Christie's Breaking Ground: The Private Collection of Marian Goodman Part I Auction Totals $728,300
3 min read · 22 May 2026
Piet Mondrian—Unternehmen “Seelőwe” by Anselm Kiefer sold for $76,200. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Anselm Kiefer, which had a guarantee, was the headline sale at Christie's 'Breaking Ground: The Private Collection of Marian Goodman Part I' auction on May 8-22 in New York.
- The sale totaled $728,300, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 53 works sold totaling $728,300.
- Estimates totaled: $406,600 (low) and $605,400 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 100%, so a white-glove sale.
The star lot was: Anselm Kiefer, Piet Mondrian—Unternehmen “Seelőwe” (1975), which sold for $76,200, 90% above its $40,000 low estimate. The work was backed by a guarantee. It has not been traded before.
Gouache #151: The Chakras by Charmion von Wiegand sold for $16,500 (1551% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 1551% above its low estimate. Charmion von Wiegand, Gouache #151: The Chakras (1961), sold for $16,500 ($1,000 low estimate). The work was backed by a guarantee. It has not been traded before.
- 39 works, or 74%, sold above their high estimate.
- 5 works, or 9%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 9 works, or 17%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
53 works were backed by guarantees, including: Gerhard Richter, 5. Jan. 98 (1998). It sold for $76,200, 90% above its $40,000 low estimate.. It has not been traded before.
Works that did not sell
0 works were bought-in.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
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. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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