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Rago Arts and Auctions: Editions and Works on Paper

Auction Reports

Auction Name Editions and Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 585,329.00
Auction Date August 06, 2025 - August 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 383,000.00
Sale Number #80625 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 568,400.00
Total Lots 178
Sold Lots 159.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 495,000.00
% of Lots Sold 89.33% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 730,900.00
Unsold Lots 19 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 80.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
151 David Hockney b.1937

Black Tulips

 1980 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 30,480.00
113 James Rosenquist 1933--2017

West (from the F-111 series)

 1974 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 27,940.00
166 Josef Albers 1888--1976

Formulation : Articulation

 1972 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,400.00
100 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Mirror #4 (from the Mirror series)

 1972 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,590.00
102 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

On (from International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5)

 1962 /1964 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,320.00
126 Richard Serra 1938--2024

Kepler

 1999 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,510.00
144 Pablo Picasso 1881--1973

Lampe femme

 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 13,970.00
107 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Blonde Vivienne

 1988-89 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 12,700.00
117 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Merce Cunningham I (from the Cunningham I portfolio)

 1974 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,700.00
114 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

Rose (from A Garden of Love series)

 1982 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 12,065.00
116 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Cut-Out Nude (from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I)

 1965 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,065.00
119 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Flowers (Hand-Colored)

 1974 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,160.00
205 Patrick Hughes b.1939

Popping

 2017 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,525.00
103 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Cow

 1971 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,255.00
104 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Helen Nude

 1981 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,255.00
229 Claes Oldenburg 1929--2022

Screwarch Bridge, state II

 1980 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,255.00
168 Josef Albers 1888--1976

SP-VII

 1969 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,620.00
187 Alex Katz b.1927

Tree 10

 2022 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,620.00
204 Agnes Martin 1912--2004

Paintings and Drawings: Stedelijk Museum

 1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,620.00
189 Alex Katz b.1927

Sunrise

 2021 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,260.00
171 Frank Stella 1936--2024

River of Ponds IV (from the Newfoundland series)

 1971 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,985.00
123 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

Tikva

 2011 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,350.00
130 Donald Judd 1928--1994

Untitled

 1978-79 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,350.00
109 James Rosenquist 1933--2017

North (from the F-111 series)

 1974 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,096.00
149 Willem de Kooning 1904--1997

Woman in Amagansett

 1970 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,096.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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