Several major masterworks have commanded prices hovering right around the $70 million mark at high-profile international art auctions, with Mark Rothko's famous color-field painting White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) serving as a prime example. Sold at a Sotheby's New York evening auction from the renowned Rockefeller collection, this iconic canvas achieved a final hammer and premium-inclusive total of approximately $72.8 million. Other significant works by twentieth-century masters, such as select abstract pieces by Rothko or important modern sculptures and canvases, frequently enter this elite financial bracket when intense bidding competition, premium buyer fees, and prestigious provenance combine during marquee New York or London art sales seasons.