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Modern & Contemporary Discoveries

W e are pleased to present the 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.

Modern Discoveries highlights early Impressionism through ground-breaking Abstract Expressionism. Contemporary Discoveries spotlights 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.

Upcoming Auctions

Stories & Videos

Type: video
Category: The London Sales
How does Lisa Brice Combine Classic and Modern to Create After Embah?
Type: video
Category: The London Sales
How Did Italian Artists Redefine Art Beyond the Canvas?
Type: video
Category: The London Sales
Is This Yoshitomo Nara’s Most Soulful Portrait? Exploring Cosmic Eyes (in the Milky Lake)
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
Sotheby’s Inaugural Auction in Diriyah Achieves $17M
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
The Cultural Traditions Inspiring Four Black Artists
Type: video
Category: New York
Exclusive Art Tour: The Legendary Atlanta Home of Architect John Portman
Type: featured
Category: Sotheby's Magazine
Meet the Specialists
Type: featured
Category: Sotheby's Magazine
Collected Wisdom: Victoria Beckham Collects to Bring Inspiration to Her Life and Fashion
Type: video
Category: Old Masters Week
Portrait Mode: Decode & Unravel the Stories Behind Six Masterful Portraits
Type: featured
Category: Contemporary Art
Meet 5 Artists Supporting the Norton Museum of Art
Type: video
Category: Fine Art
Important Saudi Artists, Generative AI Painting, Modern Classics and More at Sotheby's Origins Sale
Type: featured
Category: 19th Century European Paintings
The Paris Salon’s Outsize Impact on Art History

Results

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Modern & Contemporary Discoveries
4–11 December 2024 | 10:00 AM HKT | Hong Kong
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Modern & Contemporary Discoveries
5–13 November 2024 | 2:00 PM CET | Cologne
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Modern Discoveries
8–15 October 2024 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Contemporary Discoveries
20 September–2 October 2024 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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Modern Discoveries
20 September–1 October 2024 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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Contemporary Discoveries
20 September–2 October 2024 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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Contemporary Discoveries
26 July–2 August 2024 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Contemporary Discoveries
9–16 July 2024 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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Modern Discoveries
9–17 July 2024 | 12:00 PM EDT | New York
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