Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 463,966.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 343,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #121125b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 499,650.00 |
| Total Lots | 224 | ||
| Sold Lots | 211.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 367,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.20% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 534,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.73% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Peter Hujar 1934--1987 follow artist | Peggy Lee |
1974 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 |
| 111 | Robert Frank 1924--2019 follow artist | Platte River, Tennessee |
1958 / printed c.1970 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 144 | Ellen von Unwerth b.1954 follow artist | Chateau Marmont |
2017 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 253 | Gertrude Kasebier 1852--1934 follow artist | Auguste Rodin |
1905 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 160 | Christopher Bucklow b.1957 follow artist | Tetrarch 2.32pm 31st May 2006 |
2006 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 105 | Alex Prager b.1979 follow artist | Emily |
2007 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 |
| 113 | William Eggleston b.1939 follow artist | Near Jackson Mississippi |
c.1970 / printed 2002 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 121 | Cindy Sherman b.1954 follow artist | Untitled (Doctor and Nurse) (diptych) |
1980-87 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 128 | David LaChapelle b.1963 follow artist | Tupac Shakur |
1996 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 139 | Jack Pierson b.1960 follow artist | Eight works from the Angel Youth portfolio |
1995 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 177 | Roman Signer b.1938 follow artist | Flugblatter |
1981 / printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,240.00 |
| 101 | Erwin Olaf b.1959 follow artist | The Boardroom (from the Rain series) |
2004 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 125 | Vik Muniz b.1961 follow artist | Self-Portrait (from the Pictures of Magazines series) |
2003 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 238 | Andre Kertesz 1894--1985 follow artist | Rainy Day, Tokyo |
1968 / printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 161 | Abelardo Morell b.1948 follow artist | Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room |
1997 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 119 | Gabriel Orozco b.1962 follow artist | Camiones de paisaje |
1997 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 235 | Edward Weston 1886--1958 follow artist | Yosemite |
1938 / printed c.1945 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 120 | Tseng Kwong Chi 1950--1990 follow artist | Notre Dame, Paris, France |
1983 / printed 1996 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 104 | Nan Goldin b.1953 follow artist | Skinhead Having Sex, London (from The Ballad of Sexual Dependency series) |
1978 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 118 | Maripol b.1955 follow artist | Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Madonna; Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat (three works) |
c.1985 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 130 | Ed Ruscha b.1937 follow artist | Twig (from the Elton John AIDS Foundation Photography Portfolio II) |
2011 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 153 | Fergus Greer b.1961 follow artist | Leigh Bowery: Session IV/Look 23, August 1991 |
1991 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 243 | Berenice Abbott 1898--1991 follow artist | Yuban Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn |
1937 / printed c.1942 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 252 | Yousuf Karsh 1908--2002 follow artist | The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill) |
1941 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 137 | Daido Moriyama b.1938 follow artist | Provoke No. 2 |
1969 / printed later | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
