Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction Could Realize $130.4m

3 min read · 19 Feb 2026

Concetto spaziale by Lucio Fontana estimated at $11.52m (low) to $16.27m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Self-Portrait by Francis Bacon estimated at $10.85m (low) to $16.27m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Maison de jardinier by Claude Monet estimated at $8.81m (low) to $11.52m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Blond Girl on a Bed by Lucian Freud estimated at $8.13m (low) to $10.85m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Thin in the Old by Jean-Michel Basquiat estimated at $8.13m (low) to $10.85m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Concetto spaziale by Lucio Fontana estimated at $11.52m (low) to $16.27m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Lucio Fontana Concetto spaziale (1960) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction' in London on March 4.

Pre-sale low estimates total $130.4m (GBP96.15m).

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54 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $130.4m (low) and $184.9m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale (1960), which is estimated to sell for between $11.52m and $16.27m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded twice in the past.

Guaranteed lots

14 works are backed by guarantees, including: Claude Monet, Maison de jardinier (1884). It is estimated to sell for between $8.81m and $11.52m. It has been traded 16 times in the past.

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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