Sothebys: Contemporary Discoveries, N12062, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 27, 2026 - February 27, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429 | Richard Estes | D-Train |
1988 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 40,960.00 | |
| 451 | Helen Frankenthaler | Painted Book Cover #30 |
1971 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 48,640.00 | |
| 472 | Joseph Kosuth | 'Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)' [ideo] |
1966 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 64,000.00 | |
| 485 | Sherrie Levine | After Cezanne: 1-9 |
1993 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 546 | Banksy | Love Rat |
2004 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 76,800.00 | |
| 565 | David Hockney | Oedipus Rex |
1981 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 573 | Alex Katz | Departure 1 (Ada; cutout edition) (Schroder 641) |
2017 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,800.00 | |
| 574 | Danielle Mckinney | Dream Catcher |
2023 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | |
| 589 | Tschabalala Self | Sapphire |
2019 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 | |
| 596 | Matthew Barney | CR 1: MS. GOODYEAR |
1995 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 | |
| 597 | Andy Warhol | Santa Claus, from Myths (Feldman & Schellmann II.266) |
1981 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 35,840.00 | |
| 611 | David Hockney | Still Life with Book (Scottish Arts Council 144; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 135) |
1973 | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | USD 102,400.00 | |
| 616 | Idris Khan | Homage to Bernd Becher |
2007 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 | |
| 639 | Robert Ryman | Conversion |
2003 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 | |
| 640 | Agnes Martin | Paintings and Drawings 1974-1990 |
Monchengladbach | 1991 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 641 | Frank Stella | Polar Co-ordinates VI, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson (see Axsom 124) |
New York. | 1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 642 | Frank Stella | Polar Co-ordinates II, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson (see Axsom 120) |
New York. | 1980 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 643 | Robert Mangold | Plane / Figure Series, Folded |
1992-1993 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 21,760.00 | |
| 647 | Ugo Rondinone | Sun 3 |
2019 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 | |
| 659 | Andy Warhol | Photo-Edition for Parkett (for Parkett 12) |
1987 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 | |
| 660 | Andy Warhol | Electric Chair: One Print (Feldman & Schellmann II.82) |
1971 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 32,000.00 | |
| 665 | Allen Ruppersberg | Honey I Rearranged the Collection |
2007 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 1,664.00 | |
| 666 | Kelley Walker | Four Disasters; Maui 1988, Midland Airways Boeing 737, Kissimmee Florida, American Airlines Flight 1420 |
2004 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 | |
| 668 | Anne Collier | Open Book #2 (Crepuscules) |
2009 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 | |
| 669 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Louisiana |
1996 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
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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.