The $60–80 million auction estimate at Christie’s New York on November 17, backed by a third-party guarantee ensuring a new artist record above the prior $44.8 million benchmark, anchors trader consensus around the $60m–$75m bracket. Strong provenance from the Nahmad family, earlier Guggenheim ownership, and recent exhibitions at Museum Barberini and in Paris underscore its museum-quality status as an early Bauhaus geometric abstraction. Momentum from a comparable Kandinsky realizing $42 million last month in London further supports expectations for a result near the low-to-mid estimate range. With the sale just days away, final bidding dynamics will determine whether the work exceeds $75 million or settles closer to the guaranteed floor.
Wassily Kandinsky's “Betonte Ecken” (Lot 12A) is expected to be sold at Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale on November 17, 2026. This market will resolve according to the final auction sale price paid for Wassily Kandinsky's “Betonte Ecken”. If the final sale price falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket. If no sale is completed, or the sale price is not known definitively, by November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET this market will resolve to "<$60m". The market will resolve according to the final listed “Price Realised” on Christie's (https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6614733).