Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs Unlimited
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs Unlimited | Total Sales (USD) | 109,136.00 |
| Auction Date | June 27, 2025 - June 27, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 107,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #62725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 156,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 185 | ||
| Sold Lots | 171 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 116,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 169,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 64.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Edward S. Curtis 1868--1952 follow artist | Woman Shaman Looking for Clairvoyant Visions - Clayoquot |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,696.00 | |
| 210 | John O'Reilly 1930--2021 follow artist | Occupied Territory #8, Brener |
1995 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 233 | Toshio Shibata b.1949 follow artist | #1878 Grand Coulee Dam, Douglas County, WA |
1996 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 193 | Marilyn Minter b.1948 follow artist | Shit-Kicker |
2006 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 234 | Toshio Shibata b.1949 follow artist | #1885 Grand Coulee Dam, Douglas County, WA |
1996 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 216 | Jack Pierson b.1960 follow artist | Peaches (from the All of the Sudden portfolio) |
1995 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 208 | Shirin Neshat b.1957 follow artist | Offerings |
2019 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 265 | Massimo Vitali b.1944 follow artist | Madima Vertical Wave Alternative (from the Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures) |
2006 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 189 | Amanda Means b.1945 | Light Bulb 00017C (from the Color Polaroid series) |
2001 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 154 | Doug Hall b.1944 follow artist | Teatro Communale, Modena 2 |
2002 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 169 | Michael Kenna b.1953 follow artist | Desert Clouds, Merzouga, Sahara, Morocco |
1996 /1997 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 204 | Graham Nash b.1942 | Neil Young |
1969 / printed 1991 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 223 | Rong Rong b.1968 | Rong Rong's East Village |
1993-98 /2003 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 224 | Lisa Ross b.1964 follow artist | Imami Jafar Sadig Mazar (two works) |
2006 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 267 | Bruce Weber b.1946 follow artist | Ellsworth Kelly, NY 1996 |
1996 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 118 | Judy Coleman b.1944 | A Portfolio of Six Photographs |
1988-89 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,584.00 |
| 124 | Edward S. Curtis 1868--1952 follow artist | Collection of seventeen works |
1905-1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,584.00 |
| 112 | Paul Caponigro 1932--2024 follow artist | Rock Wall #2, West Hartford, CT |
1958 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 122 | Edward S. Curtis 1868--1952 follow artist | Collection of seventeen works |
1907-1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 177 | Terence Koh b.1977 follow artist | Untitled 3 (21 Shots) |
2003 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 152 | Doug Hall b.1944 follow artist | Teatro di San Carlo, Naples 3 |
2002 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 243 | Joel Sternfeld b.1944 | The Claudian Aqueduct, Rome (from the Campagna Romana: The Countryside of Ancient Rome series) |
1989 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 172 | Michael Kenna b.1953 follow artist | Quixote's Giants, Study 8, Consuegra, La Mancha |
1996 / printed 1998 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 161 | Thomas Huber b.1955 follow artist | Damhirsche |
2004 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,207.00 |
| 136 | Mike Disfarmer 1884--1959 follow artist | Untitled (three works) |
c.1930's / printed later | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,188.00 |
![<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.")
