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Sotheby’s to hold $141M Modern, Contemporary Art Sale in London
Monet, Bacon highlights of March 4 auction
Hazel Belkis Belge |
26.02.2026 - Update : 26.02.2026
Art handlers hold ‘Self-Portrait’ by Francis Bacon, estimate: £8,000,000 - 12,000,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house ahead of Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale, with artworks worth in excess of £110 Million coming together for auction on the 4th of March, in London, United Kingdom on February 26, 2026.
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Sotheby's will hold its Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on March 4 at its London headquarters, offering works valued at more than £110 million ($140.8 million).
The auction house presented highlights during a preview ahead of the sale. Among the leading lots is a “Self-Portrait” by Francis Bacon, estimated at £8 million to £12 million.
A quartet of works by Claude Monet, Paul Signac, Edgar Degas and Fernand Leger, with a combined high estimate of £24 million, will also headline the evening auction.
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