Discover exceptional examples from some of the most important artists working from the 20th Century to today.

Auction Highlights

From explorations of the human condition in three dimensions by living sculptors Kiki Smith and Viola Frey to enticing abstractions by post-war painters Louisa Chase and Mary Abbott, explore a selection of innovative and thought-provoking works by some of the most trailblazing female artists of their generations.

Making Her Mark: Celebrating Female Artists

From Tom Wesselmann’s distillation of the classical reclining female nude to vibrant lines composed of laser-cut steel to Robert Cottingham’s Photorealist-inflected take on a portrait sans figure, the following artworks exemplify fresh perspectives on the time-honored tradition of portraiture and transcend time and place to capture the essence of the shared human experience.

Face-to-Face: Portraits Reimagined

Sotheby’s is pleased to present Property from the Collection of Arthur C. Danto and Barbara Westman Danto, a selection of works that serve as a powerful testament to lives spent in conversation and friendship with artists.

Property from the Collection of Arthur C. Danto and Barbara Westman Danto

This season, Sotheby’s is thrilled to offer Property from an Important Private Collection Sold to Benefit a Charitable Foundation. This important collection features work by world renown artistic voices Ai Weiwei, William Kentridge, notable conceptual artists Sophie Calle, Lothar Baumgarten, Jean-Marc Bustamante, and includes quintessential imagery from artists Jim Dine, Gregory Crewdson, and Charles Arnoldi.

Property from an Important Private Collection

Property from an Important Private Collection Sold to Benefit a Charitable Foundation

Works by Rauschenberg From the Collection of Bradley Jeffries

For Bradley, Love Bob: Works by Rauschenberg From the Collection of Bradley Jeffries

Sotheby’s is honored to present artworks by leading contemporary artists, sold to benefit People For the American Way and People For The American Way Foundation. People For the American Way is a national progressive advocacy organization that inspires and mobilizes Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy from those who threaten to take them away. For more than four decades, the team has been dedicated to making the promise of America real for everyone and has worked toward a vision of a vibrant America where basic rights and freedoms are upheld for all. The freedom to be who we are and to choose our own destiny. Justice in our courts and our communities. A democracy that represents us all. That’s how they define the American Way.

People For the American Way and People For The American Way Foundation

Property Sold to Benefit People For the American Way and People For The American Way Foundation

Medium of Multiples: Photographs & Print Highlights

The latest addition to the Contemporary Discoveries sale is a carefully curated selection featuring a diverse range of digital and crypto artists.

Beyond the Canvas: Digital Art

New York

AVP | Head of Modern and Contemporary Discoveries

Rachel C. Nelson

Associate Specialist, Contemporary Art

Keith Lebel

Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Eva Farrell

Caroline Yarbrough

Cataloguer, Contemporary & Modern Art

Oladunni Oladipo

Helen Condo

Cataloguer, Prints & Multiples

Yasmeen Sabet

Cataloguer, Photographs

Matt Parciak

Celia Gerber

Cataloguer, American Art

Lucy Gammon

Associate Cataloguer, Latin American Art

Isabel Rubio-Topete

Pre-Sale Coordinator, Contemporary Discoveries

Anna Sternberg

Pre-Sale Coordinator, Modern Discoveries

Juliette Saylor

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We are pleased to present the September Discoveries sales, which bring together diverse artworks of various media, regions and eras from each of Sotheby’s Fine Art Departments in an exciting sale context. The sales encompass paintings, prints, photographs, digital art and sculptures from the last 150 years. Contemporary Discoveries focuses on artwork from the 1960s to today. 
 
 <a class="Link" href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/modern-discoveries-4?locale=en" target="_blank">Modern Discoveries</a>
 
 focuses on early Impressionism through ground-breaking Abstract Expressionism. This sale series is designed with the collector of today in mind: both emerging buyers, who have no reason to limit the scope of their collections, as well as those connoisseurs whose collections already transcend traditional categories.