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Rago Arts and Auctions: Picasso: CURATED
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Picasso: CURATED | Total Sales (USD) | 181,368.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 07, 2026 - April 07, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 133,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #40726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 201,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 17 | ||
| Sold Lots | 16.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 136,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.12% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 206,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 87.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Portrait de Jacqueline |
1959 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 102,400.00 |
| 115 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Le vieux bouffon |
1963 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 112 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | La chute d’Icare |
1972 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 101 | After Pablo Picasso | Interieur rouge avec un transatlantique bleu |
1959 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 117 | After Pablo Picasso | Cavalier de cirque II (from the Suite de 180 dessins) |
1954 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 147 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Celestine et fille, avec deux hommes en costume du XVIIe siecle (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 131 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Danse du ventre dans le desert, avec spectateur bedonnant (from La serie 347) |
1968 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 137 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Peintre, modele et toile dans une piece voute du XVII siecle (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,192.00 |
| 128 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Conquistador et femme marocaine au voile brode (from La Serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 134 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Maison close, trois filles au repos, dont une en chaussettes (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 150 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Peintre-bouffon peignant sur son modele, qui se peint les yeux (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,072.00 |
| 145 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | La Maison Tellier, filles entre elles, Degas sidere (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 143 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Degas songeant, filles entre elles (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 148 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Degas paie et s'en va filles ne sont pas tendre (from La Serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 152 | Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 | Vieil homme drape, Celestine et fille (from La serie 156) |
1971 / 1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 157 | Alain Ramie | Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971 |
1988 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950