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Rago Arts and Auctions: Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints

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Auction Name Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints Total Sales (USD) 595,000.00
Auction Date November 08, 2019 - November 08, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 429,000.00
Sale Number #110819 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 662,200.00
Total Lots 103
Sold Lots 90 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 505,100.00
% of Lots Sold 87.38% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 768,100.00
Unsold Lots 13 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 77.46%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
129 Robert Longo (American, b. 1953)

Gretchen, 1984

1984 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 56,250.00
128 Robert Longo (American, b. 1953)

Edmund, 1985

1985 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 47,500.00
104 Christopher Wilmarth (American, 1943-1987)

Second Roebling #2, 1974

1974 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 37,500.00
303 Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)

Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior, 1992

1992 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 37,500.00
130 Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

The Witch, 1981

1981 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 35,000.00
301 After Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Superman, The Witch, Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse, Mammy, Howdy Doody, Dracula, The Shadow, The Star and Uncle Sam, 1981

1981 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 27,500.00
131 Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Santa Claus from the Myths portfolio, 1981

1981 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 21,250.00
158 Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)

Wave, 1989

1989 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 17,500.00
77 Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002)

Fifteen Photographs, 1929-72 (printed 1974)

1929-72 (printed 1974) USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 16,250.00
144 Christo (Bulgarian/American, b. 1935)

Arc de Triomphe Wrapped (Project for Paris), 1989

1989 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 16,250.00
68 Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)

Pyramids, 1969

1969 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,000.00
165 Frank Stella (American, b. 1936)

Going Abroad from Waves II, 1985/1989

1985/1989 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,500.00
302 After Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Siberian Tiger, Pine Barrens Tree Frog, Bighorn Ram, Giant Panda, San Francisco Silverspot, Black Rhinoceros, African Elephant, Orangutan, Bald Eagle and Grevy’s Zebra, 1983

1983 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 12,500.00
140 Gilbert & George (b. 1942 & 1943)

Lyn Harding, 1980

1980 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,625.00
84 Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901-1985)

Course la Galope, from Fables, 1976

1976 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
90 Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)

Gesture IV (State I), 1977

1977 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,750.00
132 Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Untitled (Fish), 1983

1983 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,750.00
103 Robert Mangold (American, b. 1937)

Untitled

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
50 Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905-2006)

Nude in the Box, 1964

1964 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,937.50
84a Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901-1985)

Objectador, from Présences Fugaces, 1973

1973 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 5,937.50
72 Marcel Duchamp (French, 1887–1968)

Puns, Esquivons, 1968

1968 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,312.50
75 André Kertész (American/Hungarian, 1894-1985)

Martinique, 1972

1972 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,312.50
112 Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988)

Mysteries from Prevalence of Ritual, 1964

1964 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,000.00
156 Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)

Sirocco, 1989

1989 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,000.00
166 Howard Hodgkin (British, 1932-2017)

Two to Go, 1981

1981 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,000.00
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