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Rago Arts and Auctions: Post War & Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Post War & Contemporary Art | Total Sales (USD) | 204,352.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 29, 2026 - July 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 141,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #72926a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 211,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 19 | ||
| Sold Lots | 16.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 162,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.21% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 246,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 82.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | Tillmans Wolfgang | Mental Picture #97 |
2001 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 178 | Antin Eleanor | 100 Boots |
1971-1973 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 |
| 105 | Pettibone Richard; Lichtenstein Roy | Woman with Flowered Hat |
1963; 1970 | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 173 | Muniz Vik | After Claude Monet |
2001 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 181 | Sugimoto Hiroshi | Sea of Buddha 004, 005, 006 |
1995 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 |
| 126 | Lichtenstein Roy | Red Lamp |
1992 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 14,080.00 |
| 129 | Koons Jeff | Flag |
2020 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
| 165 | Hockney David | Peter Showering, Paris |
1976 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 167 | Goldin Nan | James at Ghost Show, NYC |
1995 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 169 | Moffatt Tracey | Guapa (Goodlooking) |
1995 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,144.00 |
| 211 | Horn Roni | Becoming a Landscape (1) |
1999 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 200 | Williams Michael | Sounds Food |
2014 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 213 | Esser Elger | Kurbis No. 23 |
1997 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 210 | Almond Darren | Arctic Plate 12 |
2003 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 215 | DeSana Jimmy | Mustard & Ketchup |
1985 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,792.00 |
| 112 | Albers Josef | Aquarium |
1939 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,088.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000