Rothko Painting Sells for $85.8M at Sotheby's

Mark Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' (1957) sold for $85.8 million including fees at Sotheby's on May 14, 2026, approaching the artist's 2012 auction record. The sale underscores sustained demand for postwar abstraction. Separately, the Galerie Perrotin presents an unprecedented juxtaposition of works by Hans Hartung and Pierre Soulages, highlighting their contributions to abstraction. The Galerie Rouge exhibits Danny Lyon's iconic series documenting 1960s American counterculture and civil rights struggles. A legal analysis by Pierre Noual discusses the warranty of eviction for buyers of cultural goods stolen from the French state. The Nabis market is gaining structure, driven by major figures like Bonnard and Vuillard while remaining accessible through lesser-known artists.