Ripley Auctions: Fine Art Discovery LIVE: Works on Paper, Sculpture, Paintings, Prints, 51326, Indianapolis
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Clarke Hook (1819-1907) | The Fisherman's Good Night / A Few Minutes to Wait Before Twelve 'O Clock |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 25.00 | |
| 2 | Charles Meryon (1821-1868) | The Clock Tower, Paris |
1852 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 175.00 | |
| 4 | Edouard Manet (1832-1883) | Cat and Flowers |
1869 | USD 140.00 - 250.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 7 | Jules Cheret (1836-1932) | Les Coulisses de l'Opera au Musee Grevin |
Paris | 1896 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 9 | Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) | military equestrian soldier |
1875 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 43.75 | |
| 10 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | Portrait of Louis Valtat |
ca. 1904 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 11 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) | The Hat Pin |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 16 | John Ruskin | Four antique John Ruskin portrait photogravures |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 18.75 | |
| 17 | Arthur Evershed (1836-1919); Elsa Emilie Ulbricht (1885-1980); Theodore Irving Dalgliesh (1855-1941) | West Street, Chichester; Country Club; architectural street scene; photography engraving |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 175.00 | |
| 18 | Percy Thomas (1846-1922) | The Round Church / The Temple, London |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 19 | J.M.W. Turner | Six antique photogravures after J.M.W. Turner |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 37.50 | |
| 20 | J.M.W. Turner (1775-1871); John Constable (1776-1837) | Torbay from Brixham; The Wheat Field |
London | N/A | USD 160.00 - 300.00 | USD 43.75 |
| 28 | The Triumph of Modern Artists Japan Edition |
Japan | N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 29 | Group of five 19th century prints |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 37.50 | ||
| 30 | Group of ten 19th century prints on American historical events |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 43.75 | ||
| 31 | Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) | Across the Steps of the Acropolis / The Propylaea, Athens |
1913 | USD 140.00 - 250.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 32 | Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) | Leadenhall Market II |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 33 | Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) | Bridge of Alcantara, Toledo |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 38 | Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) | Komposition |
after 1919 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 39 | Henri Matisse (1869-1954) | Les Fruits |
1964 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 40 | Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) | Evening at Ushigome |
1939 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 41 | Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945) | Self Portrait |
1921 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 42 | William Nicholson (1872-1949) | Rudyard Kipling |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 43 | Manuel Robbe (1872-1936) | St. Tropez and Boats at Normandy Coast |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 46 | Rene Lorrain (b. 1873) | houseboat on the Seine River |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 43.75 |
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