Phillips Modern & Contemporary Art: Afternoon Session Auction Could Realize $7.69m

3 min read · 03 Nov 2026

Untitled (Large Colored Butterfly with Smile White Background 9 Wings) by Mark Grotjahn estimated at $450,000 (low) to $650,000 (high). Image courtesy of Phillips

Smiling Woman by George Condo estimated at $400,000 (low) to $600,000 (high). Image courtesy of Phillips

Untitled by Richard Prince estimated at $350,000 (low) to $550,000 (high). Image courtesy of Phillips

Untitled Escape Collage by Rashid Johnson estimated at $350,000 (low) to $450,000 (high). Image courtesy of Phillips

Processione di Riparazioniste Maquettes (Full Set) by William Kentridge estimated at $300,000 (low) to $500,000 (high). Image courtesy of Phillips

Untitled (Large Colored Butterfly with Smile White Background 9 Wings) by Mark Grotjahn estimated at $450,000 (low) to $650,000 (high). Image courtesy of Phillips

Mark Grotjahn Untitled (Large Colored Butterfly with Smile White Background 9 Wings) (2005) is the highest-value lot announced by Phillips in its 'Modern & Contemporary Art: Afternoon Session' auction in New York on November 19.

Pre-sale low estimates total $7.69m.

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96 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $7.69m (low) and $11.19m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Large Colored Butterfly with Smile White Background 9 Wings) (2005), which is estimated to sell for between $450,000 and $650,000. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

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