Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction Could Realize $66.7m

3 min read · 16 Sep 2026

Untitled (Plum and Dark Brown) by Mark Rothko estimated at $9.94m (low) to $16.32m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Present by Yoshitomo Nara estimated at $6.37m (low) to $8.92m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

PUMPKIN (TWPOT) by Yayoi Kusama estimated at $6.12m (low) to $8.67m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The Crated Room in Iceland / Drawing Room by Yoshitomo Nara estimated at $5.74m (low) to $8.29m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

07.05.59 - 01.02.71 by Zao Wou-ki estimated at $3.19m (low) to $5.74m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled (Plum and Dark Brown) by Mark Rothko estimated at $9.94m (low) to $16.32m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Mark Rothko Untitled (Plum and Dark Brown) (1964) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction' in Hong Kong on September 28.

Pre-sale low estimates total $66.7m (HKD523.1m).

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54 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $66.7m (low) and $104.7m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Mark Rothko, Untitled (Plum and Dark Brown) (1964), which is estimated to sell for between $9.94m and $16.32m. It has been traded 8 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

7 works are backed by guarantees, including: Yoshitomo Nara, Present (1994). It is estimated to sell for between $6.37m and $8.92m. It has been traded 3 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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