PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JULY
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART SALE IN NEW YORK
Auction on 16 July Set to Feature a Cross-Century Selection Spanning
Impressionism, Early Modernism, Post-War Abstraction, and Contemporary Practice
Werner Bronkhorst Kicks Off His Auction Debut with From Every Corner, Channeling the Global Fever of the World Cup
Werner Bronkhorst Isa Genzken
From Every Corner, 2026 Basic Research, 1989 Estimate: $100,000–150,000 Estimate: $80,000–120,000
NEW YORK – 29 JUNE 2026 – Phillips is pleased to announce highlights from the Modern & Contemporary Art Sale taking place on 16 July in New York. Spanning late 19th-century painting through early modernism, Post-War abstraction, and contemporary practice, the sale presents a wide-ranging survey of more than a century of artistic production. The exhibition will be on view at Phillips New York from 9–15 July, offering collectors and audiences the opportunity to engage with a thoughtfully curated selection of works across periods, geographies, and artistic movements.
Leading the sale is Werner Bronkhorst’s From Every Corner (2026), marking the artist’s debut at a major international auction house. Emblematic of Bronkhurst’s signature style, the monumental composition features 48 football players in motion across a vivid green ground — a work whose sale is made all the timelier against the backdrop of enthusiasm across the globe for the ongoing World Cup. Ahead of its sale in New York, From Every Corner will be previewed in Los Angeles beginning 9 July at 8175 Melrose Avenue as part of Werner Bronkhurst’s exhibition Big Balls, before it goes on view at Phillips’ Los Angeles galleries ahead of the sale in New York.
Pierre Eugène Montézin
La Fenaison en Normandie
Estimate: $30,000–50,000
Additional highlights from the sale reflect the breadth of the category, from European landscape painting to early 20th-century figuration. Pierre Eugène Montézin’s La Fenaison en Normandie captures the enduring appeal of the pastoral through a luminous treatment of rural life, while Alice Neel’s early The Lost Phoebe, executed circa 1930, offers a rare glimpse into the formative years of the celebrated American
The Peaceful Livingroom (2014) transforms a quiet interior complete with a housecat into a meditation on color and domestic intimacy.
Contemporary highlights further underscore the range of the sale. Carol Bove’s 2012
YES! THIS DAMN UNIVERSE! coincides with her major survey exhibition Carol Bove, currently on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, through 2 August Carol Bove
YES! THIS DAMN 2026, where her work engages questions of perception, scale, and spatial relationships. UNIVERSE!, 2012 Rashid Johnson’s 2012 Nukeout exemplifies his materially driven practice. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
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| Rashid Johnson’s 2012 Nukeout |
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| Alice Neel | The Lost Phoebe, circa 1930 Estimate: $40,000–60,000 |
painter. Post-War and late 20th-century practices are represented through diverse approaches to abstraction and figuration. Sir Frank Bowling’s Bumble Bee exemplifies his layered, color-driven surfaces, while Isa Genzken’s Basic Research (1989) transforms the textures of her studio floor into a richly worked abstract surface, recording traces of her immediate environment through a process of imprint and gesture. Chris Ofili’s Triangle – Fall (2017) belongs to the artist’s richly worked “triangle” series, while March Avery’s
Rashid Johnson
Nukeout, 2012
Estimate: $70,000–100,000
Sir Frank Bowling, R.A. Chris Ofili
Bumble Bee, 2003 Triangle – Fall, 2017
Estimate: $20,000–30,000 Estimate: $60,000–80,000 Alice Neel
The Lost Phoebe, circa 1930
Estimate: $40,000–60,000
March Avery
The Peaceful Livingroom, 2014
Estimate: $20,000–30,000
As Phillips marks its 230th anniversary in 2026, the house celebrates more than two centuries at the forefront of the global market for Modern & Contemporary Art, Design, and Luxury. Founded in 1796 by the charismatic auctioneer
Harry Phillips, the company has, since its earliest days, offered a distinct and forward-looking approach to sales and collecting. Over the centuries, Phillips has delivered record-breaking results and landmark offerings, while also pioneering new modes of collecting via the likes of Dropshop. Through its partnership with Bacs & Russo, Phillips continues to lead the industry in watches, setting new benchmarks for excellence, innovation, and connoisseurship. Today, Phillips remains true to the entrepreneurial spirit of its founder while redefining the role of a 21st century auction house.
Auction: 16 July 2026
Auction viewing: 9–15 July
Location: 432 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022
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