Contemporary Art Evening Auction: Refiguring Art History

3,143 views · Published 14 October 2014 · 2:49 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: Sotheby's · 2014 · Entertainment

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Paintings by Francis Bacon, Adrian Ghenie, Martin Kippenberger, Peter Doig and Gerhard Richter lead our upcoming London Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 17 October 2014. James Sevier explains how these works both reference and challenge art history, proving that painting is very much alive today.

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