Christies: Contemporary Editions: New York, 24246, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 26, 2026 - February 26, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIKI SMITH (B. 1954) | Miss May (Studio in a School) |
West Islip, New York | 2007 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 2 | VIK MUNIZ (B.1961) | Avian Dance |
New York | 2008-2013 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 3 | BRICE MARDEN (1938-2023) | Nevis Letter |
New York | 2009 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 4 | JENNIFER BARTLETT (1941-2022) | Two Boulders |
New York | 2011 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 5 | JOEL SHAPIRO (1941-2025) | For Studio |
2014 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 6 | JULIE MEHRETU (B. 1970) | Achille (epoch) |
Los Angeles | 2015 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 7 | JOHN BALDESSARI (1931-2020) | Big Catch |
Los Angeles | 2016 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 8 | TERESITA FERNANDEZ (B. 1968) | Burned Landscape (Puerto Rico) |
New York | 2018 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 9 | CARMEN HERRERA (1915-2022) | Verde y Rojo for Studio |
West Islip, New York | 2019 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 10 | STANLEY WHITNEY (B. 1946) | Untitled |
New York | 2019 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 11 | MARTIN PURYEAR (B. 1941) | Untitled |
West Islip, New York | 2022 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 12 | JOE BRADLEY (B. 1975) | Untitled |
New York | 2023 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 13 | SARAH SZE (B. 1969) | Skipping Stone |
New York | 2024 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 14 | JULIE MEHRETU (B. 1970) | Paris Review |
Paris and New York | 2021 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 16 | VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938) | Ocean Surface Wood Engraving 2000 |
New York | 2000 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 17 | VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938) | Night Sky I (Reversed) |
Los Angeles | 2002-2003 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 18 | VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938) | 1984-12-01 |
Los Angeles | 1985 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 19 | VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938) | Falling Stars |
2010 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 | |
| 20 | WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955) | Sleeper Black |
London | 1997 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 22 | WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955) | Learning the Flute (Reverse) |
Johannesburg | 2004 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 23 | WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955) AND WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA (1923-2012) | Receiver |
New York | 2006 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 24 | WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955) | Remembering the Treason Trial |
White River, South Africa | 2013 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 25 | WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955) | The Lulu Plays |
San Francisco | 2015 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 26 | WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955) | Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People) |
White River, South Africa | 2020 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 |
| 27 | ELLSWORTH KELLY (1923-2015) | Blue Yellow Red, from Series of Ten Lithographs |
Los Angeles | 1970 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
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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.