Modern Art and Goertiz Collection Auction Could Realize $9.99m

3 min read · 20 Feb 2026

Two Swahili Girls, Zanzibar by Irma Stern estimated at $674,800 (low) to $944,800 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Tanzende Alte (Dancing Old Woman) by Ernst Barlach estimated at $404,900 (low) to $674,800 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Late Afternoon by Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin estimated at $404,900 (low) to $674,800 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Éternelle Idole, Agrandissement dit aussi Grand Modèle by Auguste Rodin estimated at $404,900 (low) to $674,800 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

On to Glory by Jack Butler Yeats estimated at $337,400 (low) to $472,400 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Two Swahili Girls, Zanzibar by Irma Stern estimated at $674,800 (low) to $944,800 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Irma Stern Two Swahili Girls, Zanzibar (1945) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern & Modern British Day Auction including Property from the Collection of Erich & Senta Goeritz' in London on March 5.

Pre-sale low estimates total $9.99m (GBP7.4m).

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136 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $9.99m (low) and $14.83m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Irma Stern, Two Swahili Girls, Zanzibar (1945), which is estimated to sell for between $674,800 and $944,800. It has not been traded before.

Guaranteed lots

2 works are backed by guarantees, including: Raoul Dufy, La Tour Eiffel vue de la Seine (1925). It is estimated to sell for between $60,700 and $74,200. It has been traded 7 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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Irma Stern

Raoul Dufy

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