Rago Arts and Auctions: Counterculture
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Counterculture | Total Sales (USD) | 142,044.00 |
| Auction Date | June 12, 2025 - June 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 102,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #61225a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 154,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 74 | ||
| Sold Lots | 71 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 107,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.95% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 162,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 87.47% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Cameron (Marjorie Cameron) 1922--1995 | Blond Twin |
c. 1955 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 101 | Kenneth Anger 1927--2023 | Scorpio Rising |
1963 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 152 | Harry Smith 1923--1991 | Tree of Life |
1954 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 17,160.00 |
| 147 | William S. Burroughs 1914--1997 | Blue Muny |
c. 1990 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 153 | Mason Williams b.1938 follow artist | Bus Book |
1967 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 138 | Joe Coleman b.1955 | We Experiment For You study |
c. 1976 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 140 | Joe Coleman b.1955 | Kry Kry Cretin (from Dope Comix 1978, No. 2) |
1978 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 151 | Edward Kienholz 1927--1994 follow artist | Study TV Room USA (Mohammed) |
1971 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 139 | Joe Coleman b.1955 | Untitled |
c. 1985 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,904.00 |
| 128 | Raymond Pettibon b.1957 follow artist | "For there is infinitude..." |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 134 | Jim Shaw b.1952 follow artist | Dream Drawing (I was looking for a place to masturbate...) |
1994 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 125 | Jim Shaw b.1952 follow artist | Dream Drawing (We were supposed to meet some people...) |
1997 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,716.00 |
| 137 | Jim Shaw b.1952 follow artist | Dream Drawing (In NYC a black business man was walking with a white business woman...) |
1997 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 116 | Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) | Commemorative ritual item and Psychic TV handbill (two works) |
c. 1981 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,584.00 |
| 132 | Raymond Pettibon b.1957 follow artist | "To arouse jack he told him off" |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 154 | George Herms & Diane Di Prima | Haiku portfolio |
1967 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 121 | Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson | The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1st hardback edition) |
1975 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 126 | Raymond Pettibon b.1957 follow artist | "And with his following hand..." |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 127 | Jim Shaw b.1952 follow artist | Dream Drawing (3 Dreams) |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 129 | Jim Shaw b.1952 follow artist | Dream Drawing (I had a bunch of art need...) |
1997 | USD 1,500.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 131 | Mike Kelley 1954--2012 follow artist | Little Friend |
2007 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 142 | Dana Chandler, Jr. | Black People Break Free of the Sucking, Mother-F---ing White Egg (from The Fifteen Days of May portfolio) |
1968 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 106 | Tigrina (Edythe Eyde) 1921--2015 | Hymn to Satan cover and sheet music |
1941 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,254.00 |
| 104 | Kenneth Anger 1927--2023 | Cameron and Samson De Brier in Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (two works) |
c. 1955 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,207.00 |
| 124 | Jim Shaw b.1952 follow artist | Wally Wood Women |
2001 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,207.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
