PRESS RELEASE
PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
NEW YORK EDITIONS & WORKS ON PAPER AUCTION
Sale on 24 June to Feature AMERICA 250, a Selection of Works Commemorating the United States’ 250th Anniversary
Auction to Also Spotlight Important Prints and Multiples by
Damien Hirst, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Mickalene Thomas,
and Robert Rauschenberg, Among Others
|
Robert Rauschenberg Signs, 1970 Estimate: $25,000–35,000 |
Roy Lichtenstein I Love Liberty, 1982 Estimate: $40,000–60,000 |
NEW YORK – 4 JUNE 2026 – Phillips is pleased to announce highlights from the Editions & Works on Paper Auction taking place on 24 June at 1:00 PM ET at 432 Park Avenue. Comprising more than 150 lots, the sale brings together a curated selection of works spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, from early avant-garde and Pop to Postwar and contemporary practices. Led by key figures such as Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg, the auction traces the evolution of printmaking as a medium of both experimentation and dissemination, presented alongside leading contemporary artists, including Damien Hirst, KAWS, Mickalene Thomas, Kehinde Wiley, and Kara Walker. A dedicated section of the sale, AMERICA 250, assembles images that have shaped American identity and visual culture.
Leading the sale is Damien Hirst’s The Souls on Jacob’s Ladder Take Their Flight from 2007, which includes a complete set of six aquatint and photogravures in colors that exemplifies the artist’s iconic butterfly motif. Combining meticulous printmaking techniques with spiritual symbolism, the series draws on the biblical story of Jacob’s ladder while embodying Hirst’s continued exploration of beauty, transformation, and mortality.
Please see attachment for complete press release.