For many years New York’s major salerooms mounted auction series of Old Master paintings, drawings and sculpture in the first months of the year immediately following their Americana series.
While Sotheby’s continues the tradition and will field four sales between January 30 and February 1 plus an online Old Masters auction, Christie’s has moved its main New York Old Masters offering to the spring as part of Classic Week.
Both rooms, however, continue to hold a dedicated works on paper auction: Sotheby’s on January 30 and Christie’s the following day (preceded on January 29 by a dedicated auction of Old Master Prints).