Sotheby's Contemporary Day Auction Could Realize $81.57m

3 min read · 30 Oct 2026

Untitled by Mark Rothko estimated at $3.5m (low) to $5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Abstraction with Guitar by Roy Lichtenstein estimated at $2.8m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Ocean City by Wayne Thiebaud estimated at $2.5m (low) to $3.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Keith Haring estimated at $2m (low) to $3m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Vertical Composition by Jackson Pollock estimated at $1.8m (low) to $2.5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Mark Rothko estimated at $3.5m (low) to $5m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Mark Rothko Untitled (1968) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Contemporary Day Auction' in New York on November 17.

Pre-sale low estimates total $81.57m.

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252 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $81.57m (low) and $116.8m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Mark Rothko, Untitled (1968), which is estimated to sell for between $3.5m and $5m. It has been traded 9 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

35 works are backed by guarantees, including: Wayne Thiebaud, Ocean City (2007). It is estimated to sell for between $2.5m and $3.5m. It has been traded once 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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