Cecily Brown's Auction Record Jumps 44% with $9.8m Sale
3 min read · 19 Nov 2025
High Society. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Cecily Brown, High Society (1997) sold for $9.81m, more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on November 18. The oil on canvas work has been traded 3 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $3.03m, a 44% rise.
Suddenly Last Summer. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Suddenly Last Summer (1999), which sold for $6.78m at Sotheby's on May 16, 2018. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 18, 2025 | High Society | $9.81m | 45 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 16, 2018 | Suddenly Last Summer | $6.78m | 183 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 28, 2017 | The Girl Who Had Everything | $2.39m | 8 % | Sotheby's | London |
March 07, 2017 | The Sick Leaves | $2.21m | 37 % | Christie's | London |
May 16, 2007 | Pyjama game | $1.61m | 69 % | Christie's | New York |
May 15, 2007 | Guys and dolls | $950,000 | 12 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 10, 2006 | High Society | $850,000 | 962 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 15, 2002 | Seven Brides For Seven Brothers | $80,000 | 7 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 14, 2000 | Twenty Million Sweethearts | $75,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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