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Sothebys: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Discoveries | Total Sales (GBP) | 144,526.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 23, 2026 - January 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 119,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #L26018 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 171,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 17 | ||
| Sold Lots | 13.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 171,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 246,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 58.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Carlos Cruz-Diez | Induccion Cromatica a Doble Frecuencia |
2013 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 24,130.00 |
| 32 | David Hockney | Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm (Scottish Arts Council 70-108; Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo 67-105) |
1969-70 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 22,860.00 |
| 5 | Lorna Simpson | Wigs (portfolio) |
1994 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
| 52 | Martin Parr | Four Photographs from the series "Common Sense" and "Think of England" |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 | |
| 39 | Robert Motherwell | The Basque Suite (Belknap 50-59) |
1970-71 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 54 | Thomas Struth | Sichuan Zhong Lu, Shanghai |
1997 | GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 55 | Sebastiao Salgado | Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait |
1991, printed later | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 53 | Chris Levine | Equanimity |
2004 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 |
| 70 | Adrian Ghenie | Nevermore |
2020 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 6,350.00 |
| 60 | Gerhard Richter | Aladin (P11) |
2014 | GBP 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 61 | Gunther Forg | Untitled (Photography from Melnikovs House in Moscow) |
1995 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 5,080.00 |
| 88 | Richard Billingham | Untitled (10 works) |
1992-1995 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 4,064.00 |
| 59 | Frank Stella | Gavotte, from Black Series II (Axsom 19) |
1967 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 2,413.00 |
