Post-War Contemporary Art

Christie’s London is preparing a major 20th/21st-century sale led by Piet Mondrian’s Composition III, estimated at £20 million–£30 million. The auction also includes Wassily Kandinsky’s restituted Das bunte Leben, making the sale a significant test for demand at the high end of the market.

Sotheby’s previews its October London sales, which include major post-war and contemporary works by Willem de Kooning, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and David Hockney. The concentration of blue-chip works and high estimates provides a key read on collector appetite during Frieze Week.