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Pollock: Pure Energy

A rare early example of Jackson Pollock’s “drip” technique executed circa 1948, 'Untitled' suspends a moment in time when he was rewriting the rules of modern art.

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    21 May 2026

    PHILLIPS’ MORNING AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART ACHIEVE $30.5 MILLION, A 40% INCREASE FROM MAY 2025

    New World Records Achieved for Harald Slott-Møller,  Edvard Erikson,

    Kikuo Saito, and Woody de Othello

     

    Works from the Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Are 100% Sold

    Across the May Auctions in New York Amid Strong Global Demand

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    19 May 2026

    PHILLIPS’ “WHITE GLOVE” MAY EVENING SALE OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART MORE THAN DOUBLES AUCTION TOTAL FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR

    100%-Sold Auction Achieves $115.2 Million, a 122% Increase from the Previous Year

     

    New Artist Records Achieved for Pat Passlof, P.S. Krøyer, Joseph Yaeger, 

    and Any Two-Dimensional Work by Lee Bontecou

     

    Demand Continues for The Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr., with Two Works by Vilhelm Hammershøi Being Acquired by Prominent Institutions

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    15 May 2026

    PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM JUNE SALE OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART IN HONG KONG

     

    The Live Sale on 2 June Featuring Works by Matthew Wong, Lee Ufan, Chen Yifei, Yayoi Kusama, Ju Ming, and More

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Modern & Contemporary Art Department

Where the established meets the cutting-edge.

As market leaders on Modern and Contemporary Art, we focus on artists working in the most significant periods and genres of the late 19th and 20th centuries, as well as those defining what’s now and next. Expertly presented and tightly curated, our auctions inspire and support our clients in building innovative, genre-defying collections. Our international team of specialists holds unparalleled expertise, expanding markets and generating record-breaking sales.

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