Christie's Peter Simon Collection Evening Sale Could Realize $104.2m

3 min read · 25 Sep 2026

Figure in Movement by Francis Bacon estimated at $18.53m (low) to $23.82m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow by Piet Mondrian estimated at $10.59m (low) to $15.88m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Peinture (Les amants - Adam et Eve) by Joan Miro estimated at $9.26m (low) to $13.23m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Willem de Kooning estimated at $5.96m (low) to $8.6m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Study for a Figure by Francis Bacon estimated at $5.29m (low) to $7.94m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Figure in Movement by Francis Bacon estimated at $18.53m (low) to $23.82m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Francis Bacon Figure in Movement (1978) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection Evening Sale' in London on October 14.

Pre-sale low estimates total $104.2m (GBP78.7m).

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41 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $104.2m (low) and $152.3m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Francis Bacon, Figure in Movement (1978), which is estimated to sell for between $18.53m and $23.82m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 6 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

41 works are backed by guarantees, including: Piet Mondrian, Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow (1935). It is estimated to sell for between $10.59m and $15.88m. It has been traded 11 times in the past.

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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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