Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers: Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: C. 1900-1990
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: C. 1900-1990 | Total Sales (USD) | 180,472.00 |
| Auction Date | November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 178,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #111925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 277,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 153 | ||
| Sold Lots | 145.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 194,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.77% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 303,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 59.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Harold Eugene Edgerton | Harold Edgerton: Ten Photographs Portfolio |
1933 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 122 | Dorothea Lange | Girl, Western Ireland |
1954, printed in 1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,100.00 |
| 141 | Aaron Siskind | New York; and West Street, NYC |
1947 and 1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,420.00 |
| 99 | Walker Evans | Breakfast Room at Belle Grove Plantatation, White Chapel, Louisiana |
1935, printed c. 1970 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,944.00 |
| 129 | Yasuhiro Ishimoto | Stone Bridge Leading To The East End Of The Shokintei, Katsura |
1954 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,536.00 |
| 135 | Paul Caponigro | Six Photographs, incl.: 1. 34 McClean St., The West End, Boston |
circa 1959 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,264.00 |
| 145 | Aaron Siskind | Abstraction (Peeling Paint) |
1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,992.00 |
| 14 | Walker Evans | Bowery Lunchroom, New York |
circa 1933, printed c. 1970 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,856.00 |
| 28 | Gertrude Fehr | Odile |
1936 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,856.00 |
| 169 | Dorothea Lange | Two Women, Egypt (Detail) |
1963, printed in 1965 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,856.00 |
| 155 | Aaron Siskind | Bill Lipkind 4 |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,720.00 |
| 10 | Andre Kertesz | Weehawken, New Jersey |
1940 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,584.00 |
| 149 | Aaron Siskind | Pleasures and Terrors Of Levitation 37 |
1953 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,584.00 |
| 22 | Aaron Siskind | North Carolina 30 |
1951 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,448.00 |
| 24 | Yasuhiro Ishimoto | Shangri-La |
1961 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,448.00 |
| 116 | Dorothea Lange | Gunlock, Utah |
1953, printed in 1965 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,448.00 |
| 95 | Walker Evans | Billboard Painters, Florida |
1934, printed c. 1970 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,312.00 |
| 140 | Aaron Siskind | Gloucester; and Gloucester 19 |
1944 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,312.00 |
| 143 | Aaron Siskind | Charred Wood; Stain and Chalk Mark on Wood |
1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,312.00 |
| 20 | Dorothea Lange | Near Wudi Modaui, Sudan |
1963, printed in 1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 23 | Dorothea Lange | Spring in Berkeley |
1961, printed in 1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 146 | Aaron Siskind | Untitled (Abstract Detail of Weathered Rock); Untitled (Abstract Shadow Detail on White Fence); and Untitled (Chicken Wire) |
circa 1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 89 | Walker Evans | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
1931, printed c. 1970 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 101 | Walker Evans | Block Front in Montgomery, Alabama (Teague Hardware Co.) |
1935-36, printed c. 1970 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 148 | Aaron Siskind | Martha's Vineyard |
1953 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
