Sotheby's Modern Day Auction Could Realize $14.3m

3 min read · 12 Jun 2026

Portrait de Dora Maar by Pablo Picasso estimated at $802,900 (low) to $1.07m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Au bois (Au bois de Boulogne) by Kees van Dongen estimated at $669,100 (low) to $936,700 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Loge d’actrices by Edgar Degas estimated at $669,100 (low) to $936,700 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Dans l’escalier de la rue des Moulins by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec estimated at $602,200 (low) to $869,800 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

J.Y.M. Seated by Frank Auerbach estimated at $535,200 (low) to $802,900 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Portrait de Dora Maar by Pablo Picasso estimated at $802,900 (low) to $1.07m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pablo Picasso Portrait de Dora Maar (1936) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern Day Auction including Masterpieces from the Lewis Collection' in London on June 25.

Pre-sale low estimates total $14.3m (GBP10.69m).

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100 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $14.3m (low) and $20.5m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Pablo Picasso, Portrait de Dora Maar (1936), which is estimated to sell for between $802,900 and $1.07m. It has been traded 6 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

6 works are backed by guarantees, including: Pablo Picasso, Nu couché (1969). It is estimated to sell for between $334,500 and $468,300. 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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