Louisa Chase has a new auction record. Her 1982 oil on canvas Mist in Mountains sold for $41,000 at Sotheby's in New York on 8 October 2026 — more than six and a half times its low estimate — beating the artist's previous auction best by $8,960, an increase of 28 percent. The result sets a new benchmark for the artist's market heading into the autumn season. What makes the result striking is how recently the old record was set. Just three months earlier, on 14 July 2026, Chase's Untitled (1987) sold for $32,000 at Sotheby's, also in New York. Two records in a single quarter, both achieved at the same auction house, suggest a market that is actively reassessing the artist's work rather than a one-off bidding battle. Both paintings had changed hands only once before coming to auction — the kind of fresh-to-market material that tends to draw competitive bidding when it appears. Mist in Mountains dates from the early 1980s, the period in which Chase was building the atmospheric landscape vocabulary she is known for. The $41,000 hammer price represents a decisive step up from the $32,000 level established in July, and the scale of the jump over the low estimate indicates that multiple bidders were chasing the work rather than a single determined buyer. Results at this level are closely watched as early signals of where collector attention is moving. With two records in three months, Chase's market now has a clear upward trajectory on the books for 2026, and consignors holding her work will be watching the November sales to see whether the momentum holds.