Brown and Blacks in Reds made $85.8m with fees, the second-highest Rothko price at auction.
The Rothko market resolves on the price with fees published in Sotheby's official results for Brown and Blacks in Reds at the 14 May 2026 contemporary evening sale, measured against the $70m low estimate.
After a slump, big one-owner collections often restart the market. They bring top works, often with a price guaranteed in advance, and draw back buyers who ignored two years of weaker sales. These collections almost always do well. We looked at the last five big seasons to see whether sales across the whole season rose with them.