Explore captivating highlights from the Contemporary Day Auction, including masterworks by Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama, Antony Gormley, KAWS and Ed Ruscha.

Auction Highlights

Browse works by artists heralded for innovations in the field of colour, abstraction and materiality: those that have gained iconic status as titans of 20th and 21st Century art history.

Shifting Horizons: Reimagining Abstract Art

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

New Perspectives

Discover three extraordinary works by Anselm Kiefer, featured among the highlights of the upcoming London Contemporary Day Auction. This remarkable collection exemplifies Kiefer's masterful exploration of diverse materials and mediums, offering a profound reflection on history, memory, and the human experience.

Anselm Kiefer: A Journey Through History, Myth and Memory

London

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 Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha and Robert Ryman, to Yayoi Kusama, Antony Gormley and KAWS, 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 exciting selection of the most cutting-edge contemporary works, by artists including Anna Weyant, Martha Jungwirth, Avery Singer and Emily Mae Smith, providing visibility and a relevant art historical context for a younger generation and their growing markets.

Director, Co-Head of Contemporary Day Auction

Lisa Stevenson

Deputy Director, Co-Head of Contemporary Day Auction

Aleksandra Ziemiszewska 

Associate Specialist, Head of Contemporary Discoveries Auction

Francesca Morpurgo

Cataloguer

Sieun Lee 

Pre-Sale Experience Coordinator

Margaux Lefrere

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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 Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha and Robert Ryman, to Yayoi Kusama, Antony Gormley and KAWS, 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 exciting selection of the most cutting-edge contemporary works, by artists including Anna Weyant, Martha Jungwirth, Avery Singer and Emily Mae Smith, providing visibility and a relevant art historical context for a younger generation and their growing markets.