{"id":345882,"date":"2026-01-15T11:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sothebysrealty.com\/?p=345882"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:29:54","slug":"collecting-focus-rare-drawings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-drawings\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting Focus: Rare Drawings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contemporary artists love to collect sketches and studies by their predecessors and they aren\u2019t alone, writes Katie Armstrong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2390\" data-attachment-id=\"345883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-drawings\/watteau-man-playing-guitar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,2390\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762876497&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Watteau Man Playing Guitar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-300x287.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-1024x979.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Antoine Watteau sketch &quot;A Man Playing the Guitar&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-345883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-1024x979.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-1536x1468.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-2048x1958.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Watteau-Man-Playing-Guitar-1200x1147.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jean-Antoine Watteau, \u201cA Man Playing the Guitar,\u201d which will be auctioned in \u201cMaster Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s New York, February 4, 2026. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old Master drawings\u2014the sketches, studies, even doodles of European artists from the 15th to the early 20th century\u2014can be windows into some of the most celebrated figures in art history. At Sotheby\u2019s, the category begins where medieval manuscripts end, taking in everything from ink sketches by the Flemish court painter Sir Anthony van Dyck to preparatory charcoal marks by Victorian masters and watercolors by J.M.W. Turner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re looking over the artist\u2019s shoulder while they\u2019re thinking out what they\u2019re going to do,\u201d says Gregory Rubinstein, senior director and head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/departments\/old-master-drawings?locale=en&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.OMPDeptSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Old Master drawings<\/a> department worldwide at Sotheby\u2019s, of the intimacy and immediacy of rare drawings. \u201cYou see them try a figure in one position, try a figure in another position,\u201d he adds. \u201cYou see all the stages.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2012, Rubinstein was involved in what is still the world record for the category, overseeing the \u00a329.7m (US$47.9m at the time) sale at Sotheby\u2019s London of \u201cHead of a Young Apostle,\u201d a preparatory sketch by Italian artist Raphael created in the early 16th century for his last great masterpiece, \u201cThe Transfiguration<em>\u201d <\/em>(1516-1520).<em> <\/em>Two upcoming sales at Sotheby\u2019s New York are a fresh opportunity to explore the breadth of this collecting category and take inspiration from one of its most enthusiastic participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3318\" data-attachment-id=\"345884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-drawings\/raphael-apostle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,3318\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Leaf Aptus 22(LF8350     )\/Mamiya RZ 67&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169923507&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Raphael Apostle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-226x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-772x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle.jpg\" alt=\"Raphael sketch &quot;Head of a Young Apostle&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-345884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-1543x2048.jpg 1543w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Raphael-Apostle-1200x1593.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, \u201cHead of a Young Apostle,\u201d which sold for US$47.9m at Sotheby&#8217;s London in December 2012. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diane A. Nixon, whose collection goes under the hammer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-drawings-from-the-collection-of-diane-a-nixon?lotFilter=AllLots&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.NixonSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on February 4<\/a>, was one of the most esteemed Old Master drawings collectors of the last century, amassing more than 200 works from all schools and periods. A keen advocate for the medium, she bequeathed works to institutions and remained a devoted supporter of drawing departments across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most coveted drawings at auction are often studies for works eventually painted on canvas. But they are also complete works of art in themselves and subject to the same scrutiny as any other lot. \u201cWe have far more surviving drawings by some artists. It&#8217;s very likely that many artists produced lots of drawings which never survived, that got thrown out or binned,\u201d explains Rubinstein. \u201cThe relative rarity of the drawing matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historical and current practices are more intertwined than ever. \u201cThere\u2019s a real trend now for contemporary artists, such as Glenn Brown, to look back at older and older art,\u201d Rubinstein says. \u201cSome are collectors of Old Master drawings, which was definitely not the case when I started 35 years ago.\u201d But artists aren\u2019t the only enthusiasts. Drawings are often offered at lower price points than other lots in the Old Masters group\u2014a chance to own work by the greats, often for just a few thousand dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"345886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-drawings\/master-works-london-a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751366530&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Master Works London A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The \u201cMaster Works on Paper from Five Centuries\u201d exhibition at Sotheby\u2019s London\" class=\"wp-image-345886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-A-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The \u201cMaster Works on Paper from Five Centuries\u201d exhibition at Sotheby\u2019s London, July 2025. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubinstein recommends visiting drawing exhibitions, viewing auction lots and talking to those in the know to hone your tastes. \u201cIt\u2019s a case of trying to understand what it is that you personally find exciting and interesting,\u201d he encourages. \u201cDevelop your understanding and you will end up in a position where you can make an informed decision, based on a combination of what appeals and your budget.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major highlight of the upcoming New York sales is a Rembrandt study,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-works-on-paper-from-five-centuries\/young-lion-resting?locale=en&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.RembrandtSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> \u201cYoung Lion Resting\u201d<\/a><strong> <\/strong>from the late 1630s or early 1640s<strong>, <\/strong>with an estimate of US$15-20M. One of only six known lion studies by the Dutch Old Master, with the other five spread across institutions including the British Museum, the Louvre and Amsterdam\u2019s Rijksmuseum, it\u2019s one of the most important Rembrandt works to come to the market in decades. \u201cIt\u2019s also just a fantastic image. The most wonderful, powerful, engaging and exciting drawing,\u201d confirms Rubinstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" data-attachment-id=\"345888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-drawings\/rembrandt-lion\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1917\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755791596&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rembrandt Lion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-300x230.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-1024x785.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"Rembrandt sketch &quot;Young Lion Resting&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-345888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-2048x1570.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rembrandt-Lion-1200x920.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, \u201cYoung Lion Resting,\u201d which will be auctioned at \u201cMaster Works on Paper from Five Centuries,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s New York on February 4, 2026. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also available will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-works-on-paper-from-five-centuries\/study-of-a-merchant-vessel?locale=en&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.CanalettoSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a study of a merchant vessel<\/a> by the 18th-century Venetian master Canaletto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-drawings-from-the-collection-of-diane-a-nixon\/a-man-playing-the-guitar?locale=en&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.WatteauSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another of a man playing guitar<\/a> by French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-drawings-from-the-collection-of-diane-a-nixon\/the-annunciation?locale=en&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.TiepoloSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a spectacular depiction of the Annunciation<\/a> from Tiepolo created in the late 1730s. The latter has particularly outstanding provenance, having been part of the sought-after collection of Russian prince Aleksey Orlov, which was sold after his death in 1920. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New collectors might be concerned with how to handle such delicate works. While paper and vellum aren\u2019t known for being particularly robust, many drawings have survived for hundreds of years and will survive for many more, as long as they are not displayed in bright sunlight or extreme climates. \u201cA lot of people have fun with drawings because you can plaster the walls with them, which is much easier and more satisfying to do than it is with paintings,\u201d says Rubinstein<em>. <\/em>\u201cThey have real potential as a feature in a decorative scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" data-attachment-id=\"345889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-drawings\/bartolomeo-hill-town\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1763659351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bartolomeo Hill Town\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-300x228.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-1024x777.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"Fra Bartolomeo sketch &quot;A Fortified Hill Town&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-345889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-1536x1165.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-2048x1553.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bartolomeo-Hill-Town-1200x910.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fra Bartolomeo\u2019s \u201cA Fortified Hill Town,\u201d which will be auctioned at \u201cMaster Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s New York, February 4, 2026. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there is the connection to an artist, sometimes across centuries. An extraordinarily rare sketch by Renaissance painter Fra Bartolomeo is coming to auction in February: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-drawings-from-the-collection-of-diane-a-nixon\/a-fortified-hill-town-probably-a-view-of-lucca?locale=en&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.BartolomeoSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cA Fortified Hill Town,\u201d <\/a>which is thought to be a view of Lucca, dates from a series he created between 1500 and 1505. \u201cThese are some of the earliest complete, pure landscape drawings known in the history of Western art,\u201d says Rubinstein. \u201cIt\u2019s just so natural, delicate, atmospheric. Imagine him sitting out there more than 500 years ago, making this little sketch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-drawings-from-the-collection-of-diane-a-nixon?lotFilter=AllLots&amp;cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.NixonSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>\u201dMaster Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon<\/em><\/a><em>\u201d and \u201c<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2026\/master-works-on-paper-from-five-centuries?cmp=_b.mktg_pl.sothreal_ct.edit_l.en_r.US_dv.GFA_c.EOMP_m.WOPSIR_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries<\/em><\/a><em>\u201d are at Sotheby\u2019s New York on February 4. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Our Collecting Focus series features expert advice on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-high-jewelry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>jewelry<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-watches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>watches<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-wine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>wine<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-rare-whisky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>rare whisky<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-historic-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>historic books<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-music-memorabilia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>music memorabilia<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-fashion-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>fashion history<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-natural-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>natural history<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-modern-and-contemporary-prints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>modern and contemporary prints<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/static-sir-corp-blog-production.gtsstatic.net\/blog-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"330402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/footer-books-generic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"footer-books-generic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic-300x50.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic.png\" src=\"\/\/static-sir-corp-blog-production.gtsstatic.net\/blog-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic-1024x171.png\" alt=\"Footer - Sotheby's International Realty\" class=\"wp-image-330402\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contemporary artists love to collect sketches and studies by their predecessors and they aren\u2019t alone, writes Katie Armstrong Jean-Antoine Watteau, \u201cA Man Playing the Guitar,\u201d which will be auctioned in \u201cMaster Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s New York, February 4, 2026. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s Old Master drawings\u2014the sketches, studies, even doodles of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232770377,"featured_media":345892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","content-type":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1393],"tags":[1541,1472,1505],"class_list":["post-345882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","tag-london","tag-new-york","tag-united-kingdom"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Master-Works-London-B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pf4gbL-1rYK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":345357,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-old-masters\/","url_meta":{"origin":345882,"position":0},"title":"Collecting Focus: Old Masters","author":"Natalie Davis","date":"November 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Sotheby\u2019s London is soon to auction some remarkable examples of a genre finding renewed relevance with buyers of all tastes, writes Katie Armstrong Pieter Brueghel the Younger\u2019s \u201cThe Census at Bethlehem,\u201d a key lot at Sotheby\u2019s Old Masters London sales series in December 2025. Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s What defines an Old\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art and Culture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art and Culture","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/category\/art-and-culture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sotheby's Old Masters auction","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":344432,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/collecting-focus-contemporary-art\/","url_meta":{"origin":345882,"position":1},"title":"Collecting Focus: Contemporary Art","author":"Kate Marburger","date":"August 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Sotheby\u2019s New York is inviting first-time buyers to explore art at auction with its upcoming Open House, writes Katie Armstrong David Hockney\u2019s \u201cTerrace Hollywood Hills House with Banana Tree,\u201d 1982 at the Contemporary Day Auction on 16 May 2025 at Sotheby\u2019s New York. 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Photograph: Sotheby\u2019s \u00a0 Sotheby\u2019s has a long history of selling rock and pop memorabilia. 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