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Thirty-three Auctions archived; 35 Sales this Week

For the week ended Saturday, May 27, 2017, 33 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 19 in US dollars.  Turnover was $22,778,367 as 11,462 lots were offered and 8,858 sold for a 77% success rate.  The average winning price was $2,571.50.

 
5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

SothebysMusical Manuscripts on May 23rd: $3,705,569 
ChristiesPhotographs on May 18th: $2,003,463 
Ketterer Kunst DoerlingRare Books on May 22nd: $1,216,118 
SothebysMedieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books on May 23rd: $1,200,892 
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Prints on May 23rd: $1,082,655 

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

SothebysAlexander Iolas - Prints on May 25th: 174.07% 
Burgersdijk and NiermansRare Books, Prints and Manuscripts on May 10th: 162.83% 
Burgersdijk and NiermansRare Books on May 9th: 143.52% 
SothebysMusical Manuscripts on May 23rd: 126.96% 
ALDEOriginal Editions and Illustrated Books on May 24th: 117.37% 
Ketterer Kunst DoerlingRare Books on May 22nd: 115.77% 


12 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Rago Arts and AuctionsTHE SOLANA COLLECTION OF LALIQUE GLASS - Catalogues, prints on May 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 99.50% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 95.14% 
Lancaster Mennonite Historical SocietyRare and Used Books on May 12th: 94.14% 
SothebysAlexander Iolas - Prints on May 25th: 93.55% 
Burgersdijk and NiermansRare Books, Prints and Manuscripts on May 10th: 88.51% 
Burgersdijk and NiermansRare Books on May 9th: 88.18% 
SkinnerFine Prints and Photographs on May 19th: 87.57% 
Swann Galleries19th and 20th Century Literature on May 16th: 86.30% 
Ketterer Kunst DoerlingRare Books on May 22nd: 84.31% 
SothebysMusical Manuscripts on May 23rd: 83.33% 
Brunk AuctionsLive Auction - Books, Prints on May 20th: 80.77% 
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys THE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF MAHLER'S GREAT SONG "ICH BIN DER WELT ABHANDEN GEKOMMEN", FOR SOLO VOICE AND ORCHESTRA, SIGNED on May 23rd Actual price: USD $869,375.
  2. Sothebys FINE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE REVISED FIRST VIOLIN PART FOR CANTATA NO.130, HERR GOTT DICH LOBEN ALLE WIR, INSCRIBED BY BACH "ARIA. SUB SIGNO...VIOLINO 1" on May 23rd Actual price: USD $604,175.
  3. Sothebys Prayerbook, in Dutch on May 23rd Actual price: USD $401,375.
  4. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE OPENING OF THE CELEBRATED RONDO IN A FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA, K. 386, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE COMPOSER on May 23rd Actual price: USD $385,775.
  5. Sothebys THE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE SONG "NUN WILL DIE SONN' SO HELL AUFGEH'N", FROM KINDERTOTENLIEDER, FOR PIANO AND VOICE, on May 23rd Actual price: USD $307,775.
  6. Christies Private Property Suites I, II & III, 1984 on May 18th Actual price: USD $287,300.
  7. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH SKETCHLEAF FOR THE PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5, IN E FLAT MAJOR ("EMPEROR"), OP.73, CONTAINING EARLY IDEAS FOR ALL THREE MOVEMENTS on May 23rd Actual price: USD $243,750.
  8. Christies Christy Turlington, Los Angeles, American Vogue, 1988 on May 18th Actual price: USD $240,500.
  9. Sothebys FINE LARGE AUTOGRAPH ALBUM-LEAF OF THE OPENING OF THE ÉTUDE IN A-FLAT MAJOR OP.25 NO.1, SIGNED AND DATED on May 23rd Actual price: USD $227,500.
  10. Christies The Hand of Miles Davis (C), New York, 1986 on May 18th Actual price: USD $209,300.
  11. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE ORGAN FUGUE IN A-FLAT MINOR [WOO 8], SIGNED, DEDICATED AND INSCRIBED BY BRAHMS TO CLARA SCHUMANN on May 23rd Actual price: USD $178,750.
  12. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Biblia germanica Biblia, deutsch. on May 22nd Actual price: USD $161,280.
  13. Sothebys ALEXANDER THE GREAT  on May 25th Actual price: USD $161,250.
  14. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH SKETCHLEAF FOR THE SECOND SYMPHONY IN C MINOR ("RESURRECTION") on May 23rd Actual price: USD $138,125.
  15. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF "DOUBLES" FOR LARGE ORCHESTRA, SIGNED WITH INITIALS AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER TO THE CONDUCTOR IGOR MARKEVITCH on May 23rd Actual price: USD $130,000.
  16. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH WORKING DRAFTS FOR ACT I OF DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER AND EINE FAUST-OVERTÜRE on May 23rd Actual price: USD $121,875.
  17. Skinner Marie-José en robe jaune on May 19th Actual price: USD $98,400.
  18. Sothebys TSARSKAYA (IMPERATORSKAYA) OKHOTA NA RUSI [THE ROYAL (IMPERIAL) HUNT IN RUSSIA]. on May 23rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  19. Sothebys Bible. New Testament. German DAS NEW TESTAMENT [TRANSLATED BY MARTIN LUTHER]. on May 23rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  20. Sothebys PIÈCES DE CLAVESSIN AVEC UNE MÉTHODE POUR LA MÉCHANIQUE DES DOIGTS, OÙ L'ON ENSEIGNE LES MOYENS DE SE PROCURER UNE PARFAIT EXÉCUTION SUR CET INSTRUMENT, PARIS: HOCHEREAU, BOUVIN & THE AUTHOR, [1724] on May 23rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  21. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Guernica (Orange), 1977 on May 23rd Actual price: USD $81,250.
  22. Sothebys Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin and French  on May 23rd Actual price: USD $81,250.
  23. Christies Sea of Buddha (0010, 0011, 0012), 1995 on May 18th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  24. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies. on May 22nd Actual price: USD $80,640.
  25. Sothebys IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY MANUSCRIPT OF THE EARLY ORGAN PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN C MAJOR, BWV 531, IN THE HAND OF JOHANNES RINGK on May 23rd Actual price: USD $73,125.



33 total sales reported this week:

Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 4/12 on April 26th: 70.70%
ALDE. Original Editions and Illustrated Books on May 24th: 67.28%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Valuable Books - Part 2 on May 22nd: 65.51%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 22nd: 84.31%
Sothebys. Alexander Iolas - Prints on May 25th: 93.55%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 25th: 65.15%
Doyle New York. The Estate of Aileen Mehle on May 24th: 76.47%
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. The Sam Norkin Collection of Illustration and Caricature - Day 2 on May 21st: 46.93%
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Sam Norkin Collection of Illustration and Caricature - Day 1 on May 20th: 70.61%
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Literature on May 16th: 86.30%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Photographs and Photobooks on May 18th: 41.14%
JellyFishTree. May Online Collectable Book Auction on May 17th: 23.05%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Books on May 20th: 72.55%
Rago Arts and Auctions. THE SOLANA COLLECTION OF LALIQUE GLASS - Catalogues, prints on May 20th: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Prints on May 23rd: 71.89%
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale - Books and Prints on May 23rd: 76.92%
Sothebys. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental Books on May 23rd: 60.94%
Sothebys. Musical Manuscripts on May 23rd: 83.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 23rd: 73.68%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Spring Auction - Prints, Photographs, Books on May 21st: 74.33%
Brunk Auctions. Live Auction - Books, Prints on May 20th: 80.77%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on May 21st: 73.58%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry, Asian - Prints on May 20th: 79.55%
RR Auction. John F. Kennedy - Online bidstart 5/11 on May 18th: 33.71%
Eldreds. Spring Evening Sale on May 18th: 73.33%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs on May 19th: 87.57%
Christies. Photographs on May 18th: 76.29%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Books on May 12th: 94.14%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books, Prints and Manuscripts on May 10th: 88.51%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Rare Books on May 9th: 88.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 95.14%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 99.50%


For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 29th
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . The Collection of Michael Aitkin, Esq. The Port Phillip District of New South Wales, The Colony of V. 235 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 117 lots

Tue. May. 30th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 1. 1153 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collection of Posters on the Theme of SNCF. 268 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books, Literature, & Sporting Collectibles. 877 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 2. 694 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Day 1 - Prints, Postal. 14 lots

Wed. May. 31st
ALDE. Paris. Travel Books, Maps and Plans - Atlases - Globes. 398 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography. 363 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Printed Books and Manuscripts. 322 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Decorative Art - Prints. 37 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 3. 1159 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 4. 553 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Day 2 - Militaria: Books, Prints. 12 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Signed Prints by Local Artists. 134 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books of Travel, Exploration, Geography.

Thu. Jun. 1st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/25. 355 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books - Travel. 290 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Cinema Posters. 200 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 95 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Richard Beagle Collection of Angling & Sporting Books, Part I. 318 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decorations - Day 3 - Modern Art, Prints. 127 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 5. 981 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 6. 385 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. A look on the twentieth century # 15 : Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints.

Fri. Jun. 2nd
Skinner. Marlborough. Books and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 5/23. 591 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books and Prints - Day 1. 517 lots
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books, Manuscripts, Prints - Part 7. 902 lots

Sat. Jun. 3rd
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Property from the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection - Books, Prints and Ephemera. 134 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books and Prints - Day 2. 889 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Summer 2017 Sale. 271 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. West, Everest, Exploration, 16th Century.
Treadway Toomey Auctions. Oak Park. 20th Century Art and Design - Prints.

Sun. Jun. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/28.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.