Sotheby's Modern Evening Auction Could Realize $260.2m

3 min read · 31 Oct 2026

L'Ami de l'ordre by Rene Magritte estimated at $25m (low) to $35m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pichet et fruits sur une table by Paul Cezanne estimated at $20m (low) to $30m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

La Barque bleue by Claude Monet estimated at $20m (low) to $30m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The Martha McKeen of Wellfleet by Edward Hopper estimated at $20m (low) to $30m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Femme nue et homme au fanion by Pablo Picasso estimated at $15m (low) to $20m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

L'Ami de l'ordre by Rene Magritte estimated at $25m (low) to $35m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Rene Magritte L'Ami de l'ordre (1964) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern Evening Auction' in New York on November 18.

Pre-sale low estimates total $260.2m.

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50 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $260.2m (low) and $378.4m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Rene Magritte, L'Ami de l'ordre (1964), which is estimated to sell for between $25m and $35m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

31 works are backed by guarantees, including: Claude Monet, La Barque bleue (1887). It is estimated to sell for between $20m and $30m. It has been traded 9 times in the past.

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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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