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Potomack Company: 20th and 21st Century Fine Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 20th and 21st Century Fine Art | Total Sales (USD) | 118,332.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 69,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #20526 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 107,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 28 | ||
| Sold Lots | 23.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 172,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 262,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 45.10% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2066 | Pablo Picasso | FEMME AU CHAPEAU A FLEURS/ PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU DE PAILLE FLEURI, 1962 |
1962 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 42,250.00 |
| 2065 | Pablo Picasso | HOMME BARBU COURONNE DE FEUILLAGE/ HOMME BARBU COURONNE DE VIGNE |
N/A | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 39,000.00 |
| 2078 | Milton Avery | STRANGE BIRD - 1953 |
1953 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 10,400.00 |
| 2076 | Alexander (1898) Calder | UNTITLED, CIRCA 1965 |
CIRCA 1965 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,225.00 |
| 2093 | Minor White | UNTITLED |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,925.00 |
| 2067 | Marc Chagall | L'ARC EN CIEL |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 2068 | Marc Chagall | ON THE STOVE (SUR LE POELE) - 1922/23 |
1922/23 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,210.00 |
| 2092 | Minor White | COBBLESTONE HOUSE, AVON, NY |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,080.00 |
| 2080 | Frank Stella | FATTIBURG,1996 |
1996 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,820.00 |
| 2064 | Pablo Picasso | LE VIEUX ROI, 1959 |
1959 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 2069 | Henry Ossawa Tanner | FISHING BOATS AT SHORE, BRITTANY, CIRCA 1905/1910 |
CIRCA 1905/1910 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
| 2070 | Robert Gwathmey | WATCHING THE PARADE |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
| 2063 | Pablo Picasso | THE FAUN'S DANCE / LA DANSE DES FAUNS - 1957 |
1957 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,235.00 |
| 2087 | Pierre Alechinsky | UNDER THE VOLCANO - 1977 |
1977 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 910.00 |
| 2079 | Howard Mehring | UNTITLED, c. 1970 |
c. 1970 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 910.00 |
| 2082 | Roberto Matta | POPOL-VUH, 1978 |
1978 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 2073 | John McCrady | CARNIVAL IN NEW ORLEANS, 1947 |
1947 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 520.00 |
| 2083 | Gunther Gerzso | LA CASA DE TATANIUH (TATANIUH'S HOUSE) from ACTUALIDAD GRAFICA PANORAMA ARTISTICO |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 455.00 |
| 2086 | Luisa Palacios | LOVING SHADOW from 21 ESTAMPADORES DE COLOMBIA, MEXICO Y VENEZUELA, 1972 |
1972 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 2094 | Rimma Gerlovina | BELIEVE, REAL, A2 + B2 = C2, 1990 from STILL PERFORMANCES' PORTFOLIO |
1990 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 2071 | Bernard Joseph Steffen | PULLING CORN and CANTANKEROUS COLT |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 292.50 |
| 2085 | Luis Nishizawa | PEZ D'OTONO - AUTUMN FISH from Actualidad Grafica-Panorama Artistico 1978 |
1978 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 292.50 |
| 2074A | Nell Walden Blaine | A PAIR OF PRINTS |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 292.50 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.