The portable buildings designed by the French modernist are now cult collectibles and they sell for $2m to $12m. Patrick Seguin, who heads to TEFAF New York with the designer's furniture, has several on offer at his estate in the South of France.
Mickalene Thomas's portrait of Josephine Baker (2002), $250,000 to $350,000 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Contemporary Day Auction in New York on May 15. Acrylic, enamel and rhinestones on wood panel, 152.4 x 121.9cm. The work donated by the artist has not been traded before and proceeds will benefit the Yale School of Art, where she earned her MFA.
Nick Cave, Hustle Coat (2017), $40,000 to $60,000 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Contemporary Day Auction in New York on May 15, 2026. Trench coat, cast bronze hand, metal, costume jewelry and found metal objects, 149.9 x 104.1 x 40.6cm. The work has been traded once in the past.
Elie Nadelman, Horse, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on May 20, 2026 with a $300,000 to $500,000 estimate.
Gustave Loiseau, Bord de rivière, la Seine à Porte-Joie, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on May 20, 2026 with a $180,000 to $250,000 estimate.
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