Sotheby's Exquisite Corpus Auction Could Realize $67m

Frida Kahlo El sueño (La cama) (1940) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Exquisite Corpus Evening Auction' in New York on November 20.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $66.72m.

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• 24 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $66.72m (low) and $98.93m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Frida Kahlo, El sueño (La cama) (1940), which is estimated to sell for between $40m and $60m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

11 works are backed by guarantees, including: Dorothea Tanning, Interior with Sudden Joy (1951). It is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

Terms and definitions

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.