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Santa Fe Art Auction: 20th Century Art, Design and Photography

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Auction Name 20th Century Art, Design and Photography Total Sales (USD) 44,034.00
Auction Date September 11, 2021 - September 11, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 33,900.00
Sale Number #91121 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 54,500.00
Total Lots 109
Sold Lots 48 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 85,500.00
% of Lots Sold 44.04% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 137,200.00
Unsold Lots 61 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 32.10%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
103 Rufino Tamayo (Mexico, 1899 - 1991)

Sandias, 1977

1977 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,455.00
104 Robert J. Kelly (b. 1956)

Shadows of What Lies Beyond, 1988

1988 USD 3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD 4,428.00
153 George Platt Lynes (1907 - 1955)

Male Torso

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,444.00
148 Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979)

Georgia O'Keeffe, ca. 1967

ca. 1967 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,460.00
89 Luis Gonzales Palma (Guatemala, b. 1957)

La Loteria I

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,337.00
151

Hurrell Photo Portfolio III, 1979-1980

1979-1980 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,845.00
190 T. Harmon Parkhurst (1883 - 1952)

Julian and Marie, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1932

1932 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,845.00
152 George Platt Lynes (1907 - 1955)

Portrait of a Socialite, 1949

1949 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,476.00
85 Leonor Fini (Argentina/Italy, 1907 - 1996)

Vesper Express, 1966

1966 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,045.50
155 George Platt Lynes (1907 - 1955)

Ted Starkowski, ca. 1950

ca. 1950 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,045.50
160 Dorothea Lange (1895 - 1965)

Portrait of Dorothy Brett, 1931

1931 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 922.50
133 Jack Kotz (20th Century)

Christmas, 1993

1993 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 799.50
159 Dorothea Lange (1895 - 1965)

Portrait of Dorothy Brett, 1931

1931 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 799.50
114 Edna Andrade (1917 - 2008)

Sun, 1971

1971 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 676.50
86 Leonor Fini (Argentina/Italy, 1907 - 1996)

Heliodora, 1964

1964 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 615.00
134 Eliot Porter (1901 - 1990)

El Sanctuario, 1973

1973 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 615.00
143 Bernard Plossu (French, b. 1945)

Buffalos (Oklahoma), 1983

1983 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 615.00
167 David Levinthal (b. 1949)

Rhine Maidens II, 1992

1992 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 565.80
83 Louis Icart (France, 1888 - 1950)

Vitesse (Speed II), 1933

1933 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 541.20
175 Michael A. Smith (b. 1942)

Canyon del Muerto, Arizona, 1991

1991 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 516.60
192 T. Harmon Parkhurst (1883 - 1952)

Juan and Ramona Gonzales, ca. 1930

ca. 1930 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 516.60
147 William Clift (b. 1944)

Staircase, Philadelphia City Hall, Pennsylvania

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 467.40
209 Ben Wittick (1845 - 1903)

Snake Dance of the Moquis, Walpi Village, Arizona, ca. 1897

ca. 1897 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 393.60
135 Eliot Porter (1901 - 1990)

Small Stream in Cinders, Skalafell, 1975

1975 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 369.00
163 Joan Myers (20th Century)

Marat's Death, 1976

1976 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 369.00
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
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    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
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    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
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    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
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