit information

Exhibitions

New York

Wed, 18 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Thu, 19 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Fri, 20 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Sat, 21 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Sun, 22 Feb 26 • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Mon, 23 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Tue, 24 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Wed, 25 Feb 26 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST