Victor Brauner's Auction Record Jumps 15% With $1.15m Sale
3 min read · 23 Oct 2026
Tot-in-Tot et La grande Métamorphose. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Victor Brauner, Tot-in-Tot et La grande Métamorphose (1942) sold for $1.15m (EUR1.02m), more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in Paris on October 23. The oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $153,300, a 15% rise.
Victor Victorios écrasant les envoûteurs (1949). Sold for $998,000 in 2026. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Victor Victorios écrasant les envoûteurs (1949), which sold for $998,000 at Sotheby's on June 03, 2026. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 23, 2026 | Tot-in-Tot et La grande Métamorphose | $1.15m | 15 % | Sotheby's | Paris |
June 03, 2026 | Victor Victorios écrasant les envoûteurs | $998,000 | 1 % | Sotheby's | Paris |
May 07, 2008 | Tableau Autobiographique - Ultratableau Biosensible | $993,000 | 12 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 09, 2008 | Eventail du poète | $884,100 | 17 % | Artcurial | Paris |
April 14, 2003 | Etrange cas de Monsieur K | $754,100 | 85 % | Calmels Cohen | Paris |
March 25, 1990 | Visage de l'air | $407,700 | 30 % | Loudmer | Paris |
November 30, 1988 | Eleonore et le Vampire | $314,400 | 133 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 11, 1988 | Untitled | $135,000 | 4 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 05, 1979 | Morphologie de L'Homme | $130,000 | 58 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 21, 1975 | Mythotomie | $82,500 | 14 % | Sotheby's | New York |
July 04, 1973 | Autoenroulement | $72,200 | 136 % | Sotheby's | London |
April 12, 1973 | Orothogonal de la memoire | $30,600 | 3 % | Finarte Casa d'Aste | Rome |
March 28, 1973 | Object Subjectivité | $29,800 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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