Sotheby's Art & Design from The Collection of Barbara Gladstone Auction Totals $8.86m
3 min read · 10 Jun 2026
Medusa by Richard Prince sold for $1.02m. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
A work by Richard Prince was the headline sale at Sotheby's 'Art & Design from The Collection of Barbara Gladstone' auction on June 9 in New York.
- The sale totaled $8.86m, meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 125 works sold totaling $8.86m.
- Estimates totaled: $6.87m (low) and $9.97m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 89% of the original 140 lots announced.
The star lot was: Richard Prince, Medusa (2003), which sold for $1.02m, 28% above its $800,000 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
Untitled by Myron Stout sold for $128,000 (2460% above estimate). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The outperformer sold for 2460% above its low estimate. Myron Stout, Untitled (1976), sold for $128,000 ($5,000 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.
- 79 works, or 64%, sold above their high estimate.
- 33 works, or 27%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 12 works, or 10%, sold below their low estimate.
- 1 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
12 works were bought-in, including: Anish Kapoor, Untitled (2007), estimated at $350,000 (low) to $450,000 (high). It has not been traded before.
Withdrawn before the sale
3 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Alex Katz, Halsey 9 (2022), estimated at $400,000 (low) to $600,000 (high).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. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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