Sotheby’s Saudi Arabia Sale Could Realize $12.9m

Pablo Picasso Paysage (1965) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Origins II' auction in Saudi Arabia on January 31.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $12.86m.

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• 64 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $12.86m (low) and $18.32m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Pablo Picasso, Paysage (1965), which is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

10 works are backed by guarantees, including: Camille Pissarro, Vue de Zevekote, Knokke (1894). It is estimated to sell for between $900,000 and $1.2m. It has been traded 10 times in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

Terms and definitions

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.