Christie's Radical Genius Auction Could Realize $13.59m

3 min read · 01 Apr 2026

Seated Woman (Madame Cézanne) by Paul Cezanne estimated at $4.03m (low) to $6.33m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Study I for Broadway Boogie Woogie (recto); Sketch for a Rectangle Composition with Colour Indications (verso) by Piet Mondrian estimated at $3.44m (low) to $5.74m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Standing Nude Woman with Crossed Hands by Pablo Picasso estimated at $1.38m (low) to $2.07m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Der Sturm by Alfred Kubin estimated at $516,500 (low) to $746,100 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Northern Winter by Paul Klee estimated at $459,100 (low) to $688,700 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Seated Woman (Madame Cézanne) by Paul Cezanne estimated at $4.03m (low) to $6.33m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Paul Cezanne Seated Woman (Madame Cézanne) (1902) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Radical Genius: Works on Paper from A Distinguished Private Collection' auction in Paris on April 15.

Pre-sale low estimates total $13.59m (EUR11.83m).

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35 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $13.59m (low) and $21.27m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Paul Cezanne, Seated Woman (Madame Cézanne) (1902), which is estimated to sell for between $4.03m and $6.33m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

35 works are backed by guarantees, including: Piet Mondrian, Study I for Broadway Boogie Woogie (recto); Sketch for a Rectangle Composition with Colour Indications (verso) (1942). It is estimated to sell for between $3.44m and $5.74m. 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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