On the strength of Abstract Expressionist masterworks by Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still, as well as new artist records for Wayne Thiebaud and Charles White, the Contemporary Art Evening Auction totaled $270.7 million. Abstract Expressionists Lead the Room Willem de Kooning’s monumental canvas Untitled XXII realized $30,105,800, the top price of […]
Read moreEmily Carr’s Artistic Celebration of the First Nations
Rebellious and determined, Emily Carr found inspiration in the forest, sea and sky of her native British Columbia, as well as the indigenous communities she encountered there. Her pioneering engagement with political, spiritual and ecological subjects places her in the company of contemporaries like Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo, as her nation’s preeminent woman […]
Read moreWhen Lee Krasner Harnessed the Power of the Sun on Canvas
The established narrative of art history—especially the story of the abstract expressionist movement—often omits the significant contributions made by women. But in this episode of Expert Voices, reconsider that narrative with Author and Journalist Mary Gabriel as she explores the life of Lee Krasner through the artist’s monumental painting Sun Woman I. Executed in […]
Read moreThe Golden Age of Modernism in One Collection
Sotheby’s is honored to present at auction Everything You Can Imagine is Real: Property from an Important Private European Collection, a remarkable group of masterworks by artists from the late-19th and early-20th centuries including Monet, Chagall, Magritte and Picasso. In this video, discover extraordinary works by these iconic artists along with their respective visions of […]
Read moreA Monumental Reinterpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper
Francis Newton Souza’s ‘The Last Supper’, a reinterpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s late 15th-century mural, is a tour de force in the artist’s œuvre. Painted in 1990, over forty years after the artist’s entry into the world of modernist art, the canvas bestows a bold and towering gravitas upon enduring themes and ideas. In reworking […]
Read moreThe Riotous Color of Auguste Herbin’s Cityscape
Consigned to Sotheby’s from a client who used the online request a valuation service, it was purchased in the late 1930’s by the vendor’s father, a successful Industrialist who collected Dutch art, both classical and contemporary. With the help of an artist friend, our clients father purchased this oil and a large drawing from Herbin’s […]
Read moreThe Visual Language of Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was born Movsha (Moses) Shagal in July 1887 in Vitebsk, a village in Belarus. Chagall witnessed the most momentous occasions of the twentieth century, including two World Wars, the Russian Revolution and construction of the Berlin Wall, which shaped his life and artwork. Chagall’s first sojourn in France occurred in 1910 when he […]
Read moreImmerse Yourself in a Tour de Force of Military Literature
https://www.sothebys.com/en/videos/immerse-yourself-in-a-tour-de-force-of-military-literature?locale=en Enter a 17th century battlefield as this immersive CGI video gives you a First Look inside a tour de force of military literature. Soldier and author Henry Hexham’s weapon wielding tips transformed warfare in the 17th century and became the most valuable military encyclopaedia of its day. This exceptionally elaborate copy of ‘The Principles […]
Read moreMasters of Abstraction
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction, taking place on 14 November at 7:00 PM EDT in New York, includes an astonishing array of exceptional Abstract Expressionist works from artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Bradford, Kazuo Shiraga and others. The public exhibition of works included in the auction begins on 1 November at the Sotheby’s New […]
Read moreThe Painting That Started It All: Discover David Hockney’s First Swimming Pool
‘Picture of a Hollywood Swimming Pool’ , David Hockney’s very first painting from his renowned corpus of pools, is a highlight of Sotheby’s upcoming Contemporary Art Evening Auction . The auction will be held on 14 November at 7:00 PM EDT in New York; the public exhibition of works included in the sale begins on […]
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