In a ground-breaking move, on Wednesday, 21 October, Museum TV will broadcast Sotheby’s auctions of “Modernités” in Paris at 6pm (CEST) and the Contemporary Art Evening sale in London at 8pm (CEST) direct from the saleroom.

 

Both segments of the auction will be live-streamed, enhanced with dynamic and informative on-screen visuals for each of the works offered – an insight into the bidding and buying process on an elevated scale.

 

The two prestigious sales are dedicated to the major artistic periods of the 20th and 21st centuries and will present artworks of the great masters working across Europe and beyond.

 

 

“MODERNITÉS”, PARIS, 6PM (CEST). 

 

Picasso, Soulages, Picabia, Kandinsky... exceptional lots for an extraordinary evening.

In Paris, the “Modernités” sale will be taken by Helena Newman, Chairman for Sotheby’s Europe & Worldwide Head of Impressionist and Modern Art. It will offer a panorama of artistic creation from 1900 to the Post-war period with works by Pablo Picasso, Pierre Soulages, Francis Picabia and Wassily Kandinsky and will include a private collection of 25 rarely-seen works, with a total value of more than 10 million euros / 12 million US Dollars.

Newman will take to the rostrum in the London ‘control centre’ studio, fielding bids in French and English live from colleagues in London, Paris, New York and Asia.

 

 

“CONTEMPORARY”, LONDON, 8PM (CEST).

 

Sotheby’s annual autumn Contemporary Art Evening Auction… a mainstay of the art world calendar.

In London, the contemporary art evening sale will be led by Sotheby’s European Chairman Oliver Barker. Among the lots on sale are exceptional pieces by British artists Bridget Riley and Banksy, as well as a Marilyn Monroe portrait by Andy Warhol and a seminal piece from Piero Manzoni’s ‘Reversal’ series. A painting by Adrian Ghenie also joins the line-up.

 

 

In advance of this special occasion and to allow as many people as possible to watch the event, Museum TV is inaugurating on Monday, 19 October, its video on demand service to subscribe to the channel live on the Internet.

Broadcast exclusively in France on the Canal offers, Orange TV and on Freebox TV; the Museum TV channel will be accessible in the rest of the world by internet.

Watch Museum TV programs live or in replay: nothing could be easier, Museum TV will be available on computer and mobile, then gradually on a wide selection of connected televisions and boxes (Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Fire TV, Samsung , Sony, Panasonic, LG, Philips, etc.)