Marquee Week in the art world has arrived in New York City, with high-profile auction houses gearing up for a whirlwind of evening sales that are expected to shatter records and bring in over $1 billion in total. Works by renowned artists such as Gustav Klimt, Mark Rothko, Frida Kahlo, and more will be up for grabs across dozens of lots at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips.
On Monday, November 17, Christie’s will kick off the week with its 20th Century Evening Sale, featuring pieces from the collection of Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis. Mark Rothko’s “No. 31 (Yellow Stripe)” (1958) is expected to set the tone for the evening, with a record-breaking estimate of around $50 million. The sale will also include works by David Hockney, Alexander Calder, Lucien Freud, and Georgia O’Keeffe.
Moving on to Tuesday, November 18, Sotheby’s will host its Now and Contemporary Evening Auction, showcasing Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous gold toilet “America” (2016) among other notable works by artists like Noah Davis, Kerry James Marshall, Yves Klein, and more. Additionally, Sotheby’s will present the Leonard A. Lauder Collector Evening Auction, featuring three paintings by Gustav Klimt with “Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer” (1914–16) leading the pack with an estimate exceeding $150 million.
Wednesday, November 19 will see Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale, highlighting works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection, including pieces by Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Firelei Báez, and more. At the same time, Phillips will host its Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, featuring artists like Ruth Asawa, Francis Bacon, Joan Mitchell, and Jackson Pollock.
The week concludes on Thursday, November 20 with Sotheby’s Cindy and Jay Pritzker Collection Evening Auction, which will feature Vincent van Gogh’s “Piles de romans parisiens et roses dans une verre (Romans parisiens)” (1887) with an estimated price of over $40 million. The evening will also include the Exquisite Corpus Evening Auction, focusing on Surrealism with works by Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo, René Magritte, and more. Lastly, Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction will showcase pieces from various collections, including René Magritte’s “Le Jockey perdu” (1942) with an estimated value of up to $12 million.
As art enthusiasts and collectors eagerly await the outcomes of these prestigious auctions, the art market is poised for an exciting and potentially record-breaking week in New York City.
