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Rago Arts and Auctions: Beauty & Imperfections. The Blaine Halvorson Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Beauty & Imperfections. The Blaine Halvorson Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 85,997.00 |
| Auction Date | September 12, 2025 - September 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 52,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #91225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 77,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 47 | ||
| Sold Lots | 46.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 58,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 85,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 100.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | Camille Rose Garcia b.1970 | Aquamarine Refuse |
2006 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 262 | Camille Rose Garcia b.1970 | The Fall |
2003 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 326 | Shepard Fairey b.1970 | Lesser Gods Eagle (HPM) |
2004 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 330 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Angel of Meat |
1998 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 272 | Ethan Murrow b.1975 | Reversing Extinction #2 |
2005 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 246 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Princess Sputnik |
2004 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 254 | Camille Rose Garcia b.1970 | The Night Greed |
2004 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 369 | Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison | The Source |
2005 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 339 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Tree of Life |
2008 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 259 | Clayton Brothers | Stay Put, Shut Your Eyes |
2003 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 375 | Andy Warhol's Interview |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,794.00 | ||
| 328 | Shepard Fairey b.1970 | Obey Lions (HPM) |
2004 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 285 | McCallum + Tarry | The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith |
2006 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,286.00 |
| 329 | Shepard Fairey b.1970 | Bureau of Public Works (HPM) |
2004 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,286.00 |
| 357 | Karl Doyle | Kazakh Eagle Hunter; Horse Trainer (two works from the Nomads of Mongolia series) |
c.2015 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 250 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Birth |
1994 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 299 | Daniel Peacock | Duck Show |
2004 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 332 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Butcher Bunny |
2000 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 378 | Helmut Newton and Philippe Stark 1920--2004 | Baby Sumo with stand |
2020 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,584.00 |
| 248 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Regina Gloriae Naturae |
2007 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 227 | Kristen Morgin b.1968 | Snow White |
c.2011 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 220 | French | Carpenter contractor of funeral homes trade sign |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,207.00 | |
| 253 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | The Meat Magi |
2000 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,207.00 |
| 249 | Mark Ryden b.1963 | Eleven works from the Spectaculum Carnis portfolio |
1998 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,122.00 |
| 392 | Frank Zappa poster |
1968 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 889.00 |
![<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.")
