Sydney Rare Book Auctions: ART Modernism, Expressionism, Monographs, Catalogue Raissones and more
Auction Reports
Auction Name | ART Modernism, Expressionism, Monographs, Catalogue Raissones and more | Total Sales (AUD) | 58,393.75 |
Auction Date | July 29, 2022 - July 29, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 61,660.00 |
Sale Number | #72922 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 89,100.00 |
Total Lots | 499 | ||
Sold Lots | 422 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 87,740.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 84.57% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 122,990.00 |
Unsold Lots | 77 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 47.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Bernhard Geiser and Brigitte Baer. | The artists need no introduction ....... Picasso: peintre-graveur |
AUD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | AUD 3,125.00 | |
37 | Nohah Brannen and William Elliott | Festive Wine - Ancient Japanese Poems from the Kinkafu. and a series of woodblock prints by Haku Maki. |
1969 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 2,000.00 |
19 | Edited by David Sylvester with introduction by Herbert Read. | Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1986. |
1989-1999 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 1,250.00 |
384 | Adrian Feint original artworks and printer proofs for: Theatre programme, Royal Gala Performance, Tivoli Theatre. |
1954 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 1,125.00 | |
18 | Ann Garrould. | Henry Moore. Complete Drawings 1916-1983 |
1996-2003 | AUD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,062.50 |
411 | This lot unveils a controversial chapter in Australian art history, including letters, news paper cuttings, catalogues and other documents pertaining to the Australian Academy of Art. |
AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,062.50 | ||
10 | Gunther Gercken. | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Kritisches Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik |
2013-2015 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 1,000.00 |
4 | James Hofmaier. | Max Beckmann: Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints. |
1990 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 687.50 |
200 | Antoinette Le Normand-Romain. | The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of the works in the Musee Rodin, Volume 1 & 2. |
2007 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 625.00 |
36 | Arthur Rackham. | A Midsummer-Nights Dream Illustrated |
1908 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 562.50 |
46 | Alexandra von dem Knesebeck. | Kathe Kollwitz: Werkverzeichnis der Graphik |
2002 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 531.25 |
11 | Alberto Giacometti. Catalogue raisonné des estampes. 1917-1965. Catalogue raisonné of the Graphic Work. In two volumes. Hardcovers in dustwrappers in excellent condition |
2016 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 500.00 | |
112 | John Allcot: Marine Artist. |
1978 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 500.00 | |
274 | Barron. | Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in WW2 Germany |
1991 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 500.00 |
7 | John Rewald, with Walter Feilchenfeldt and Jayne Warman. | The Paintings of Paul Cézanne. A Catalogue Raisonné. |
1996 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 468.75 |
449 | Donald Friend. | Birds from the Magic Mountain, |
1977 | AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | AUD 468.75 |
225 | Aristophanes. Done into English by Jack Lindsay | Lysistrata |
1926 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 437.50 |
5 | Briony Fer. | Cy Twombly |
2015-16 | AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | AUD 406.25 |
156 | 1) Jeffrey Smart, Drawings and Studies 1942-2001. |
2001 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 406.25 | |
390 | Two bound volumes of WWI magazines. First volume includes Puck Magazine only Sept 4 1915 - November 1916. |
1915 - 1916 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 406.25 | |
6 | Edited by Suzi Villiger. | Hans Hofmann: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings |
2014 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 375.00 |
12 | Elizabeth Mongan, Eberhard Kornfeld, Harold Joachim. | Paul Gauguin: Catalogue Raisonne of his prints |
1988 | AUD 550.00 - 650.00 | AUD 375.00 |
389 | One bound volume of Vanity Fair between December 1918- May 1919. |
1918-1919 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 375.00 | |
484 | E. J. Detmold. | The Arabian Nights, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. Illustrated |
No dates, circa 1920s | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 375.00 |
157 | Renee Free. | 1) James Gleeson, Images from the Shadows, |
1996 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 343.75 |