The sale opens for bidding on 17 January at 2:00 PM GMT, with lots closing on 24 January from 2:00 PM GMT.

We are pleased to present the first edition of Contemporary Discoveries, offering a wide selection of the most sought-after emerging talents, as well as many renowned international artists working today. Encompassing artworks from the 1960s to today, the sale series is designed with the collector of today in mind: both emerging buyers, as well as those connoisseurs whose collections already transcend traditional categories.

Illustrated above:

Shara Hughes

Untitled, 2008

Estimate £6,000–8,000

Calendar:

Damien Hirst

Maltase, 2013

Estimate £25,000–35,000

For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact:

Bids.london@sothebys.com

(+44) 207 293 5283 (bids general line)

For sale enquiries please contact:

Francesca Morpurgo

Associate Specialist, Head of Contemporary Discoveries

Contemporary Art

+44 7812 772 681

FRANCESCA.MORPURGO@SOTHEBYS.COM 

Sieun Lee

Cataloguer

Contemporary Art

+44 7702 762 613

SIEUN.LEE@SOTHEBYS.COM 

Hermione Sharp 

Deputy Director, Specialist

Photographs 

+44 20 7293 5270

HERMIONE.SHARP@SOTHEBYS.COM 

Jennifer Strotz

Specialist

Prints

+44 20 7293 5468

JENNIFER.STROTZ@SOTHEBYS.COM

Adriana La Lime

Deputy Director

Modern & Contemporary African Art

+44 20 7293 5463

ADRIANA.LALIME@SOTHEBYS.COM