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Christies: Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

Auction Reports

Auction Name Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Total Sales (USD) 4,789,170.00
Auction Date November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,428,000.00
Sale Number #23486 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 3,482,000.00
Total Lots 17
Sold Lots 13.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,908,000.00
% of Lots Sold 76.47% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 4,202,000.00
Unsold Lots 4 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 113.97%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
579 ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)

Water Lily Pond with Reflections

1992 USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 USD 1,397,000.00
582 ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)

Nude with Blue Hair, State I

1994 USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 USD 1,079,500.00
711 RICHARD PRINCE (B. 1949)

Untitled (Cowboy)

2001 USD 500,000.00 - 700,000.00 USD 889,000.00
735 CINDY SHERMAN (B. 1954)

Untitled Film Still #52

1979 USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 406,400.00
716 GERHARD RICHTER (B. 1932)

War Cut II

2005 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 266,700.00
782 ANDREAS GURSKY (B. 1955)

Jumeirah Palm

2008 USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 209,550.00
781 JOHN BALDESSARI (1931-2020)

Junction Series: Seascape, Landscape, Cranes, Person in Water

2002 USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 190,500.00
809 JEFF WALL (B. 1946)

Coastal Motifs

1989 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 127,000.00
783 WOLFGANG TILLMANS (B. 1968)

Heatwave

2020 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 76,200.00
771 HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)

Eva, Monte Carlo, 1993

1993, 2001 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 69,850.00
779 MATTHEW BARNEY (B. 1967)

CREMASTER 2: The Royal Cell

1999 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 48,260.00
813 JEFF WALL (B. 1946)

Basin in Rome 2

2003-2006 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 25,400.00
775 LOUISE LAWLER (B. 1947)

Foreground

1994-1995. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 3,810.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000