Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Could Realize $90.5m

3 min read · 29 Oct 2026

Figure in Landscape I by Willem de Kooning estimated at $3.5m (low) to $5.5m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Flowers by Andy Warhol estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Willem de Kooning estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Joan Mitchell estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Alexander Calder estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Figure in Landscape I by Willem de Kooning estimated at $3.5m (low) to $5.5m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Willem de Kooning Figure in Landscape I (1951) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale' in New York on November 20.

Pre-sale low estimates total $90.5m.

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344 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $90.5m (low) and $132.6m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Willem de Kooning, Figure in Landscape I (1951), which is estimated to sell for between $3.5m and $5.5m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 7 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

82 works are backed by guarantees, including: Willem de Kooning, Untitled (1945). It is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

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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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