Masterpieces and Millionaires Will Meet at Sotheby’s ‘New York Sales,’ a Clearinghouse for Paint and Power

A cornucopia is up for auction, and will soon dip out of view, sequestered in salons and locked in living rooms.

via Sotheby's
'Les Distractions de Dagobert' by Leonora Carrington, 1945. Detail. via Sotheby's

‘The New York Sales’
Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, New York, NY
May 6-17, 2024

Money and masterpieces will converge at Sotheby’s this week for the house’s New York Sales. The cornucopia is up for auction, and will soon dip out of view, sequestered in salons and locked in living rooms. Those admitted to an early viewing looked at the ravishing canvases as would foodies scanning the menu at, say, Le Bernardin. One woman whispered to her companion that a Monet was a bargain, like a discounted dress at Nordstrom Rack. 

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