David Bomberg's Auction Record Jumps 100% With $4.31m Sale
3 min read · 14 Oct 2026
San Miguel, Toledo, Afternoon. Image courtesy of Christie's
David Bomberg, San Miguel, Toledo, Afternoon (1929) sold for $4.31m (GBP3.26m), more than four times the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 14. The oil on canvas work has been traded 3 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $2.39m, a 100% rise.
Cuenca from Mount Socorro (1934). Sold for $1.92m in 2006. Image courtesy of Christie's
The previous record was set by Cuenca from Mount Socorro (1934), which sold for $1.92m at Christie's on November 17, 2006. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 14, 2026 | San Miguel, Toledo, Afternoon | $4.31m | 124 % | Christie's | London |
November 17, 2006 | Cuenca from Mount Socorro | $1.92m | 13 % | Christie's | London |
June 09, 2006 | Ronda in the Gorge of the Tajo | $1.71m | 47 % | Christie's | London |
June 10, 2005 | Toledo from the Alcazar | $1.16m | 327 % | Christie's | London |
December 03, 1998 | San Miguel Toledo afternoon | $272,300 | 4 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 12, 1998 | Storm over Penarrubia | $263,000 | 99 % | Christie's | London |
June 09, 1989 | Storm over Penarrubia | $132,100 | 5 % | Christie's | London |
November 11, 1988 | The Alcantara Bridge Toledo | $126,000 | 14 % | Christie's | London |
November 09, 1988 | Moorish Ronda, Andalucia | $110,700 | 3 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 12, 1987 | San Miguel, Toledo, Afternoon | $107,400 | 209 % | Christie's | London |
March 05, 1987 | The church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem | $34,700 | 38 % | Christie's | London |
November 14, 1984 | Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem | $25,200 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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