Masterworks by Willem de Kooning, Agnes Martin, Miyoko Ito, and Jadé Fadojutimi, among others, chart half a century of abstract painting. From de Kooning’s calligraphic pirouettes of paint to Myron Stout’s restrained and deliberate monochrome vocabulary, The Now and Contemporary Evening Sale captures the myriad interpretations of nonrepresentation in the last fifty years.

Works by Willem de Kooning, Agnes Martin, Miyoko Ito, and Jadé Fadojutimi, among others, chart half a century of abstract painting.

Annals of Abstraction

Presenting a retrospective of a Pop titan’s mature career, Sotheby’s is honored to offer a selection of works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein. Offering an intimate window into some of the works Roy and Dorothy kept for themselves, the Collection charts the artist’s rich and refined lexicon of self-referential motifs and art historical references.

Presenting a retrospective of a Pop titan’s mature career, Sotheby’s is honored to offer a selection of works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein.

Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein 

Roy’s Lichtensteins: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein 

Provocative, propulsive masterworks by Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Kai Althoff, and Pol Taburet navigate modes of figuration. From Woman in Tub – a masterpiece example of Koons’ iconic Banality series – to Prince’s archetypal Nurse on Trial, the human body proves to be a continuous site for reimagination.

Provocative, propulsive masterworks by Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Kai Althoff, and Pol Taburet navigate modes of figuration.

Body Language

In December 2019, Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian captivated the world in its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach. This November, the most talked-about artwork of the century is back to lead Sotheby’s The Now &amp; Contemporary Evening Auction.&nbsp;

In December 2019, Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian captivated the world in its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach, making its anticipated return this November.

Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’

American artists engage with the signs, symbols, and aesthetic vernacular of the United States. From Ed Ruscha’s rhapsodic depiction of the star-spangled banner to Roy Lichtenstein’s collage of John F. Kennedy’s Oval Office, the country proved an unending source of inspiration.&nbsp;

American artists engage with the signs, symbols, and aesthetic vernacular of the United States.&nbsp;

America the Beautiful

Icons of postmodern America approach the aesthetics of hard-edged, grunge downtown across media and movement, spanning Minimalism to Neo-Expressionism. Richard Serra’s hot rolled steel and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s frenetic scrawls, among others, bespeak the language of urban cool and its endlessly iterative energy.&nbsp;

Spanning Minimalism to Neo-Expressionism, postmodern icons approach the aesthetics of hard-edged, grunge downtown across media and movement.

Heavy Metal

Contemporary artists offer fantastical visions of elements both natural and imagined. Whether it be Yayoi Kusama’s hypnotic, psychedelic manipulations of flora and fauna or Suzanne Jackson’s fluttering, aqueous figures, nature remains aptly generative past and present.

Contemporary artists offer fantastical visions of elements both natural and imagined.

Into the Wild

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Sotheby’s Wine is pleased to present a diverse and impressive offering, just in time for this year’s holiday season. Proudly part of 
 
 <a class="Link" href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/series/luxury-week?locale=en">Sotheby’s Luxury Week</a>
 
 , A Celebration of Burgundy, Champagne &amp; Napa Valley featuring An Exquisite Cellar will open for bidding starting Friday, November 18 and closing online-only on Friday, December 2 starting 10:00am EST. The sale begins with a single bottle of the ultrarare L’Exceptionelle Vendage des Sept Domaines Montrachet 2016, a result of the collective efforts of 7 growers who collaborated on a single Montrachet cuveé after a devastating Spring frost left each with less than a barrel to produce on their own. The group, which includes Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Domaines des Comtes Lafon and Domaine Leflaive combined for 600 bottles in total, of which only 500 were released to the public. The ensuing 181 lots hail from a single collection we’ve titled An Exquisite Cellar, a nod to the collector’s taste for the classics in both Burgundy and Champagne as well as the exceptional condition of the wines therein. Dujac, Rouget, Ponsot, Lignier and Raveneau abound with a notable focus on vintages 1999 - 2003 and give way to Dom Perignon and Cristal featured most prominently in the blockbuster 1990 vintage. A small consignment of Pristine Jacques Selosse appears next in vintages 1990, 1995 and 1999 before the sale refocuses on red Burgundy and Bordeaux with Roumier, Fourrier and Mugnier representing the former and Latour, Lafite and Margaux the latter. A wealth of aged Bordeaux and Napa populate the next 150 or so lots with highlights ranging from 1934 Cheval Blanc, 1947 Latour and 1982 Lafleur to the legendary 1941 Inglenook, 1978 Diamond Creek Lake and verticals of Beaulieu, Montelena, Mondavi and Chappellet spanning vintages 1947 - 1982. Highlights from elsewhere in the sale include Guigal’s La La’s in owc and vintages 1995 - 1997, 1974 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard in case quantity, Roagna’s Crichët Pajé as well as Toro Albala PX spanning the years 1910 - 1965 and a range of Massandra from 1934 - 1940. Sale Number: N11045

Lafleur 1982 (2 BT)

Château Mouton Rothschild 1947 (1 MAG)

Côte Rôtie, La Mouline 1997 Guigal (6 BT)

Heitz Cellar, Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha's Vineyard, Napa Valley "Vertical" (6 BT)

Taittinger, Artist Collection "Vertical" (6 BT)

Barbaresco Crichet Paje Roagna "Vertical" (2 BT)

Barolo 1986 Bartolo Mascarello (1 MAG)

Bartolo Mascarello Barolo, Artist Series Label 2003 Bartolo Mascarello (3 BT)

Masseto Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia "Vertical" (4 BT)

Barolo, Villero, Riserva 1998 Vietti (6 BT)

Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 (1 IMP)

Tokaji Aszú Essencia 1964 (3 HFLT)

Massandra: White Muscat 1940 (4 BT)

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Bordeaux is one of the world's premier wine-producing regions, consisting of communes each with their own distinct styles, terroirs and classifications. Read on to understand the essentials.

Located on a unique clay-soil hill in Bordeaux, the great vineyard of Petrus makes incomparable wines beloved for their concentration and purity of flavor as well as their velvety texture and truffle aromas.

New York | 17 November – 16 December 2022

Sotheby’s Wine is pleased to continue our fall auction series with a diverse and impressive online-only offering, just in time for this year’s holiday season – A Celebration of Burgundy, Champagne &amp; Napa Valley featuring An Exquisite Cellar&nbsp;– now open for bidding and closing on December 2nd.