Salvador Dali Work Sells for $152,700 to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return

Salvador Dali Work Sells for $152,700 to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  06 Mar 2026

La Tour de Babel, Génésis 11. Image courtesy of Christie's

La Tour de Babel, Génésis 11. Image courtesy of Christie's

Salvador Dali, La Tour de Babel, Génésis 11 (1964), sold for $152,700 (GBP114,300), more than two and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on March 6.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $54,300, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 2015 for $98,400 at Christie's.

Gouache, watercolour and sanguine on paper, 47.7 x 35.0cm. The work has been traded once in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
March 06, 2026
$152,700
55 %
Christie's
London
June 24, 2015
$98,400
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Christie's
London

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