Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale Could Realize $550.9m

3 min read · 29 Oct 2026

Betonte Ecken by Wassily Kandinsky estimated at $60m (low) to $80m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Litzlbergkeller by Gustav Klimt estimated at $60m (low) to $80m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Le Baiser by Pablo Picasso estimated at $40m (low) to $60m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Tête de femme (Dora Maar) by Pablo Picasso estimated at $25m (low) to $35m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Figure, demie grandeur (no. 2) by Alberto Giacometti estimated at $20m (low) to $30m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Betonte Ecken by Wassily Kandinsky estimated at $60m (low) to $80m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Wassily Kandinsky Betonte Ecken (1923) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its '20th Century Evening Sale' in New York on November 17.

Pre-sale low estimates total $550.9m.

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79 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $550.9m (low) and $797.8m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Wassily Kandinsky, Betonte Ecken (1923), which is estimated to sell for between $60m and $80m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 7 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

29 works are backed by guarantees, including: Gustav Klimt, Litzlbergkeller (1915). It is estimated to sell for between $60m and $80m. It has been traded 4 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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