New York Spring Sales 2023: Major Auctions at Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips

From May 11 to 18, 2023, the New York Sales cycle showcases Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips. Christie's will present three exclusive collections: the Gerald Fineberg collection (214 lots, May 17-18), the concluding Paul G. Allen Collection (May 11), and the S.I. Newhouse collection, which includes Willem de Kooning's Orestes (1947). The evening auctions feature the 20th Century Evening Sale on May 11, highlighted by Picasso's Nature morte à la fenêtre (1932), and the 21st Century Evening Sale on May 15, with Jean-Michel Basquiat's El Gran Espectaculo (1983, estimated at $45 million). Sotheby's will offer the Mo Ostin collection on May 16, showcasing René Magritte's L'Empire des lumières (1951, estimated at $35-55 million), along with a Modern Evening Auction. Phillips will conduct a 41-lot evening sale on May 17, headlined by Banksy's Banksquiat.