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Santa Fe Art Auction: Contemporary Art, Design & Photography
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Art, Design & Photography | Total Sales (USD) | 66,568.96 |
| Auction Date | September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 43,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #91725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 73,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 49 | ||
| Sold Lots | 40.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 50,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.63% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 84,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Robert Motherwell | Espana, 1990 |
1990 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,872.00 |
| 124 | George (1919) Morrison | Untitled, 1976 - 1978 |
1976 - 1978 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,084.80 |
| 132 | Ufan Lee | From Line 3, 1977 |
1977 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,936.00 |
| 133 | Ufan Lee | Untitled (from Point / from Line Series), 1977 |
1977 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,936.00 |
| 210 | Friedensreich Hundertwasser | Blood Garden House, 1975 |
1975 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,276.80 |
| 131 | John E. Buck | Needles, 2007 |
2007 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,833.92 |
| 126 | Sam Francis | Untitled, 1979 |
1979 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,519.04 |
| 140 | Gene Bernard Davis | Royal Canoe, 1977 |
1977 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,361.60 |
| 123 | Robert Motherwell | Primal Sign IV, 1980 |
1980 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,204.16 |
| 128 | Antoni Tapies | Creus i Forma, 1981 |
1981 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,204.16 |
| 214 | Joe Andoe | Cherokee Village (Blue), 2004 |
2004 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,802.24 |
| 177 | Morris Henry Hobbs | Group of Sixteen Female Nudes |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,731.84 | |
| 198 | Albert Solon | Air France Ala Littoria Original Poster |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,731.84 | |
| 150 | Rufino Tamayo | Untitled (Figure in Doorway) |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,574.40 | |
| 197 | Edmond Maurus | Golden Ray Air Union Original Poster, ca. 1935 |
ca.1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,574.40 |
| 206 | Diego Romero | Girl in the Anthropocene |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,474.56 | |
| 209 | Joan Nelson | Pair of Lithographs, Untitled, 1986 |
1986 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,310.72 |
| 139 | Dana Schutz | Untitled (#2064), 2005 |
2005 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,228.80 |
| 151 | Rufino Tamayo | Salome (Opera II), 1983 |
1983 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,102.08 |
| 138 | Judy Chicago | Almost Born, 1983 |
1983 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,022.72 |
| 186 | J. Jay McVicker | Structural Elements, 1958 |
1958 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,022.72 |
| 170 | Kiyoshi Saito | Two Works: Evening Tree (Blue) + Autumn in Aizu |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 983.04 | |
| 201 | Victor Beals | Santa Fe Railroad Poster, ca. 1950 |
ca.1950 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 944.64 |
| 168 | Jamie Wyeth | The Farm: Portfolio of Four Etchings, 1980 |
1980 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 901.12 |
| 213 | Peter Max | Walking in Reeds II, 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 865.28 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
