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Sothebys: Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 9/20
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| Auction Name | Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 9/20 | Total Sales (USD) | 622,080.00 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2024 - October 02, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 564,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11429 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 844,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 116 | ||
| Sold Lots | 103 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 735,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.79% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,103,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 56.36% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007 | Roy Lichtenstein | The Oval Office (Corlett 277) |
1992 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 1010 | Roy Lichtenstein | Titled (Corlett 307) |
1996 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 36,000.00 |
| 1089 | Jasper Johns | Flag (Moratorium) (ULAE S5) |
1969 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 |
| 993 | Liz Deschenes | Moire #3 |
2007 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 1139 | Jasper Johns | Four Panels from Untitled 1972 (ULAE 149) |
1973-74 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 1025 | Roy Lichtenstein | Red Barn (Corlett 89) |
1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,400.00 |
| 882 | Gregory Crewdson | Untitled (House in the Road) |
2002 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 1124 | Peter Fischli & David Weiss | Untitled |
1997-1998 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 1131 | Jean Dubuffet | Le Tetrascopique (Webel 1097) |
1970-71 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 1133 | Jacob Lawrence | General Toussaint L'Ouverture (Nesbett L86-2) |
1986 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 1081 | Vik Muniz | New Car, Album |
2014 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 1109 | Clifford Ross | Hurricane LVI |
2009 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 1008 | Ed Ruscha | Liberty |
2011 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 1132 | Jean Dubuffet | Arborescence II (Webel 1093) |
1971 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,400.00 |
| 1176 | Damien Hirst | 9094. Talking to someone else, from The Currency |
2016 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,800.00 |
| 1009 | Roy Lichtenstein | Entablature VIII (Corlett 145) |
1976 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 1126 | James Welling | 865 |
2009 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 1144 | Marcel Broodthaers | Les Animaux de la Ferme (Jamar 21) |
1974 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 1175 | KAWS | Dissected Companion |
2006 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 1140 | Sol LeWitt | Horizontal Color Bands and Vertical Color Bands: Two Plates (Krakow/Witkin 1991.02) |
1991 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 956 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Madrid |
1933 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 1101 | Thomas Struth | Panorama (Beaugrenelle, Paris) |
1979, printed in 1994 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 1125 | Bernd and Hilla Becher | Water Towers: New York City: 548 W. 22nd St. |
1990 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 923 | Christo | Wrapped Book (Schellmann 68) |
1973 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 1151 | Andy Warhol | Jack Nicklaus (Feldman & Schellmann IIIC.13b) |
circa 1977 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
