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Rago Arts and Auctions: Editions and Works on Paper

Auction Reports

Auction Name Editions and Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 598,387.00
Auction Date April 18, 2024 - April 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 448,300.00
Sale Number #41824 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 653,100.00
Total Lots 286
Sold Lots 241 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 781,600.00
% of Lots Sold 84.27% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,134,250.00
Unsold Lots 45 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 52.76%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
118 Lucio Fontana 1899--1968

Concetto spaziale (six works)

1968 USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 USD 20,160.00
186 Ellsworth Kelly 1923--2015

Colored Paper Image XIX (Brown Blue Black Green Violet)

1976 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 20,160.00
105 Keith Haring 1958--1990

Plate 2 (Barking Dog) (from the Icons series)

1990 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 17,640.00
251 Joan Mitchell 1925--1992

Tree 1

1990 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 16,380.00
110 Damien Hirst b.1965

I Love You (Red/Oriental Gold/Cool Gold)

2015 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,120.00
231 Keith Haring 1958--1990

Plate 2 (from the Apocalypse portfolio)

1988 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,860.00
233 Keith Haring 1958--1990

Plate 5 (from the Apocalypse portfolio)

1988 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,860.00
107 Keith Haring 1958--1990

Plate 4 (from the Icons series)

1990 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 12,600.00
111 Damien Hirst b.1965

Methionine (from the from 12 Woodcut Spots portfolio)

2010 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,600.00
113 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Still Life with Petunia, Lilies, and Fruit

1988 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,600.00
108 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Bicentennial Print (from the America: The Third Century portfolio)

1975 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,340.00
102 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Untitled 12 (from the For Meyer Schapiro portfolio)

1974 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,080.00
104 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Flowers

1973 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,080.00
112 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Flowers (Hand-Colored)

1974 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,080.00
146 Pierre Soulages 1919--2022

Eau-forte No. 17

1961 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,450.00
116 Howard Hodgkin 1932--2017

Bamboo

2000 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,820.00
223 John Baldessari 1931--2020

Rollercoaster

1989-1990 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,190.00
352 Bruce Nauman b.1941

Burning Small Fires

1968 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,190.00
309 Mr. Brainwash b.1966

Donald Trump (unique)

2010 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,740.00
180 Christo 1935--2020

Wrapped Book (Modern Art)

1978 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,930.00
141 Joan Miro 1893--1983

Personnage a la fleche noire

1977 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,300.00
148 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Fish and Sky (from the Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio)

1967 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,300.00
267 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

German Love

1997 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,048.00
286 Agnes Martin 1912--2004

Paintings and Drawings: Stedelijk Museum Portfolio

1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,670.00
114 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Jimmy Carter (from the Inaugural Impressions portfolio)

1977 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,502.00
  • ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
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