Liubov Popova's Auction Record Jumps 175% With $10.1m Sale
3 min read · 14 Oct 2026
Painterly Architectonic. Image courtesy of Christie's
Liubov Popova, Painterly Architectonic (1918) sold for $10.1m (GBP7.64m), more than four times the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 14. The pencil and oil on board work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $6.59m, a 175% rise.
Still Life with Tray (Undated). Sold for $3.52m in 2007. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Still Life with Tray (Undated), which sold for $3.52m at Sotheby's on November 26, 2007. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 14, 2026 | Painterly Architectonic | $10.1m | 187 % | Christie's | London |
November 26, 2007 | Still Life with Tray | $3.52m | 100 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 17, 1990 | Cubist cityscape | $1.76m | 140 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 06, 1989 | Painterly architectonic | $732,200 | 1011 % | Sotheby's | London |
April 02, 1987 | Still life | $65,900 | 144 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 19, 1986 | Composition with elements | $27,000 | 7 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 26, 1967 | The traveller | $25,200 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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