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Modern & 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: Online Auction, Hong Kong
20 May 2026 - 3 June 2026 • Hong Kong
2026-05-20 12:00:002026-06-03 14:00:00Asia/Hong_KongModern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, Hong KongHong KongPhillipsinfo@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.comThe Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb: Online Auction
26 May 2026 - 2 June 2026 • New York
2026-05-26 12:00:002026-06-02 12:00:00America/New_YorkThe Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb: Online AuctionNew YorkPhillipsinfo@phillips.comZao Wou-Ki: A Printmaker’s Vision from The 1950s – 1990s, Online Auction, Hong Kong
29 May 2026 - 9 June 2026 • Hong Kong
2026-05-29 12:00:002026-06-09 14:00:00Asia/Hong_KongZao Wou-Ki: A Printmaker’s Vision from The 1950s – 1990s, Online Auction, Hong KongHong KongPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art
2 June 2026 • Hong Kong
2026-06-02 16:00:00Asia/Hong_KongModern & Contemporary ArtHong KongPhillipsinfo@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.comModern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, London
23 June 2026 - 7 July 2026 • London
2026-06-23 12:00:002026-07-07 14:00:00Europe/LondonModern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, LondonLondonPhillipsinfo@phillips.comModern & Contemporary Art
26 June 2026 • London
2026-06-26 14:00:00Europe/LondonModern & Contemporary ArtLondonPhillipsinfo@phillips.com
Features
Artists to Watch: Spring Sings in New York
The icons and emerging names on our shortlist ahead of a marquee week on Park Avenue.
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A Two-Way Mirror on a One-Way Street
An iconic work by KAWS shows us more than one way to see New York and the downtown scene.
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On View in Hong Kong: The 2026 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Charity Auction
This May, discover highlights from the 22nd edition of Asia’s most coveted award for contemporary art.
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A Mandate of Light
Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. on the unique brilliance of Danish art and the mission that went beyond his post.
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In a Gesture: A 2026 Collector’s Guide to Post-War American Art
In conversation with Phillips, Dakota Sica shares why Second Generation Abstraction is a market on the rise.
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A Particular Time in a Particular Place
What nearly one hundred years of modern painting tells us about the roots of American visual culture.
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Past Auctions
Modern & Contemporary Art
16 April 2026 • London
Modern & 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
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.
News and Results
15
15 May 2026
PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM JUNE SALE OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART IN HONG KONG
Read MoreThe Live Sale on 2 June Featuring Works by Matthew Wong, Lee Ufan, Chen Yifei, Yayoi Kusama, Ju Ming, and More
30
30 April 2026
PHILLIPS PRESENTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART SALE
Read MoreThe Morning Session is Led by Pierre Bonnard, Robert Rauschenberg, and
Works from Major Private Collections
Richard Prince and Firelei Báez Lead the Afternoon Session, Alongside Other
Key Contemporary Artists
30
30 April 2026
PHILLIPS’ NEW YORK EVENING SALE OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART POISED TO DOUBLE MAY 2025 TOTAL
Read MoreMasterworks by Andy Warhol, Claude Monet, Gerhard Richter, and Joan Mitchell to Star in Evening Sale on 19 May
Auction to Feature Further Highlights from The Collection of
Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr., Including Important Pieces by Vilhelm Hammershøi
Modern & Contemporary Art Department
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