Christie's Prints & Multiples Auction Totals $4.8m
3 min read · 24 Sep 2026
Two Nudes, from: Nude Series by Roy Lichtenstein sold for $375,000. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Roy Lichtenstein was the headline sale at Christie's 'Prints & Multiples' auction on September 10-24 in London.
- The sale totaled $4.8m (GBP3.61m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 156 works sold totaling $4.8m.
- Estimates totaled: $3.7m (low) and $5.39m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 89% of the original 176 lots announced.
The star lot was: Roy Lichtenstein, Two Nudes, from: Nude Series (1994), which sold for $375,000, 85% above its $202,600 low estimate.
A collection of twelve exhibition posters by David Hockney sold for $11,100 (921% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 921% above its low estimate. David Hockney, A collection of twelve exhibition posters (1980), sold for $11,100 ($1,084 low estimate).
- 81 works, or 52%, sold above their high estimate.
- 51 works, or 33%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 24 works, or 15%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
18 works were bought-in, including: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn): one print (1967), estimated at $135,000 (low) to $202,600 (high).
Withdrawn before the sale
2 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Edgar Degas, La sortie du bain (1882), estimated at $67,500 (low) to $94,500 (high).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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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