Bonhams Modern & Contemporary Art Online Auction Totals $536,700
3 min read · 19 Jun 2026
Alya by Zara Muse sold for $44,700. Image courtesy of Bonhams
A work by Zara Muse was the headline sale at Bonhams 'Modern & Contemporary Art Online' auction on June 8-18 in London.
- The sale totaled $536,700 (GBP399,600), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 84 works sold totaling $536,700.
- Estimates totaled: $605,200 (low) and $900,300 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 75% of the original 112 lots announced.
The star lot was: Zara Muse, Alya (2023), which sold for $44,700, 378% above its $9,339 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
Casa Baeta IV by Juan Araujo sold for $10,300 (673% above estimate). Image courtesy of Bonhams
The outperformer sold for 673% above its low estimate. Juan Araujo, Casa Baeta IV (2014), sold for $10,300 ($1,334 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.
- 29 works, or 35%, sold above their high estimate.
- 29 works, or 35%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 26 works, or 31%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
26 works were bought-in, including: Os Gemeos, Untitled (2000), estimated at $26,700 (low) to $40,000 (high). It has been traded 3 times in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
2 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Barnaby Barford, Glory (2016), estimated at $4,003 (low) to $6,671 (high).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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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