Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Impressionist and Modern Art Auction Totals $3.89m
3 min read · 04 Jun 2026
Horse and Rider by Marino Marini sold for $1.39m. Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
A work by Marino Marini was the headline sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr 'Impressionist and Modern Art' auction on June 3 in Paris.
- The sale totaled $3.89m (EUR3.35m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 49 works sold totaling $3.89m.
- Estimates totaled: $3.56m (low) and $5.2m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 80% of the original 61 lots announced.
The star lot was: Marino Marini, Horse and Rider (1956), which sold for $1.39m, 8% below its $1.51m low estimate. It has not been traded before.
Untitled by Victor Brauner sold for $21,600 (517% above estimate). Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
The outperformer sold for 517% above its low estimate. Victor Brauner, Untitled (1949), sold for $21,600 ($3,494 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
- 22 works, or 45%, sold above their high estimate.
- 22 works, or 45%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 5 works, or 10%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
12 works were bought-in, including: Aristide Maillol, Kneeling Girl Without Arms (1900) (1943), estimated at $232,900 (low) to $349,400 (high). It has not been traded before.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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