Christie's 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale Could Realize $117.3m
3 min read · 02 Oct 2026
Composition III (Komposition No.XIII) by Piet Mondrian estimated at $26.49m (low) to $39.74m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's
Piet Mondrian Composition III (Komposition No.XIII) (1920) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its '20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale' in London on October 14.
- Pre-sale low estimates total $117.3m (GBP88.53m).
Preview snapshot
- 51 works are for sale.
- Estimates total: $117.3m (low) and $170.8m (high), excluding premiums.
- 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.
The highest-value lot announced is: Piet Mondrian, Composition III (Komposition No.XIII) (1920), which is estimated to sell for between $26.49m and $39.74m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 11 times in the past.
Guaranteed lots
7 works are backed by guarantees, including: Wassily Kandinsky, Das bunte Leben (La vie mélangée) (1907). It is estimated to sell for between $23.84m and $33.12m. It has been traded 10 times in the past.
Terms and definitions
Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.
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.
All figures are accurate at time of publication.
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