Sotheby's Arcade Sale | London Totals $136,700
3 min read · 01 Sep 2026
Studie Zur Frau In Blau (Study for the Woman in Blue) by Oskar Kokoschka sold for $13,900. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
A work by Oskar Kokoschka was the headline sale at Sotheby's 'Arcade Sale | London' on August 21-28 in London.
- The sale totaled $136,700 (GBP100,700), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 56 works sold totaling $136,700.
- Estimates totaled: $144,500 (low) and $217,300 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 98% of the original 57 lots announced.
The star lot was: Oskar Kokoschka, Studie Zur Frau In Blau (Study for the Woman in Blue) (1919), which sold for $13,900, 69% above its $8,185 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
View of Dedham Vale, Sussex by Follower of John Constable sold for $6,085 (1386% above estimate). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The outperformer sold for 1386% above its low estimate. Follower of John Constable, View of Dedham Vale, Sussex (Undated), sold for $6,085 ($409 low estimate).
- 18 works, or 32%, sold above their high estimate.
- 8 works, or 14%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 30 works, or 54%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
0 works were bought-in.
Withdrawn before the sale
1 work was withdrawn before the sale: Abderrazak Sahli, Untitled (1972), estimated at $682 (low) to $955 (high).
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. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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