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Seven Mark Rothko Paintings Head to Auction and TEFAF New York, with Sotheby’s Sale Reaching $85.8M
Sunday, May 31, 2026 · 1 min read
Seven paintings by Mark Rothko are appearing on the New York market this week across Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and the TEFAF art fair. At Sotheby’s, the 1957 canvas 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' from the Robert Mnuchin collection sold for $85.8 million, nearly eclipsing the artist's standing auction record. Christie’s is set to offer a 1967 work from the Agnes Gund collection with an estimate of $80 million, while Pace Di Donna Schrader is presenting a yellow-and-white work at TEFAF.
- Artists: Mark Rothko, Pablo Picasso
- People: Robert Mnuchin, Agnes Gund, Jean de Gunzburg, Terry de Gunzburg, Emmanuel Di Donna, David Schrader
- Auction Houses: Christie’s, Sotheby’s
- Galleries: Pace Gallery, Di Donna Galleries, Schrader Galleries
- Museums: Louis Vuitton Foundation, Palazzo Strozzi
- Locations: New York, Paris, Florence, Palm Beach
- Prices: $85.8 million, $86.9 million, $20.8 million, $16.5 million, $5 million, $80 million
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Originally via TEFAF · Curated by The Cultural Signal
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