The Contemporary Evening Auction in November 2025 will feature artworks which capture the seismic shifts that occurred in art in the latter half of the 20th Century. Beginning with Post-War abstraction in America and Europe, through to Color-Field painting, Minimalism and the Pop Art movement, and into the critical postmodern inquiries of the 1980s and 1990s, this radical new mode of art-making fundamentally altered the course of art history, laying the foundations for the art movements which would shape the next fifty years across the globe. Spotlighting these developments within a unified platform, the masterworks of the Contemporary Art Evening Sale call into focus the plurality of visions, identities, and artistic innovations that reshaped the trajectory of art history as we know it today.

These works and more will be viewable at Sotheby’s New York this November.

For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact:

+1 212 606 7414

bids.newyork@sothebys.com

For all other enquiries please contact:

Lucius Elliott

Senior Vice President

Head of Contemporary Marquee Auctions

Lucius.Elliott@sothebys.com

David Galperin

Vice Chairman

Head of Contemporary Art

David.Galperin@sothebys.com

Serena Hildebrandt

Associate Specialist, Contemporary Art

Serena.Hildebrandt@sothebys.com

Devon Mifflin

Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Devon.Mifflin@sothebys.com

Carolyn Kim

Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Carolyn.Kim@sothebys.com

Abbey Flamm

Pre-Sale Experience Coordinator, Contemporary Art

Abbey.Flamm@sothebys.com

Olivia Hu

Client Accounts Receivable Manager, Contemporary Art

Uspostsaleservices@sothebys.com