Christie's New York Staff Art Show Auction Totals $57,800

A work by Maggie Moran was the headline sale at Christie's 'Inside Job: Christie's New York Staff Art Show' auction on August 5-19 in New York.

• The sale totaled $57,800, falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 67 works sold totaling $57,800.
• Estimates totaled: $94,700 (low) and $138,200 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 61% of the original 109 lots announced.

The star lot was: Maggie Moran, Man Eaters (2025), which sold for $4,826, 60% above its $3,000 low estimate.

The outperformer sold for 725% above its low estimate. Emily Murphy, Untitled (Baldessari) (2026), sold for $1,651 ($200 low estimate).

• 25 works, or 37%, sold above their high estimate.
• 25 works, or 37%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 17 works, or 25%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

42 works were bought-in, including: Eric Magnuson, Better Angels (2025), estimated at $4,000 (low) to $5,000 (high).

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.