Modern & Contemporary Art Auction Could Realize $10.95m

Modern & Contemporary Art Auction Could Realize $10.95m

3 min read  ·  16 Jan 2026

Weavers by Adrien Jean le Mayeur estimated at $931,900.
Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Weavers by Adrien Jean le Mayeur estimated at $931,900. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Adrien Jean le Mayeur Weavers (1953) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Contemporary Art' auction in Singapore on January 25.

  • Pre-sale low estimates total $10.95m (SGD14.09m).

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  • 64 works are for sale.
  • Estimates total: $10.95m (low) and $19.49m (high), excluding premiums.
  • 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Adrien Jean le Mayeur, Weavers (1953), which is estimated to sell for between $931,900 and $1.71m. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

3 works are backed by guarantees, including: David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 13 January (2011). It is estimated to sell for between $170,800 and $240,700. It has been traded once in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

Terms and definitions

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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