Jean Dubuffet Work Sells for $1.41m But Delivers a 3% Negative Return

Jean Dubuffet Work Sells for $1.41m But Delivers a 3% Negative Return

3 min read  ·  15 May 2026

Enfin chez soi. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Enfin chez soi. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Jean Dubuffet, Enfin chez soi (1957), sold for $1.41m, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 15.

The sale was below the previous auction result by $44,500, realizing a 3% negative return. It last sold at auction in 2016 for $1.45m at Sotheby's.

Oil on canvas, 89.5 x 116.8cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
May 15, 2026
$1.41m
-3 %
Sotheby's
New York
November 18, 2016
$1.45m
-
Sotheby's
New York

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