Sotheby's The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction Could Realize $226.2m
3 min read · 31 Oct 2026
Reflections on "Painter and Model" by Roy Lichtenstein estimated at $20m (low) to $30m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The highest-value lots announced by Sotheby's in its 'The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction' in New York on November 16 are: Roy Lichtenstein Reflections on "Painter and Model" (1990) and Willem de Kooning, Water…Soft Banks and a Window (Untitled VIII) (1975), both estimated to sell for between $20m and $30m.
- Pre-sale low estimates total $226.2m.
Preview snapshot
- 53 works are for sale.
- Estimates total: $226.2m (low) and $323.1m (high), excluding premiums.
- 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.
The highest-value lot announced is: Roy Lichtenstein, Reflections on "Painter and Model" (1990), which is estimated to sell for between $20m and $30m.
Guaranteed lots
18 works are backed by guarantees, including: Willem de Kooning, Water...Soft Banks and a Window (Untitled VIII) (1975). It is estimated to sell for between $20m and $30m. It has been traded twice in the past.
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.
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