Phillips Rema Hort Mann Fund 30th Anniversary Auction Totals $983,000
3 min read · 29 Oct 2026
Eagle and Teal by Fred Tomaselli sold for $109,600. Image courtesy of Phillips
A work by Fred Tomaselli was the headline sale at Phillips 'Rema Hort Mann Fund 30th Anniversary Auction: Launching Artists Living With Cancer Grant' on October 19-28 in New York.
- The sale totaled $983,000, falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 64 works sold totaling $983,000.
- Estimates totaled: $1.73m (low) and $2.55m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 79% of the original 81 lots announced.
The star lot was: Fred Tomaselli, Eagle and Teal (2024), which sold for $109,600, 45% below its $200,000 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
Sad Blob #3 (red on light teal) by Hein Koh sold for $7,095 (136% above estimate). Image courtesy of Phillips
The outperformer sold for 136% above its low estimate. Hein Koh, Sad Blob #3 (red on light teal) (2025), sold for $7,095 ($3,000 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
- 3 works, or 5%, sold above their high estimate.
- 8 works, or 12%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 53 works, or 83%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
17 works were bought-in, including: Nicole Eisenman, Mood Fall ‘23 (2025), estimated at $120,000 (low) to $180,000 (high). It has not been traded before.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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