A Rothko made $85.8m in New York. Will Christie's half-year sales rise with it?

Mark Rothko's Brown and Blacks in Reds (1957) sold for $85.8m at Sotheby's, leading a $433.1m evening sale, more than double a year earlier.

3 of 5Trophy estates beat their low estimates in nearly every recent season, yet season-wide totals still fell twice.

How will Christie's report H1 2026 global sales against H1 2025's $2.1bn?