29 September - 9 October 2026 | New York | full auction details

Sotheby’s Modern Discoveries Auction presents an exceptional selection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and more, spanning more than a century, bringing together works from across Europe and the Americas. The sale celebrates the most significant and innovative avant-garde movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, highlighting artists who redefined artistic practice and challenged established conventions. Distinguished by rare and important works on paper by Lyonel Feininger and Edgar Degas, exquisite canvases by Bernard Buffet and Hilla Rebay and a suite of evocative sculptures by Auguste Rodin, the auction offers a compelling exploration of artistic experimentation. Collectively, these works exemplify the bold, inventive spirit with which artists forged new visual languages and helped shape the trajectory of modern art.