Christie's Up Close Auction Totals $4.91m
3 min read · 02 Oct 2026
Study to Homage to the Square: Double Call by Josef Albers sold for $1.28m. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Josef Albers was the headline sale at Christie's 'Up Close' auction on September 21-October 2 in New York.
- The sale totaled $4.91m, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 115 works sold totaling $4.91m.
- Estimates totaled: $2.95m (low) and $4.46m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 82% of the original 140 lots announced.
The star lot was: Josef Albers, Study to Homage to the Square: Double Call (1960), which sold for $1.28m, 326% above its $300,000 low estimate. It has been traded 3 times in the past.
Homage to the Square with Bubblewrap and Packing Tape #17 by Tammi Campbell sold for $9,600 (1820% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 1820% above its low estimate. Tammi Campbell, Homage to the Square with Bubblewrap and Packing Tape #17 (2019), sold for $9,600 ($500 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.
- 54 works, or 47%, sold above their high estimate.
- 46 works, or 40%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 15 works, or 13%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
25 works were bought-in, including: Anish Kapoor, Untitled (2010), estimated at $80,000 (low) to $120,000 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
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. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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