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

Auction Highlights

Discover spectacular works from those at the forefront of Contemporary art today.

&nbsp;Discover spectacular works from those at the forefront of Contemporary art today.

Ascendant

Discover works from the impeccable collection of Alice Denney.

The Collector’s Eye

Encompassing an array of remarkable drawings by Wojciech Fangor and Keith Haring, photographs by Marina Abramović and Patrick Demarchelier and prints by Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, these highlights feature a selection of critical works that exemplify the best across works that use paper as the primary surface.

Exceptional Works on Paper

Fortuitous connections abound between two noteworthy portraits by Elaine de Kooning.

Artist in Focus: Elaine de Kooning 

Explore works from the stunning collections of Chara Schreyer, From Line to Lens, Martha White, and Emily Fisher Landau.

Explore works from the stunning collections of Chara Schreyer, From Line to Lens, Martha White, and Emily Fisher Landau.

Important Collections

New York

Associate Specialist, Contemporary Art

Keith Lebel

Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Eva Farrell

Caroline Yarbrough

Cataloguer, Contemporary & Modern Art

Associate Cataloguer, Contemporary & Modern Art

Cataloguer, Prints

Yasmeen Sabet

Cataloguer, Photographs

Matt Parciak

Pre-Sale Experience Coordinator, Contemporary Art

Montserrat Palacios

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We are pleased to present the July 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, and sculptures from the last 150 years. 
 
 <a class="Link" href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/modern-discoveries-3" target="_blank">Modern Discoveries</a>
 
 focuses on early Impressionism through ground-breaking Abstract Expressionism. Contemporary Discoveries focuses on artwork from the 1960s to today. 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.