Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale Could Realize $391.6m

3 min read · 29 Apr 2026

No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) by Mark Rothko estimated at $80m. Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Cy Twombly estimated at $40m (low) to $60m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Anxious Girl by Roy Lichtenstein estimated at $40m (low) to $60m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Almaïsa by Amedeo Modigliani estimated at $30m (low) to $40m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Woman with Lilacs (Portrait of Nini Lopez) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir estimated at $25m (low) to $35m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) by Mark Rothko estimated at $80m. Image courtesy of Christie's

Mark Rothko No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) (1964) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its '20th Century Evening Sale' in New York on May 18.

Pre-sale low estimates total $391.6m.

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49 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $391.6m (low) and $530.1m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Mark Rothko, No. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) (1964), which is estimated to sell for around $80m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has not been traded before.

Guaranteed lots

23 works are backed by guarantees, including: Roy Lichtenstein, Anxious Girl (1964). It is estimated to sell for between $40m and $60m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

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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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