Forum Auctions: Modern & Contemporary Editions, 51326, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | Man Ray (1890-1976) | Man Ray (1890-1976) Untitled, from De l'origine des especes par voie de selection irrationnelle (Anselmino 58) |
Paris; New York; Milan | 1971 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 533.40 |
| 300 | Man Ray (1890-1976) | Man Ray (1890-1976) Surrealist Bird, from the Origin of Species by Irrational Selection (Anselmino 58) |
Paris | 1971 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 533.40 |
| 301 | Man Ray (1890-1976) | Man Ray (1890-1976) Decanter |
Rome | 1973 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 482.60 |
| 302 | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) after. Les Soldats, from La Ville |
Paris | 1959 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 406.40 |
| 303 | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) after. La Marchande d'Oiseaux, from La Ville |
Paris | 1959 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 381.00 |
| 304 | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) after. La Marchande des Quatre-Saisons, from La Ville |
Paris | 1959 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 482.60 |
| 305 | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) after. La Piscine, from La Ville |
Paris | 1959 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 444.50 |
| 306 | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | Fernand Leger (1881-1955) after. Les Nuages, from La Ville |
Paris | 1959 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 330.20 |
| 307 | Rene Magritte (1898-1967) | Rene Magritte (1898-1967) after. La Recherche de l'Absolu |
Paris | circa 1968 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 533.40 |
| 308 | Henri Matisse (1869-1954) | Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Teeny (Duthuit 723) |
1938 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 309 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Joan Miro (1893-1983) L'ete, from Verve |
Paris | 1938 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 254.00 |
| 310 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Joan Miro (1893-1983) Quelques Fleurs Pour Des Amis (Mourlot 340; Cramer 92) |
Paris | 1964 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,905.00 |
| 311 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Joan Miro 1893–1983 UNESCO Droits de l'Homme Poster (Picazo 83) |
Paris | 1974 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 50.80 |
| 312 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Composition |
Ipswich | 1949 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 444.50 |
| 313 | Gino Severini (1883-1966) | Gino Severini (1883-1966) Commedia Dell'Arte |
Paris | 1958 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 635.00 |
| 314 | Carlo Carra (1881-1966) | Carlo Carra (1881-1966) Donna con il Libro |
Firenze | 1962 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 355.60 |
| 315 | Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) | Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) Guillaumin au Pendu (Cherpin 2) |
1873 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 203.20 | |
| 316 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Claude Renoir La Tete Baissee (Delteil 39) |
Paris | 1904 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 317 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Femme au Cep de Vigne (Delteil 44) |
Paris | 1904 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 318 | Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Etude de Femme nue, Assise, from L'Album des douze Lithographies (Delteil 42) |
Paris | 1904 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 319 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Louis Valtat (Delteil 38) |
Paris | 1904 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 320 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Pierre Aux Trois Croquis (Delteil 41) |
Paris | 1904 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 321 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Richard Wagner (Stella 33, Delteil 33) |
circa 1900 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 322 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Femme Couchee (Tournee a Gauche) (Delteil 15; Stella 15) |
Paris | 1906 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 323 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Femme nue assise (Delteil 12; Stella 12) |
circa 1906 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
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