Explore captivating highlights from the Contemporary Day Auction, including masterworks by Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Peter Doig and Yayoi Kusama.

Auction Highlights

Browse prominent works by celebrated American artists at the height of their careers.

Spotlight: Art of America

Browse works by artist’s heralded for innovation in the fields of tactility and materiality; those that have gained iconic status as titans of 20th Century art history.

Material Sensibilities

Browse a selection of works from the esteemed collection of Ralph I. Goldenberg, carefully collected over the course of five decades. Works from the collection are offered between our Evening and Day sales and are among the highlights of the Sotheby’s June sale season.

Primary Structures: The Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection

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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 is delighted to present this season’s Contemporary Day Auction, taking place in London on 26 June 2024, at our New Bond Street Galleries. Bringing together an exciting selection of paintings, drawings and sculpture, this brings together an exciting group of works by some of the most celebrated and sought-after artists of the moment. From George Condo, Alex Katz, Jennifer Guidi, Sarah Sze and Tauba Auerbach, to Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Kazuo Shiraga and Frank Auerbach, the auction encapsulates the innovative ways in which artists have dared to challenge established norms over the course of the last seventy years. The sale also features a selection of sixty-two works from the prestigious collection of Ralph I. Goldenberg, characterised by the unique vision of an exceptional personality, whose approach was marked by dedication, intellect and most importantly, curiosity.

Contemporary Day Auction, including the Ralph I. Goldenberg Collection