Nikolaos Lytras's Auction Record Jumps 27%

3 min read · 21 May 2026

On the Rooftop Terrace, Island of Tinos. Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr

Nikolaos Lytras, On the Rooftop Terrace, Island of Tinos (Undated) sold for $265,800 (EUR229,000), more than three times the low estimate at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on May 20. The oil on canvas work has not been traded before.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $58,100, a 27% rise.

Shores of Tinos (Undated). Sold for $207,700 in 2006. Image courtesy of Bonhams

In the garden (Undated). Sold for $174,000 in 2002. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Artist and his wife (Undated). Sold for $61,700 in 2000. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

A Rocky Coast (Undated). Sold for $32,800 in 1993. Image courtesy of Christie's

Shores of Tinos (Undated). Sold for $207,700 in 2006. Image courtesy of Bonhams

The previous record was set by Shores of Tinos (Undated), which sold for $207,700 at Bonhams on December 12, 2006.

Sale Date	Title	Price	Record Increase	Venue	City
May 20, 2026	On the Rooftop Terrace, Island of Tinos	$265,800	28 %	Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr	Paris
December 12, 2006	Shores of Tinos	$207,700	19 %	Bonhams	London
October 02, 2002	In the garden	$174,000	182 %	Sotheby's	London
October 12, 2000	Artist and his wife	$61,700	88 %	Sotheby's	London
March 19, 1993	A Rocky Coast	$32,800	-	Christie's	London

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