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Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 1,149,966.00 |
| Auction Date | December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 961,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #121125a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,363,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 48 | ||
| Sold Lots | 46.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,076,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,533,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Lee Friedlander b.1934 | The Little Screens |
1961-70 / printed later | USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | USD 228,600.00 |
| 125 | Felix Gonzalez-Torres 1957--1996 | "Untitled" |
1988 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 158,400.00 |
| 119 | Bernd and Hilla Becher | Blast Furnaces (A sequence of 9) |
1963-70 / printed 1999 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 114,300.00 |
| 109 | William Eggleston b.1939 | Untitled (Memphis) |
1971 / printed 1999 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 107,950.00 |
| 110 | Ana Mendieta 1948--1985 | Untitled (Body Tracks) |
1974 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 115 | Nan Goldin b.1953 | Greer and Robert in the Bed, NYC |
1982 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 42,240.00 |
| 116 | Sandy Skoglund b.1946 | Revenge of the Goldfish |
1981 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 124 | Hiroshi Sugimoto b.1948 | Union City Drive-In, Union City |
1993 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 128 | Edward Weston 1886--1958 | Nude |
1934 / printed c.1953 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 127 | Frantisek Drtikol 1883--1961 | Composition (Nude with Circles) |
1928 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 117 | Thomas Demand b.1964 | Constellation (Paris Edition) |
2000 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 123 | Hiroshi Sugimoto b.1948 | Cabot Street Cinema, Massachusetts |
1979 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 134 | Erwin Olaf b.1959 | Grief, Caroline |
2007 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 120 | Hiroshi Sugimoto b.1948 | Palms, Michigan |
1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 122 | Hiroshi Sugimoto b.1948 | Proctors Theater, New York |
1990 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 126 | Charles Sheeler 1883--1965 | Escape |
1950 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 142 | Julius Shulman 1910--2009 | Case Study House #22 (Two Girls), Los Angeles, California (Pierre Koenig) |
1968 / printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 15,875.00 |
| 102 | Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908--2004 | Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1952 |
1952 / printed c.1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 129 | Paul Outerbridge 1896--1958 | Wine Glasses |
1924 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 100 | Gordon Parks 1912--2006 | American Gothic, Washington D.C. |
c.1942 / printed later | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 132 | Erwin Olaf b.1959 | The Ice Cream Parlour (from the Rain series) |
2003 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 131 | Wolfgang Tillmans b.1968 | Eclipse Rainbow |
1999 / printed 2001 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 |
| 103 | George A. Tice 1938--2025 | Petit's Mobil Station, Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
1974 / printed 1979 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 101 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo 1902--2002 | Frida Kahlo |
1931 / printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,900.00 |
| 105 | Masahisa Fukase 1934--2012 | Nayoro (from the Solitude of Ravens portfolio) |
1977 / printed 1998 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
