Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction Could Realize $117.5m

3 min read · 24 Jun 2026

Nymphéas by Claude Monet estimated at $40.14m (low) to $53.52m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Cabin Essence by Peter Doig estimated at $13.38m (low) to $20.07m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Camille assise sur la plage à Trouville by Claude Monet estimated at $9.37m (low) to $13.38m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Fragment zu Improvisation II (Trauermarsch) (Detail of Improvisation II (Funeral March)) by Wassily Kandinsky estimated at $5.35m (low) to $8.03m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Mark Rothko estimated at $5.35m (low) to $8.03m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Nymphéas by Claude Monet estimated at $40.14m (low) to $53.52m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Claude Monet Nymphéas (1907) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction' in London on June 24.

Pre-sale low estimates total $117.5m (GBP87.8m).

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42 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $117.5m (low) and $167.7m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Claude Monet, Nymphéas (1907), which is estimated to sell for between $40.14m and $53.52m. It has been traded 13 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

15 works are backed by guarantees, including: Mark Rothko, Untitled (1959). It is estimated to sell for between $5.35m and $8.03m. It has been traded 12 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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