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Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 406,532.00 |
| Auction Date | March 08, 2024 - March 08, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 283,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #30824 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 414,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 201 | ||
| Sold Lots | 146 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 425,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.64% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 627,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 64.84% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Hiroshi Sugimoto b.1948 | Fox, Michigan |
1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 22,680.00 |
| 101 | Cindy Sherman b.1954 | Untitled (Under the WTC) |
1980/printed 2001 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 146 | David Hockney b.1937 | Gregory Watching the Snow Fall, Kyoto, Feb 21st 1983 |
1983 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 150 | Hiroshi Sugimoto b.1948 | U.A. Rivoli, New York |
1978 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 284 | Harry Benson b.1929 | The Beatles Paris - 1964 |
1964/printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 147 | Richard Avedon 1923--2004 | Suzy Parker and Gardner McKay, Dress by Balmain, Cafe des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
1956/printed 2001 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 157 | Walead Beshty b.1976 | Fold (45 Degree Directional Light Source), December 22nd, 2006, Valencia, California |
2006-07 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 234 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico |
1941/printed 1975 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 102 | Diane Arbus 1923--1971 | A Flower Girl at a Wedding, Conn. |
1964/printed 1988 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
| 277 | Yousuf Karsh 1908--2002 | Georgia O'Keeffe |
1950/printed later | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,515.00 |
| 131 | Sheila Metzner b.1939 | Uma Patou Dress (from the One of a Kind series) |
1986 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 193 | Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison | The Clearing |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,930.00 | |
| 222 | Edward Steichen 1879--1973 | Still-Life with Sink and Soap (from The First Picture Book) |
c.1925 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,550.00 |
| 105 | Cindy Sherman b.1954 | Untitled (Ice Skater) |
1979 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 237 | Andre Kertesz 1894--1985 | Satiric Dancer |
1926/printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 161 | Garry Fabian Miller b.1957 | Toward a Solar Eclipse, May 10, 1998 |
1998 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
| 261 | Lee Friedlander b.1934 | Albuquerque |
1972 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,502.00 |
| 236 | August Sander 1876--1964 | Farm Children |
1927/printed 1980 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,292.00 |
| 197 | Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison | Turning to Spring |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,240.00 | |
| 159 | Garry Fabian Miller b.1957 | Edrinos Single F, September 2006 |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 218 | Edward S. Curtis 1868--1952 | The Maid of Dreams |
1909/printed c.1920s-1930s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 207 | Jimmy DeSana 1949--1990 | Four Legs with Shoes |
1979/printed 1982 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 224 | Bill Brandt 1904--1983 | Housewife, Bethnal Green, London |
1937/printed c.1960s | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 151 | Daido Moriyama b.1938 | Tomei Expressway |
1969/printed later | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,515.00 |
| 282 | Dennis Stock 1928--2010 | James Dean in Times Square |
1955/printed 1978 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,410.00 |
