Rago Arts and Auctions: Prints and Multiples
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Prints and Multiples | Total Sales (USD) | 1,841,965.00 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2024 - October 16, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,278,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #101624 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,876,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 275 | ||
| Sold Lots | 250 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,452,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.91% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,137,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Andy Warhol 1928--1987 | Marilyn Monroe |
1967 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 277,200.00 |
| 115 | Andy Warhol 1928--1987 | Marilyn Monroe |
1967 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 163,800.00 |
| 114 | Helen Frankenthaler 1928--2011 | Grey Fireworks |
2000 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 63,000.00 |
| 109 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Crying Girl |
1963 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 47,880.00 |
| 113 | Andy Warhol 1928--1987 | Flowers |
1964 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 36,120.00 |
| 111 | Frank Stella 1936--2024 | Monstrous Pictures of Whales (from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series) |
1993 | USD 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 120 | Jasper Johns b.1930 | Bread (from the Lead Relief series) |
1969 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 100 | Willem de Kooning 1904--1997 | Figures in Landscape VI |
1980 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 138 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Peace Through Chemistry IV |
1970 | USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 119 | Jasper Johns b.1930 | Untitled (Flag and Vase) |
2000 | USD 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 221 | Ed Ruscha b.1937 | News, Mews, Pews, Brews, Stews & Dues |
1970 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 117 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Illustration for Amerique (from La nouvelle chute de l'Amerique portfolio) |
1992 | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 116 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Brushstrokes |
1967 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 23,940.00 |
| 124 | Kara Walker b.1969 | African/American |
1998 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 22,680.00 |
| 163 | Pablo Picasso 1881--1973 | Femme accroupie au bras leve |
1956 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 102 | Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997 | Cathedral 4 (from the Cathedral series) |
1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 122 | Jasper Johns b.1930 | Light Bulb (from the Lead Reliefs series) |
1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 134 | Wayne Thiebaud 1920--2021 | Large Sucker (from the Seven Still Lifes and a Rabbit portfolio) |
1971 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,900.00 |
| 107 | Ellsworth Kelly 1923--2015 | Colored Paper Image XVI (Blue Yellow Red) |
1976 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 164 | After Marc Chagall | Avenue de la Victoire a Nice (from the Nice et la Cote d'Azur portfolio) |
1967 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 174 | M.C. Escher 1898--1972 | The Encounter |
1944 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 127 | Lucian Freud 1922--2011 | Woman Sleeping |
1995 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 240 | Christopher Wool b.1955 | Black Book |
1989 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 175 | Edvard Munch 1863--1944 | Old Man Praying |
1902 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 207 | Ellsworth Kelly 1923--2015 | Colored Paper Image VI (White Curve with Black II) |
1976 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")