Artcurial Monaco Sculptures Auction Totals $5.56m
3 min read · 10 Jul 2026
Cubo I by Arnaldo Pomodoro sold for $1.02m. Image courtesy of Artcurial
A work by Arnaldo Pomodoro was the headline sale at Artcurial 'Monaco Sculptures' auction on July 7 in Monte Carlo.
- The sale totaled $5.56m (EUR4.86m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 44 works sold totaling $5.56m.
- Estimates totaled: $4.41m (low) and $6.31m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 71% of the original 62 lots announced.
The star lot was: Arnaldo Pomodoro, Cubo I (1964), which sold for $1.02m, 97% above its $514,500 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
Argos by Igor Mitoraj sold for $60,500 (341% above estimate). Image courtesy of Artcurial
The outperformer sold for 341% above its low estimate. Igor Mitoraj, Argos (1978), sold for $60,500 ($13,700 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
- 24 works, or 55%, sold above their high estimate.
- 16 works, or 36%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 4 works, or 9%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
17 works were bought-in, including: Bernar Venet, 212°5 Arc x 2 (1990), estimated at $400,100 (low) to $514,500 (high). It has not been traded before.
Withdrawn before the sale
1 work was withdrawn before the sale: Jean Pierre Raynaud, Trilogie (1968), estimated at $205,800 (low) to $285,800 (high).
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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