Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 689,941.00 |
| Auction Date | October 25, 2024 - October 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 527,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #102524 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 764,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 182 | ||
| Sold Lots | 155 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 595,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 868,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Dream House |
2002 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 101 | Peter Beard b.1938 | Fayel Tall |
1998 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 44,100.00 |
| 143 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California Winter Sunrise |
1944 / printed c. 1963-70 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 40,320.00 |
| 214 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Ophelia) |
2001 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 208 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Backyard Romance) (from the Beneath the Roses series) |
2004 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 28,980.00 |
| 142 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California |
1960 / printed c. 1963-70 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 212 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Girl in Window) (from the Twilight series) |
1999 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 204 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Woman in Flowers) |
1998 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,380.00 |
| 102 | Cindy Sherman b.1954 | Untitled (Doctor and Nurse) (diptych) |
1980-87 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 15,120.00 |
| 206 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Dog Catcher and Bear) |
1997 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 207 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Circle on Window) |
2001-02 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,970.00 |
| 178 | Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908--2004 | Behind the Gare St. Lazare |
1932 / printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 11,340.00 |
| 210 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Family Dinner) |
2001-02 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,340.00 |
| 213 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Teenage Pile) |
1999 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,340.00 |
| 116 | Chuck Close 1940--2021 | Self-Portrait Chuck Close |
2009 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,675.00 |
| 211 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Flower Mound) (from the Twilight series) |
1999 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
| 124 | Wolfgang Tillmans b.1968 | Parka |
2002 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,820.00 |
| 107 | Ruud van Empel b.1958 | Mood #5 |
2016 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 146 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Pasture, Sonoma Count, Hills, California |
1957 / printed c. 1963-70 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 224 | Richard Prince b.1949 | Untitled |
2011 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 144 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California |
c. 1960 / printed c. 1963-70 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 220 | Richard Prince b.1949 | 8 x 10 |
1999 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 119 | Erwin Olaf b.1959 | Hope Portrait 7 (Small Version) |
2005 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 132 | Barry Frydlender b.1954 | Little West 12th & Gansevoort |
2005 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 125 | Edward Burtynsky b.1955 | Railcuts #2, C.N. Track, Thompson River, British Columbia, Canada |
1985 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
