Christie's London 20/21 Evening Sales Total £219 Million
On 14 October 2026, Christie's London combined 20/21 Evening Sales generated a total of £218,603,400 /$289,430,902 /€258,389,219, with a 103% increase on the total achieved last year.
The total for 20/21 sales year to date sits at £494 million with five sales to come in the Marquee Week. Tonight's auctions realised sell-through rates of 91% by lot and 96% by value.
In an auction rich with extraordinary international works, two museum-quality masterpieces – Wassily Kandinsky's Das bunte Leben (1907) and Piet Mondrian's Composition III (1920) - achieved over £25 million each. More than 10,000 people visited the Christie's galleries during the exhibition at King Street, drawn by the exceptional pieces exhibited. The anticipation and buzz in the view translated into a packed saleroom, where we saw great depth of bidding and excitement, online, on the phones and in the room.
“This has been an extraordinary year for London,” Bonnie Brennan, CEO comments. “Across the market, we have seen some of the strongest sales the city has witnessed in years, demonstrating London's enduring importance as a global center for art and collecting. For Christie's, following our exceptional season in March, tonight's £219 million result reinforces that momentum and gives us tremendous confidence in the continued strength of London.”
Main Image: Adrien Meyer, Global Head of Private Sales & Co-Chairman, Impressionist & Modern Art, selling Wassily Kandinsky's Das bunte Leben (1907) for £31,560,000.