Sotheby’s new galleries inside the legendary Breuer building on Madison Avenue will open this weekend in New York. Longtime admirers of the Breuer which opened in 1966 as the original Whitney Museum will find lead architects Herzog & de Meuron have preserved everything that makes the building glorious. The lobby lights, the bluestone floors, the bush-hammered concrete walls, the trapezoidal windows – they’re all there, revitalised.
Exhibitions are free and open to the public. Sotheby’s will unveil the stunning art coming up in the New York Sales which will run from November 18-21 with the Leonard Lauder collection leading the way with a trio of masterworks by Klimt. The Breuer opening will culminate a banner year for Sotheby’s which has just completed the best third quarter in its 281-year history. Recent art sales in London and Paris totalled over $325m, with a 95% sell through rate and 74% of lots selling above the high estimate.
