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Zao Wou-Ki detail of painting modern art
The Powerful Hurricane Paintings of Zao Wou-Ki

Master artist Zao Wou-Ki was one of the titans of Chinese art in the post- war period. His energetic painting ‘13.02.62’, offered in our upcoming auction Beyond Legends: Modern Art Evening Sale (…

Vincent Van Gogh, Scène de rue à Montmartre, 1887. 
Rare Van Gogh with Strange Past to Sell at Sotheby’s
A painting by Vincent van Gogh that has been in the same family for over a hundred years is set to be sold at auction next week in a joint sale at Sotheby’s and the Paris-based Mirabaud Mercier. The…
Sotheby's Shares The Visionary Delights of Orientalist Art , two men sit playing instruments, one looks directly at the viewer
Sotheby's Shares The Visionary Delights of Orientalist Art
Sotheby’s upcoming Orientalist sale, which includes works from the celebrated Najd Collection, features fascinating landscapes from John Lavery’s depictions of Tangier to Edward Lear’s view of The…
Botticelli's painting of a young man looking directly at the viewer hangs on a grey wall, in a gold frame.
Unusual Botticelli Portrait Sets Record in $92.2 Million Sale
Thursday morning, Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel by Sandro Botticelli broke the record for sales of Old Masters at Sotheby’s when it sold for $92.2 million, in the first marquee sale…
A Highly Important Parcel-gilt Silver And Enamel Torah Shield, Signed And Dated In Hebrew Elimelekh Tzoref Of Stanislav, 1782
The World's Finest Collection of Judaica comes to Auction
The world-renowned Sassoon family collection of Judaica is one that tells the unique story of one of the world’s most prominent families.
Gaertner Opera House Berlin Painting
Gaertner’s Expression of an Emerging German Enlightenment

Dated 1845, Eduard Gaertner’s view of Berlin’s Royal Opera captures a renewed national and civic pride in the Prussian capital. In this episode of Anatomy of an Artwork, discover how Gaertner…

several ceramic objects with white background
Tang Sancai Ceramics From the Collection of Susan Chen
The Chinese Tang Dynasty is unparalleled in the opulence of its works of art. Sotheby’s upcoming sale ‘Important Chinese Art’ (4 November | London) features exquisite Tang Sancai coloured ceramic…
Van Gogh still life of flowers in a glass vase on a table top with a blue cross-hatched wall behind
Giacometti and Van Gogh Lead Sotheby’s Marquee Evening Sales
A sculpture by Giacometti, a painting by Van Gogh, a table by Carlo Mollino, and a trio of cars were some of the highlights of the evening sales at Sotheby’s last night, which brought in a combined…