Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Post-War & Contemporary Art Auction Totals $572,500

A work by Atul Dodiya was the headline sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr 'Post-War & Contemporary Art' auction on September 11-21 in Paris.

• The sale totaled $572,500 (EUR498,400), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 100 works sold totaling $572,500.
• Estimates totaled: $634,700 (low) and $915,800 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 62% of the original 162 lots announced.

The star lot was: Atul Dodiya, Visit to riot victim village, Bihar 1947 (2014), which sold for $41,200, 493% above its $6,941 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.

The outperformer sold for 1425% above its low estimate. Juan Genoves, People (1966), sold for $35,300 ($2,314 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.

• 31 works, or 31%, sold above their high estimate.
• 33 works, or 33%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 36 works, or 36%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

60 works were bought-in, including: Paul Graham, Pittsburgh - Food Shelves (2004), estimated at $17,400 (low) to $23,100 (high). It has been traded once in the past.

Withdrawn before the sale

2 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Cesar, Untitled (Expansion) (1970), estimated at $4,627 (low) to $6,941 (high).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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.