Sotheby's Prints & Multiples Auction Totals $3.71m
3 min read · 24 Sep 2026
Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) by Andy Warhol sold for $274,100. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
A work by Andy Warhol, which had a guarantee, was the headline sale at Sotheby's 'Prints & Multiples' auction on September 16-23 in London.
- The sale totaled $3.71m (GBP2.77m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 168 works sold totaling $3.71m.
- Estimates totaled: $2.87m (low) and $4.21m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 90% of the original 186 lots announced.
The star lot was: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (1967), which sold for $274,100, 12% above its $242,700 low estimate. The work was backed by a guarantee. It has been traded once in the past.
Untitled, from London Series I by Robert Motherwell sold for $10,300 (667% above estimate). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The outperformer sold for 667% above its low estimate. Robert Motherwell, Untitled, from London Series I (1970), sold for $10,300 ($1,338 low estimate).
- 84 works, or 50%, sold above their high estimate.
- 64 works, or 38%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 20 works, or 12%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
1 work was backed by a guarantee: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (1967). It sold for $274,100, 12% above its $242,700 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
Works that did not sell
18 works were bought-in, including: Andy Warhol, Martha Graham (1986), estimated at $80,300 (low) to $107,100 (high).
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
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.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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