Upcoming Auctions
Modern & Contemporary Art
16 April 2026 • London
2026-04-16 13:00:002026-04-16 19:00:00Europe/LondonModern & Contemporary ArtLondonPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
19 May 2026 • New York
2026-05-19 17:00:00America/New_YorkModern & Contemporary Art Evening SaleNew YorkPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art: Morning Session
21 May 2026 • New York
2026-05-21 10:00:00America/New_YorkModern & Contemporary Art: Morning SessionNew YorkPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art: Afternoon Session
21 May 2026 • New York
2026-05-21 14:00:00America/New_YorkModern & Contemporary Art: Afternoon SessionNew YorkPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York
16 June 2026 - 30 June 2026 • New York
2026-06-16 12:00:002026-06-30 12:00:00America/New_YorkModern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New YorkNew YorkPhillipsinfo@phillips.com
Features
ULTIMATE: New Visions
This season’s ULTIMATE offering spotlights the highest number of women artists on the platform to date.
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The More You Know
Hunting for art world Easter eggs in our April Modern & Contemporary Art auction in London.
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Seven Things to Know About Yayoi Kusama
Enter the infinite, with eight emblematic Kusama works on offer in our Hong Kong Modern & Contemporary Art Sales.
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A Vision Come to Life
A magnetic passion for art and civic leadership made Tina Hills the perfect match for the city that continues to honor her today.
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A LIFE IN COLOR: Property from the Estate of Tina Hills
Leading works by Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler to make auction debuts in the May Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art.
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Shifting Forms: Memory and the Contemporary Condition
Across portraiture, landscape, abstraction, and architecture, a selection of works from Phillips’ Modern & Contemporary Art Sales in Hong Kong reflects on memory, transformation, and the visual language of the present.
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Past Auctions
Modern & Contemporary Art
16 April 2026 • London
2026-04-16 13:00:002026-04-16 19:00:00Modern & Contemporary ArtLONDONPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art
29 March 2026 • Hong Kong
Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
29 March 2026 • Hong Kong
Modern & Contemporary Art
7 March 2026 • London
Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
5 March 2026 • London
Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, London
3 March 2026 - 17 March 2026 • London
Videos
Hong Kong Breaks Records: Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
In a night of records, our Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale soared 30% above its high estimate, led by a new auction record for Liu Dan, the second-highest price for Adam Pendleton, and an ultra-rare Renoir that realized more than double its pre-sale low estimate.
News and Results
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15 April 2026
PHILLIPSX PRESENTS DISSECTING THE SQUARE. COLOURS AND BLACK BY ALEXANDER JAMES
Read MoreA Selling Exhibition in Hong Kong of New Works by British Multimedia Artist Alexander James, Reimagining One of Abstraction’s Most Enduring Forms
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15 April 2026
PHILLIPS TO OFFER THE MOST IMPORTANT TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORK BY LEE BONTECOU TO EVER APPEAR ON THE MARKET
Read MorePlate 166 to be Featured in the May Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art, Marking the First Time the Work Will be Offered at Auction, Poised to Achieve a Record-Breaking Result
Sale Marks the First Public Exhibition Since its Inclusion in Bontecou’s
Celebrated Retrospective at MoMA Over Two Decades Ago
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31 March 2026
BANKSY AND GERHARD RICHTER TO LEAD MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART SALE
Read MoreIn London on 16 April 2026
Modern & Contemporary Art Department
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