Advisory Picks: Sotheby's Contemporary Auction


8 May 2021
Advisory Picks: Sotheby's Contemporary Auction 1
Robert Colescott, George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook (1975). Acrylic on canvas. 199.4 x 294.6 cm. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Advisory Picks: Sotheby's Contemporary Auction 2
Cy Twombly, Untitled (Rome) (1970). Oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas. 154.9 x 194.9 cm. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Advisory Picks: Sotheby's Contemporary Auction 3
Keith Haring, Untitled (1986). Acrylic on canvas. 152.4 x 152.4 cm. Courtesy Sotheby's.

In anticipation of next week's Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening sale on 12 May, we take a look at some of the top works up for auction:

Cy Twombly, Untitled (Rome) (1970). Oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas. 154.9 x 194.9 cm. Estimate USD 35,000,000 - 45,000,000⁠⁠.

Keith Haring, Untitled (1986). Acrylic on canvas. 152.4 x 152.4 cm. Estimate USD 4,000,000 - 6,000,000.⁠⁠

Robert Colescott, George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook (1975). Acrylic on canvas. 199.4 x 294.6 cm. Estimate USD 9,000,000 - 12,000,000.⁠⁠


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