Leonor Fini's Auction Record Increases by 8%
3 min read · 18 Nov 2025
In the Tower (Self-Portrait with Constantin Jeleński). Image courtesy of Christie's
Leonor Fini, In the Tower (Self-Portrait with Constantin Jeleński) (1952) sold for $2.52m, more than the low estimate at Christie's in New York on November 17. The oil on canvas work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $196,000, a 8% rise.
Autoportrait au scorpion. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Autoportrait au scorpion (1938), which sold for $2.32m at Sotheby's on May 13, 2021. The work had been traded 5 times in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 17, 2025 | In the Tower (Self-Portrait with Constantin Jeleński) | $2.52m | 8 % | Christie's | New York |
May 12, 2021 | Autoportrait au scorpion | $2.32m | 137 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 29, 2020 | Figures On A Terrace (Composition With Figures On A Terrace; La Terrasse) | $980,000 | 72 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 02, 1990 | Les quatres saisons | $571,100 | 308 % | Christie's | London |
October 06, 1988 | Figures On A Terrace (Composition With Figures On A Terrace; La Terrasse) | $140,000 | 67 % | Christie's | New York |
June 30, 1987 | L'Essayage | $83,900 | 19 % | Christie's | London |
December 03, 1980 | Recreation | $70,400 | 12 % | Sotheby's | London |
December 05, 1973 | La lecon de Paleonthologie | $63,100 | 34 % | Sotheby's | London |
March 27, 1973 | In the Tower (Self-Portrait with Constantin Jeleński) | $46,900 | - | Laurin Guilloux Buffetaud | Paris |
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