Christie's Post-War to Present Online Auction Totals $1.37m
3 min read · 06 Jul 2026
TURBINE.IRIDES by Sterling Ruby sold for $126,100. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Sterling Ruby was the headline sale at Christie's 'Post-War to Present: Online' auction on June 18-July 2 in London.
- The sale totaled $1.37m (GBP1.04m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 113 works sold totaling $1.37m.
- Estimates totaled: $1.35m (low) and $1.98m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 79% of the original 143 lots announced.
The star lot was: Sterling Ruby, TURBINE.IRIDES (2022), which sold for $126,100, 56% above its $80,300 low estimate. It has been traded twice in the past.
Untitled by Markus Amm sold for $10,900 (1713% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 1713% above its low estimate. Markus Amm, Untitled (2016), sold for $10,900 ($602 low estimate). The work was backed by a guarantee. It has been traded once in the past.
- 41 works, or 36%, sold above their high estimate.
- 35 works, or 31%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 37 works, or 33%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
29 works were backed by guarantees, including: Vivian Suter, Untitled (Undated). It sold for $10,100, 37% below its $16,100 low estimate.. It has been traded once in the past.
Works that did not sell
29 works were bought-in, including: Thomas Struth, Museo del Prado 2, Madrid, 2005 (2005), estimated at $40,200 (low) to $66,900 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
1 work was withdrawn before the sale: J.d. ‘okhai Ojeikere, Untitled (Mkpuk Eba) (1974), estimated at $4,015 (low) to $6,692 (high).
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. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.
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