Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Could Realize $13.95m

3 min read · 02 Oct 2026

Twice Told Tales I by Cecily Brown estimated at $794,800 (low) to $1.06m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

St. Jerome by George Condo estimated at $596,100 (low) to $861,000 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Wall of Light Reef by Sean Scully estimated at $529,900 (low) to $794,800 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Die Ungeborenen (The Unborn) by Anselm Kiefer estimated at $463,600 (low) to $728,600 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Ohne Titel (aus der series Krieg Böse) (Untitled (from the series War Wicked)) by Martin Kippenberger estimated at $397,400 (low) to $662,300 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Twice Told Tales I by Cecily Brown estimated at $794,800 (low) to $1.06m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Cecily Brown Twice Told Tales I (1998) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale' in London on October 15.

Pre-sale low estimates total $13.95m (GBP10.53m).

Preview snapshot

104 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $13.95m (low) and $20.3m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Cecily Brown, Twice Told Tales I (1998), which is estimated to sell for between $794,800 and $1.06m. It has been traded once in the past.

Guaranteed lots

1 work is backed by a guarantee: Nicolas Party, Portrait (2020). It is estimated to sell for between $331,200 and $463,600. It has been traded once 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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