Monday, May 4, 2026

Sotheby's Now and Contemporary Evening Auction 14 May 2026

 


The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction in May 2026 will feature artworks which capture the paradigmatic artistic shifts of the latter half of the 20th century through to the present. Led by one of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s most significant paintings—Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown) from 1983—as well as a tranche of American and European masterworks by Mark Rothko, Lucio Fontana, Alexander Calder and more from the Collection of Jean & Terry de Gunzburg, The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction this spring features examples of extraordinary creative achievement from the last 80 years.

Earl's Court (Liam + Noel)

104. Elizabeth Peyton

Earl's Court (Liam + Noel)

Estimate:

1,500,000 - 2,000,000 USD



Me

105. Ed Ruscha

Me

Estimate:

4,000,000 - 6,000,000 USD



Pinks of Cherry Blossoms

106. Alma Thomas

Pinks of Cherry Blossoms

Estimate:

2,500,000 - 3,500,000 USD



Cape Orange

107. Helen Frankenthaler

Cape Orange

Estimate:

3,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD



Ambi IV

108. Morris Louis

Ambi IV

Estimate:

4,000,000 - 6,000,000 USD



Untitled #10

109. Agnes Martin

Untitled #10

Estimate:

7,000,000 - 10,000,000 USD



Circle

110. Kenneth Noland

Circle

Estimate:

4,000,000 - 6,000,000 USD



Brigitte Bardot

111. Andy Warhol

Brigitte Bardot

Estimate:

14,000,000 - 18,000,000 USD



Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)

112. Jean-Michel Basquiat

Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)

Estimate Upon Request




Self-Portrait

113. Keith Haring

Self-Portrait

Estimate:

3,000,000 - 5,000,000 USD



Woman with a Heart of Gold

114. Kerry James Marshall

Woman with a Heart of Gold

Estimate:

1,500,000 - 2,000,000 USD



Half Face with Collar

115. Roy Lichtenstein

Half Face with Collar

Estimate:

10,000,000 - 15,000,000 USD



Mobile Blanc

116. Alexander Calder

Mobile Blanc

Estimate:

5,000,000 - 7,000,000 USD



Concetto spaziale, Il cielo di Venezia

117. Lucio Fontana

Concetto spaziale, Il cielo di Venezia

Estimate:

10,000,000 - 15,000,000 USD



Untitled #6

118. Agnes Martin

Untitled #6

Estimate:

3,000,000 - 4,000,000 USD



Untitled

119. Mark Rothko

Untitled

Estimate:

10,000,000 - 15,000,000 USD



Versions III

120. Robert Ryman

Versions III

Estimate:

2,500,000 - 3,500,000 USD



Untitled III

121. Willem de Kooning

Untitled III

Estimate:

25,000,000 - 35,000,000 USD



Loom II

122. Joan Mitchell

Loom II

Estimate:

5,000,000 - 7,000,000 USD



Arriving in Africa

123. Helen Frankenthaler

Arriving in Africa

Estimate:

3,200,000 - 4,000,000 USD



Blue Painting

124. Brice Marden

Blue Painting

Estimate:

4,000,000 - 6,000,000 USD



The Valley, Mountains in Var (Near La Garde Freinet)

125. David Hockney

The Valley, Mountains in Var (Near La Garde Freinet)

Estimate:

6,000,000 - 8,000,000 USD



Beth Kaf

126. Morris Louis

Beth Kaf

Estimate:

1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD



Figure on a Red Field

138. George Condo

Figure on a Red Field

Estimate:

2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD



Timothy Collins

139. Alice Neel

Timothy Collins

Estimate:

1,500,000 - 2,000,000 USD



Guns

140. Andy Warhol

Guns

Estimate:

2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD



Self-Portrait

141. Andy Warhol

Self-Portrait

Estimate:

2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD

Continental Divide



143. Mark Tansey

Continental Divide

Estimate:

3,000,000 - 4,000,000 USD



Yellow Black

144. Ellsworth Kelly

Yellow Black

Estimate:

1,500,000 - 2,000,000 USD