Kenneth Noland Work Sells for $1.02m to Deliver a 42% Annualized Return

Kenneth Noland Work Sells for $1.02m to Deliver a 42% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  20 Nov 2025

5 High. Image courtesy of Christie's

5 High. Image courtesy of Christie's

Kenneth Noland, 5 High (1970) sold for $1.02m, more than five and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in New York on November 20.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $738,800, equivalent to an annualized return of 42%. It last sold at auction in 2022 for $277,200 at Sotheby's.

Acrylic on canvas, 159.4 x 290.6cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
November 20, 2025
$1.02m
267 %
Christie's
New York
March 11, 2022
$277,200
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Sotheby's
New York

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