Sotheby's Contemporary Evening Auction Could Realize $55.21m

3 min read · 02 Oct 2026

Untitled by Willem de Kooning estimated at $10.6m (low) to $15.9m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter estimated at $7.95m (low) to $10.6m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Mark Rothko estimated at $3.97m (low) to $5.3m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Four Marilyns (Reversal Series) by Andy Warhol estimated at $2.91m (low) to $3.71m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Henry Reading by David Hockney estimated at $2.91m (low) to $3.71m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Willem de Kooning estimated at $10.6m (low) to $15.9m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Willem de Kooning Untitled (1977) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Contemporary Evening Auction' in London on October 15.

Pre-sale low estimates total $55.21m (GBP41.68m).

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37 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $55.21m (low) and $77.65m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Willem de Kooning, Untitled (1977), which is estimated to sell for between $10.6m and $15.9m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 6 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

8 works are backed by guarantees, including: Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (1992). It is estimated to sell for between $7.95m and $10.6m. It has been traded 9 times in the past.

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Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.

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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