PRESS RELEASE
MODERN, POST-WAR, AND CONTEMPORARY ICONS LEAD PHILLIPS’ NEW YORK DAY SALE ON 14 MAY
Important Works by Keith Haring, Marc Chagall, Robert Motherwell, Yayoi Kusama,
Christopher Wool, Rashid Johnson, and Nicole Eisenman to Headline the Auction
Works Donated by Artists’ Studios to be Offered in the Afternoon Session, with Proceeds Benefitting The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation
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Keith Haring Two works: (i-ii) Untitled, 1984 Estimate: $700,000 - 1,000,000 Morning Session |
Rashid Johnson Untitled Escape Collage, 2016 Estimate: $300,000 - 500,000 Afternoon Session |
NEW YORK – 29 APRIL 2025 – Phillips is pleased to present highlights from its forthcoming Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, taking place on 14 May 2025 at its New York headquarters. Comprised of nearly 250 lots, the auction will present works by some of the most important names of the 20th century in the Morning Session, with a focus on Contemporary and 21st-century works in the Afternoon Session. As previously announced, a selection of works in the Afternoon Session are being sold to benefit The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the two-time Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowl Safety, marking the first time Phillips has ever partnered with a professional athlete for a Modern & Contemporary Art auction. The full catalogues for both the Morning Session and the Afternoon Session are now available online.
Annie Dolan and Patrizia Koenig, Co-Heads of the New York Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, said, “It is a privilege to present such a strong selection of artists in Phillips’ May Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, spanning defining artistic movements of the 20th and 21st centuries while bringing to the fore the important creators who are emerging today. Among the top lots of the auction are Christopher Wool’s Untitled, Nicole Eisenman’s Team Shredder, Robert Motherwell’s Premonition Open with Flesh over Grey, and Keith Haring’s Untitled diptych, all of which are being offered at auction for the very first time. From the Morning Session, which features exemplary works by icons of the art historical canon, to the Afternoon Session, which has become a place of discovery for newer names, the sale marks an exciting moment for our collecting community.”
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