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Bruun Rasmussen: Modern Art and Design - Prints

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Auction Name Modern Art and Design - Prints Total Sales (DKK) 539,125.00
Auction Date 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2023 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (DKK) 408,000.00
Sale Number #2305 High Estimate of Lots Sold (DKK) 501,000.00
Total Lots 81
Sold Lots 73 Low Estimate of All Lots (DKK) 473,000.00
% of Lots Sold 90.12% High Estimate of All Lots (DKK) 575,000.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 93.76%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
500 Pierre Alechinsky

“Arrondissements”.

DKK 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 DKK 50,000.00
850 Jean Dubuffet

Composition with figures.

1981 DKK 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 DKK 35,000.00
504 Pablo Picasso

“Exposition Peinture, Vallauris, 1956”.

1956 DKK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 DKK 30,000.00
576 Pierre Alechinsky

“Chute Libre”.

1977 DKK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 30,000.00
675 Pierre Soulages

“Antagonisms”, 1960.

1960 DKK 10,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 27,500.00
525 Pablo Picasso

“Le Vieux Roi”, January 6 th 59.

1959 DKK 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 DKK 26,250.00
531 Asger Jorn

“La rougeur de lille”, 1967.

1967 DKK 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 DKK 15,625.00
574 Hans Scherfig

“Indisk næsehorn”.

1976 DKK 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 DKK 13,125.00
670 Karel Appel

“Tantrika 2”. Five compositions.

DKK 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 DKK 13,125.00
601 Jean-Michel Basquiat

“Warhol/Basquiat Paintings”.

DKK 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 DKK 12,500.00
710 Pierre Alechinsky

Composition.

DKK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 12,500.00
712 Pierre Alechinsky

Composition.

DKK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 12,500.00
789 Joan Miró

Composition.

DKK 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 DKK 12,500.00
606 Asger Jorn

“Nostalgie sans espoir”.

1958 DKK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 10,625.00
673 Joan Miró

“Série I, graphismes bleu et rouge”, 1961.

1961 DKK 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 DKK 10,625.00
677 Maurice Estève

“Don Quichotte”, 1988.

1988 DKK 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 DKK 10,625.00
693 Asger Jorn

“Les suedoises s'amusent”.

1955 DKK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 10,000.00
549 Asger Jorn

“La Vallée des Charme”.

1969 DKK 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 DKK 9,375.00
609 Christian Dotremont

Untitled.

DKK 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 DKK 8,750.00
644 Asger Jorn

“Sulla Strada I”.

1970 DKK 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 DKK 8,750.00
573 Asger Jorn

“Le monde contrarie”.

1961 DKK 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 DKK 8,125.00
887 Jacob Rantzau

“Illuminated man”. Two portraits.

DKK 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 DKK 6,875.00
597 Robert Jacobsen

Untitled.

DKK 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 DKK 6,250.00
561 Poul Anker Bech

Untitled.

1997 DKK 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 DKK 6,000.00
585 Asger Jorn

Sheet from “Ars-mappen”, 1945.

1945 DKK 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 DKK 6,000.00
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>June 14/15<br>Printed Books, Maps, Playing Cards & Games, English Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books</b>
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Chinese School. Album of Chinese rice paper paintings of St Helena and Napoleon, circa 1830s/1840s. £700 to £1,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Speed (John).<i> The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine...,</i> 1676. £3,000 to £5,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Laroon (Marcellus). <i>The Cryes of the City of London drawne after the Life,</i> 1st edition, 1688. £1,000 to £1,500.
    <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>June 14/15<br>Printed Books, Maps, Playing Cards & Games, English Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books</b>
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Thomas Sedgley binding. <i>The Holy Bible,</i> London, 1701, large folio. £2,000 to £3,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Kipling (Rudyard). The Sussex Edition of the <i>Complete Works in Prose and Verse,</i> 1937-1939. £5,000 to £8,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Dodgson (Charles). <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,</i> 1886, presentation copy. £500 to £800.
    <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>June 14/15<br>Printed Books, Maps, Playing Cards & Games, English Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books</b>
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> German tarot cards. Napoleon tarock, Leipzig: Johann Gottfried Herbert, circa 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Milne (A.A.). <i>The House at Pooh Corner,</i> 1928, inscribed limited deluxe edition of 20. £15,000 to £20,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Peter Pan. A unique 13.5m (44ft) long needlework nursery frieze, by Helen Stebbing M.R.S.T., 1936. £7,000 to £10,000.
    <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>June 14/15<br>Printed Books, Maps, Playing Cards & Games, English Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books</b>
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Peak (Bob, 1928-1992). <i>U.S.A,</i> a mural produced for Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1971. £200 to £400.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Austen (Jane). <i>Pride and Prejudice: a novel,</i> 3 volumes, 2nd edition, London: T. Egerton, 1813. £8,000 to £12,000.
    <b>Dominic Winter, June 14/15:</b> Hughes (Ted). Crow, 1st edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1970, signed presentation copy. £400 to £600.
  • <b><center>Swann Auction Galleries<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books:<br>At Auction June 22, 2023</b>
    <b>Swann June 22:</b> George Mivart, <i>A Monograph of the Lories, or Brush-Tongued Parrots, Composing the Family Loriidae,</i> London, 1896. $5,000 to $7,000.
    <b>Swann June 22:</b> Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, <i>Atlas Coelestis in Quo Mundus Spectabilis et in Eodem Stellarum Omnium Phoenomena Notabilia, Homann Heirs,</i> 1742. $8,000 to $12,000.
    <b>Swann June 22:</b> John Fisk Allen; & William Sharp, <i>Victoria Regia; or the Great Water Lily of America,</i> Boston, 1854. $15,000 to $20,000.
    <b>Swann June 22:</b> Schenk & Valk, <i>America Septentrionalis,</i> Amsterdam, circa 1694. $2,000 to $3,000.
    <b>Swann June 22:</b> Robert Burton, <i>The English Empire in America…Illustrated with Maps & Pictures,</i> London, 1685. $2,000 to $3,000.
  • <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>15th June 2023</b>
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Hobbes (Thomas). <i>Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme & Power of a Common-Wealth,</i> first edition, first issue, 1651. £10,000 to £15,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> [Burton (Robert)] "Democritus Junior". <i>The Anatomy of Melancholy,</i> first edition, Oxford, Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, 1621. £8,000 to £12,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Fletcher (Giles). <i>Of the Russe Common Wealth,</i> first edition, Printed by T[homas] D[awson] for Thomas Charde, 1591. £7,000 to £10,000.
    <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>15th June 2023</b>
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Shakespeare source book.- Fraunce (Abraham). <i>The Lawiers Logike, exemplifying the praecepts of Logike by the practise of the common Lawe,</i> first edition, 1588. £4,000 to £6,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Fireworks.- Babington (John.) <i>Pyrotechnia or, A discourse of artificiall fire-works…,</i> 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, Thomas Harper for Ralph Mab, 1635. £4,000 to £6,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Gardening.- [Bonnefons (Nicolas de)]. <i>The French Gardiner instructing how to cultivate all sorts of Fruit-Trees and Herbs for the Garden, translated by John Evelyn,</i> third edition, 1675. £3,500 to £4,500.
    <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>15th June 2023</b>
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Witchcraft.- F. (H.) <i>A true and exact Relation Of the severall Informations, Examinations, and Confessions of the late Witches…,</i> first edition, 1645. £3,000 to £4,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Science.- Boyle (Robert). <i>The Origine of Formes and Qualities (According to the Corpuscular Philosophy),</i> first edition, Oxford, H. Hall for Ric: Davis, 1666. £3,000 to £4,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Massinger (Philip). <i>The Unnaturall Combat. A Tragedie,</i> first edition, Printed by E.G. for John Waterson, 1639. £2,000 to £3,000.
    <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>15th June 2023</b>
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Plastic Surgery.- Read (Alexander). <i>Chirurgorum Comes: or the Whole Practice of Chirurgery,</i> first edition, Printed by Edw. Jones, for Christopher Wilkinson, 1687. £2,000 to £3,000.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Hall (Edward). <i>The Union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancaster & Yorke…,</i> [by Richard Grafton], 1550. £2,200 to £2,500.
    <b>Forum, June 15:</b> Cosmetics.- Jeamson (Thomas). <i>Artificiall Embellishments. Or Arts Best Directions How to Preserve Beauty or Procure it,</i> first edition, Oxford, Printed by William Hall, 1665. £1,000 to £1,500.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection<br>26 May - 12 June</b>
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "Cool Hand Luke" | Paul Newman Academy Award® Nomination Plaque. USD$2500 - $3500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "Hud" | Bound presentation script incorporating photographic stills. USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "The Long, Hot Summer" | Movie Poster. USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> Joseph Heller | "Catch-22," inscribed to Woodward & Newman by author. USD$500 - $800
    <b><center>Sotheby's<br>The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection<br>26 May - 12 June</b>
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> George H. W. Bush | Typed Letter Signed, Issuing a "Pardon" to Paul Newman. USD$1500 - $2000
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> William Jefferson Clinton | Inscribed Color Photograph. USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> Ken Kesey | Typed letter to “Paulnewman,” asking for further compensation for "Sometimes a Great Notion". USD$1000 - $1500
    <b>Sotheby’s, May 26 – Jun. 12:</b> "They Might Be Giants" | Costume sketches by Edith Head. USD$1000 - $2000
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