Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Could Realize $63.55m

3 min read · 21 May 2026

Untitled by Joan Mitchell estimated at $4m (low) to $6m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Endangered Species by Andy Warhol estimated at $3m (low) to $5m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Little Electric Chair by Andy Warhol estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Cracker Rows by Wayne Thiebaud estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

The Last Minute in April by Helen Frankenthaler estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Joan Mitchell estimated at $4m (low) to $6m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Joan Mitchell Untitled (1965) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale' in New York on May 21.

Pre-sale low estimates total $63.55m.

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274 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $63.55m (low) and $93.2m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Joan Mitchell, Untitled (1965), which is estimated to sell for between $4m and $6m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 6 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

61 works are backed by guarantees, including: Wayne Thiebaud, Cracker Rows (1963). It is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. It has been traded 9 times in the past.

Terms and definitions

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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