Sam Gilliam’s “Untitled” heads to Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated auction in New York on October 7 with an $80,000–$120,000 estimate, setting the baseline for trader focus on whether the final hammer price clears key thresholds. Recent mid-2026 sales of comparable works on paper, collage, and smaller canvases have shown mixed results against estimates, with some lots exceeding mid-range projections amid steady collector interest in the late artist’s color-field abstractions. Broader secondary-market momentum for Gilliam, whose draped and beveled-edge pieces continue to draw institutional and private buyers, supports expectations around or above the low end of the current estimate, though presale bidding activity and any last-minute comparables could shift outcomes before the sale.