Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions

New York | London | Hong Kong | Paris | Milan | Cologne
Sotheby’s presents a series of auctions showcasing masterworks spanning over a century of artistic production. With auctions and exhibitions in New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris, Milan, Cologne and Zurich, the offerings present a showcase of the major artistic movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, from the innovations of the Impressionists to the groundbreaking works of Contemporary masters and designers.

Modern & Contemporary Auctions

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The Surya Collection: Property from Mrs. Ute Rettberg
26–31 May 2022 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Art Contemporain Evening Auction
8 June 2022 | 6:30 PM CEST | Paris
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Art Contemporain Day Auction
1–10 June 2022 | 2:00 PM CEST | Paris
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Living Contemporary
3–10 June 2022 | 12:00 PM CEST | Cologne
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Modern & Contemporary Auction
7–14 June 2022 | 2:00 PM CEST | Zurich
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Contemporary Curated
8–14 July 2022 | 7:00 PM CEST | Milan
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Contemporary Discoveries
8–19 July 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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Modern Discoveries
12–20 July 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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The London Sales

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Category: Upcoming Auction
British Art: The Jubilee Auction
29 June 2022 | 4:00 PM BST | London
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Category: Upcoming Auction
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
29 June 2022 | 6:00 PM BST | London
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Modern British Day Auction
30 June 2022 | 10:00 AM BST | London
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Highlights from the Modern & Contemporary Day Auction
30 June 2022 | 1:00 PM BST | London
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Stories & Videos

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Category: Contemporary Art
Sotheby’s Virtual Spaces: Discover Our Spring Auction Highlights in an Interactive Experience
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Category: Contemporary Art
Ed Ruscha: Moving Frames of a Cinematic Landscape
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Category: Modern Art | Asia
Connecting with Modern Art: Specialists' Highlights
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Category: Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions
Contemporary Curated: In the Studio with Robbie Williams and Ed Godrich
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Category: Contemporary Art
Behind the Scenes at a Surreal NFT, Crypto Art Exhibition Deep into the North Sea
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Category: Contemporary Art
The Art of the Wild: Fascinating Facts About the Tiger
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Category: Modern Art | Asia
In Memoriam: Srihadi Sudarsono, Epoch-Defining Modernist of Indonesian Art
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Category: Contemporary Art
Arachnophilia: Spiders in Art and Folklore
Type: video
Category: First Look
10 major works by Bernard Buffet from the Pierre Bergé Collection
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Category: Contemporary Art
The Absurdity of War: Banksy’s 'Love is in the Air'
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Category: Contemporary Art
Minimalism from East to West
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Category: Contemporary Art
Kusama’s Eternal Soul: A Push Toward the Unknown
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Category: Contemporary Art
Inside the Fantastical World of Izumi Kato
Type: video
Category: Anatomy of an Artwork
Picasso’s Nus masculins (Les trois âges de la vie)
Type: featured
Category: Modern Art | Asia
Visions of Paradise, Dreams of Home in the Collection of Sir Run Run Shaw
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
Water-Worshipper: Basquiat's Masterpiece of Race and Spirituality
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Category: Contemporary Art
Zeng Fanzhi: The Artist Behind the Mask
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Category: Modern Art | Asia
In the Wild: Voices on the WWF Tiger Trail
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Category: Modern Art | Asia
Modern Muses, Enduring Icons of Beauty
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Category: Contemporary Art
Whispers of Immortality in Damien Hirst’s Visions of Death
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Category: Contemporary Art
Emerging Artists Who Will Shape the Contemporary Art World
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Category: Contemporary Art
The World Is Made of Many Pleasures: Loie Hollowell’s Wisdom
Type: video
Category: First Look
Avant-garde Masterpieces of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Type: video
Category: Contemporary Art
Inside the Pop Universe of Jewellery Designer Bea Bongiasca
Type: story
Category: Announcing
Philip Guston’s 1950s Abstract Expressionist Masterpiece 'Nile' Makes Auction Debut
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
Meet 5 Artists Supporting the Norton Museum of Art
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Category: Impressionist & Modern Art
A Rare Masterwork from Claude Monet’s Only Trip to Venice
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Category: Contemporary Art
An Art Market Maverick: In Conversation With Legendary Collector Loïc Malle
Type: video
Category: Contemporary Art
Collection Loïc Malle | Only Time Will Tell
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
Art on Fire: Behind The Scenes at Burning Man with Documentarian Gerry Fox
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
California Soul: Exploring Etel Adnan's West Coast Vision
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
The World Is Made of Many Pleasures: Loie Hollowell’s Wisdom
Type: video
Category: First Look
An Incredible Collection of Great Masters of Modern and Impressionist Art
Type: featured
Category: Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions
'A Chaser Of Masterpieces': Inside the World Of Robert Schmit
Type: video
Category: Expert Voices
Cecily Brown | Blending the Figure With the Abstract
Type: video
Category: Auctions and Exhibitions
Discover Jehangir Sabavala’s Ethereal Seascape
Type: video
Category: Expert Voices
Floria Sigismondi | The Art of Surrealism
Type: video
Category: Expert Voices
Picabia | The Artistic Alchemist
Type: video
Category: Sotheby's Stories
Marilyn, Mick and Her Majesty | Three Icons Printed by Andy Warhol
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Floria Sigismondi: Bowie, The Cure, Surrealism And Me
Type: video
Category: First Look
Chaos Meets Beauty | Surrealism and Its Legacy
Type: video
Category: First Look
Surrealist Treasures from the Collection of Mourgues and Iolas
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Category: Contemporary Art
On How Alexander Iolas And André Mourges (Practically) Invented The Contemporary Art World
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Category: Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions
Anne Berest Explores The Living Legacy of Francis Picabia

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