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Rago Arts and Auctions: Editions and Works on Paper

Auction Reports

Auction Name Editions and Works on Paper Total Sales (USD) 585,329.00
Auction Date August 06, 2025 - August 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 383,000.00
Sale Number #80625 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 568,400.00
Total Lots 178
Sold Lots 159 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 495,000.00
% of Lots Sold 89.33% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 730,900.00
Unsold Lots 19 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 80.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
151 David Hockney b.1937

Black Tulips

1980 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 30,480.00
113 James Rosenquist 1933--2017

West (from the F-111 series)

1974 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 27,940.00
166 Josef Albers 1888--1976

Formulation : Articulation

1972 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,400.00
100 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

Mirror #4 (from the Mirror series)

1972 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,590.00
102 Roy Lichtenstein 1923--1997

On (from International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5)

1962 /1964 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,320.00
126 Richard Serra 1938--2024

Kepler

1999 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,510.00
144 Pablo Picasso 1881--1973

Lampe femme

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 13,970.00
107 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Blonde Vivienne

1988-89 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 12,700.00
117 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Merce Cunningham I (from the Cunningham I portfolio)

1974 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,700.00
114 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

Rose (from A Garden of Love series)

1982 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 12,065.00
116 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Cut-Out Nude (from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I)

1965 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,065.00
119 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Flowers (Hand-Colored)

1974 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,160.00
205 Patrick Hughes b.1939

Popping

2017 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,525.00
103 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Cow

1971 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,255.00
104 Tom Wesselmann 1931--2004

Helen Nude

1981 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,255.00
229 Claes Oldenburg 1929--2022

Screwarch Bridge, state II

1980 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,255.00
168 Josef Albers 1888--1976

SP-VII

1969 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,620.00
187 Alex Katz b.1927

Tree 10

2022 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,620.00
204 Agnes Martin 1912--2004

Paintings and Drawings: Stedelijk Museum

1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,620.00
189 Alex Katz b.1927

Sunrise

2021 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,260.00
171 Frank Stella 1936--2024

River of Ponds IV (from the Newfoundland series)

1971 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,985.00
123 Robert Indiana 1928--2018

Tikva

2011 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,350.00
130 Donald Judd 1928--1994

Untitled

1978-79 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,350.00
109 James Rosenquist 1933--2017

North (from the F-111 series)

1974 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,096.00
149 Willem de Kooning 1904--1997

Woman in Amagansett

1970 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,096.00
  • Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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  • Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000