Sotheby's Contemporary Curated Auction Could Realize $30.16m

3 min read · 24 Sep 2026

Flowers by Andy Warhol estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Green Head by Roy Lichtenstein estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Ocean End by Helen Frankenthaler estimated at $1.5m (low) to $2m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Return and Exit by Helen Frankenthaler estimated at $1.5m (low) to $2m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

I Want My Brain Back by George Condo estimated at $1m (low) to $1.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Flowers by Andy Warhol estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Andy Warhol Flowers (1964) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Contemporary Curated featuring the Collection of Robert A.M. Stern' auction in New York on October 7.

Pre-sale low estimates total $30.16m.

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156 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $30.16m (low) and $43.02m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Andy Warhol, Flowers (1964), which is estimated to sell for between $2.5m and $3.5m. It has been traded twice in the past.

Guaranteed lots

3 works are backed by guarantees, including: Helen Frankenthaler, Ocean End (1974). It is estimated to sell for between $1.5m and $2m. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

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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.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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