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Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY

New York, New York 10022-6717

Data last updated: August 29, 2026

Private urban college in New York

Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY is a private urban institution in New York, New York. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.

Established
1744
Type
Private
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History & Fun Facts

  • After Baker's death in 1778, the business was left to Leigh and his nephew John Sotheby, where it became a prominent book auction house and was renamed Leigh and Sotheby.
  • George Leigh died in 1816, but not before recruiting Samuel E Leigh into the business.
  • John Wilkinson, Sotheby's senior accountant, became a partner and eventually the company's new head of the company when the last member of the Sotheby family died in 1861.
  • Their first major success in this field was the sale of a Frans Hals painting for nine thousand guineas in 1913.
  • In 1917, Sotheby's relocated from 13 Wellington Street to 34–35 New Bond Street, which remains as its London base.

Source: Wikipedia

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