Sotheby's Vision: The Extraordinary Collection of Theodore and Ruth Baum Day Auction Could Realize $12.15m

3 min read · 30 Oct 2026

The Little Pilgrims (Night Walking) by Yoshitomo Nara estimated at $1.2m (low) to $1.8m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Splatter by Adolph Gottlieb estimated at $900,000 (low) to $1.2m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Portrait Luntz by Gerhard Richter estimated at $700,000 (low) to $900,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Red Painting by Ad Reinhardt estimated at $600,000 (low) to $800,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Untitled by Willem de Kooning estimated at $500,000 (low) to $700,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The Little Pilgrims (Night Walking) by Yoshitomo Nara estimated at $1.2m (low) to $1.8m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Yoshitomo Nara The Little Pilgrims (Night Walking) (1999) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Vision: The Extraordinary Collection of Theodore and Ruth Baum Day Auction' in New York on November 17.

Pre-sale low estimates total $12.15m.

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54 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $12.15m (low) and $17.73m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Yoshitomo Nara, The Little Pilgrims (Night Walking) (1999), which is estimated to sell for between $1.2m and $1.8m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

54 works are backed by guarantees, including: Adolph Gottlieb, Splatter (1973). It is estimated to sell for between $900,000 and $1.2m. It has been traded 4 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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