Artscapy has launched a new auction platform aimed at the underserved mid-market, promising 0% seller fees, a flat 16% buyer’s premium and tightly curated sales capped at 50 lots.
The London-based collector platform is launching Artscapy Auctions with an inaugural Modern and Contemporary Art sale running online from 2ND–12TH November 2026, featuring works by Andy Warhol, Pierre Bonnard, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Frank Stella, Daisy Dodd-Noble and Studio Lenca.
The central pitch is simplicity. Sellers retain the full hammer price, while buyers who register directly with Artscapy pay a flat 16% premium. Artworks can also remain with their owners until sold, removing upfront storage and logistics costs and reducing unnecessary handling.
“Collectors should feel empowered by the auction process, not penalised by it,”
said Alessandro De Stasio, Founder and CEO of Artscapy.
“The mid-market deserves the same specialist knowledge, intelligent pricing and individual attention as the very top of the market, without the legacy fees and unnecessary complexity.”
Artscapy says its Signature Auctions will be capped at 50 lots, allowing specialists to spend more time on research, cataloguing, pricing and targeted buyer outreach. Estimates will also be informed by the company’s proprietary market intelligence model.
The platform plans to introduce three auction categories across different price levels, with more accessible sales taking place more frequently and higher-value auctions following a more selective calendar. Artscapy says the move responds to demand from its global community of more than 18,000 collectors, with thousands of artworks now being submitted to the platform each week.
“Liquidity cannot be an afterthought,” De Stasio added. “It has been central to Artscapy from the beginning. Auctions add another important route to market alongside private sales and art-backed finance, giving collectors more informed choices about when and how to release value from their collections.”
The inaugural sale mixes blue-chip names with younger contemporary artists. Highlights include Andy Warhol’s Mick Jagger (1975), estimated at £60,000–£80,000; Pierre Bonnard’s La plage à Arcachon (1925) at £50,000–£70,000; Tracey Emin’s Good Smile Great Come (2000) at £50,000–£70,000; and Damien Hirst’s The Golden Calf Drawing (2008) at £40,000–£60,000.
The sale also includes works by Alexander Archipenko, Lynne Drexler, Jane Graverol, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Victor Vasarely, Peter Halley and Cece Philips, while selected works will be available to view at Artscapy House in Fitzrovia.
“This first sale moves from the canonical to the ultra-contemporary, but every work has been selected with the same discipline,”
said Susanna Mancini, Head of Auctions at Artscapy.
“Quality, provenance, market relevance and enduring collector interest sit at the heart of the catalogue.”
Artscapy Auctions joins the company’s existing collection management, valuation, market intelligence, private sales, finance and settlement services, positioning auctions as another route for collectors looking to release value from their collections.
Artscapy Auctions: Modern and Contemporary Art 2nd–12th November 2026 artscapy.com/auctions
Bidding closes 4PM GMT on 12th November / Selected works on view at Artscapy House, Fitzrovia
