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Potomack Company: Between the Wars: Works on Paper

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Auction Name	Between the Wars: Works on Paper	Total Sales (USD)	41,093.75
Auction Date	October 07, 2020 - October 07, 2020	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	29,700.00
Sale Number	#IT171	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	52,650.00
Total Lots	51
Sold Lots	44	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	32,100.00
% of Lots Sold	86.27%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	56,250.00
Unsold Lots	7	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	73.06%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
2000	Gibran Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)	KAHLIL GIBRAN (AMERICAN, 1883-1931) PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN EYES CLOSED, 1926 Graphite on paper: 8 x 10 1/2 in. (sight)	1926	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 25,000.00
2002	Benton Spruance (1904 - 1967)	BENTON MURDOCH SPRUANCE (AMERICAN, 1904-1967) END SWEEP Lithograph: 8 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (sight)		USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	USD 2,812.50
2034	Thomas Hart Benton (1889 - 1975)	THOMAS HART BENTON (AMERICAN, 1889-1975) SUNDAY MORNING, 1939 Lithograph: 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (sight)	1939	USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,500.00
2001	Donald S. Vogel (1917 - 2004)	DONALD STANLEY VOGEL (AMERICAN, 1917-2004) PULLMAN SERVICE Lithographic crayon and pencil: 14 x 20 1/2 in.		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 937.50
2030	FLORENCE KENT	FLORENCE KENT (AMERICAN, 1917-1989) ST. CARMINE, CIRCA 1938 Lithograph: 16 1/2 x 12 in. (sight)		USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 875.00
2016	Mark Freeman (b. 1908)	MARK FREEMAN (AMERICAN, 1908-2003) THE CITY SLEEPS Lithograph: 18 x 12 in. (sight)		USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 812.50
2017	Benton Spruance (1904 - 1967)	BENTON MURDOCH SPRUANCE (AMERICAN, 1904-1967) CITY IN THE RAIN, 1932 Color lithograph: 13 x 10 in. (sight)	1932	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 593.75
2003	Joseph Solman (1909 - 2008)	JOSEPH SOLMAN (AMERICAN, 1909-2008) VENUS OF 23RD STREET, 1936 Linocut: 11 1/2 x 6 3/10 in. (sight)	1936	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 500.00
2026	Robert Ashwin Maynard (1888 - 1966)	ROBERT ASHWIN MAYNARD (AMERICAN, 1888-) HARBOR SCENE Woodcut: 6 3/4 x 9 in. (sight)		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 468.75
2008	Luis Camnitzer (b. 1937)	LUIS CAMNITZER (URUGUAYAN, 1937-) FAILURE Blockprint: 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (sight)		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
2032	Clarence Bolton (1893 - 1962)	CLARENCE WHEELER BOLTON (AMERICAN, 1893-1962) COUNTRY CHURCH Lithograph: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (sight)		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 406.25
2014	Isabel Bishop (1902 - 1988)	ISABEL BISHOP (AMERICAN, 1902-1988) THREE ON A BENCH, 1955 Ink on paper: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.	1955	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 375.00
2048	Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955)	FERNAND LEGER (FRENCH, 1881-1955) ELEMENT MECANIQUES Color etching and aquatint: 30 x 22 1/2 in. (full sheet)		USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 375.00
2033	Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (b. 1890)	MARGUERITE REDMAN DORGELOH (AMERICAN, 1890-1944) DANISH CHURCH - SAN FRANCISCO Lithograph: 11 x 6 3/4 in. (sight)		USD 50.00 - 100.00	USD 343.75
2040	J. Jay McVicker (1911 - 2004)	JAY JESSE MCVICKER (AMERICAN, 1911-2004) RIVER TAPESTRY, 1947 Aquatint: 13 x 10 1/4 in. (sight)	1947	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 343.75
2042	Howard Norton Cook (1901 - 1980)	HOWARD NORTON COOK (AMERICAN, 1901-1980) TUNISIAN COAST, 1929 Lithograph: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (sight)	1929	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 343.75
2050	Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz (b. 1924)	CARMELIO CRUZ (BRAZILIAN, 1924-) UNTITLED, 1965 Paint on newsprint: 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (sight)	1965	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 312.50
2018	Nat Lowell (1880 - 1956)	NAT LOWELL (AMERICAN, 1880-1956) UN BUILDING along with TIP OF MANHATTAN Etching with drypoint: 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (sight)		USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 281.25
2023	Otto Kuhler (1894 - 1976)	OTTO AUGUST KUHLER (AMERICAN, 1894-1977) BUILDING THE DAM Etching: 11 x 9 in. (sight)		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 281.25
2029	LOUIS BARLOW	LOUIS BARLOW (AMERICAN, 1908-2001) HIGH AND DRY, 1939 Wood engraving: 7 x 8 4/5 in. (sight)	1939	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 281.25
2039	Isabella Walker (1901 - 1987)	ISABELLA BROCKWAY WALKER (AMERICAN, 1901-1987) THE VALLEY Color screenprint: 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 281.25
2041	HILDE KATZ	HILDE KATZ (AMERICAN, 1909-) CORN VIGNETTE Woodblock: 9 1/2 x 9 in. (sight)		USD 50.00 - 100.00	USD 281.25
2021	Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913 - 2008)	JACKSON LEE NESBITT (AMERICAN, 1913-2008) BLOOMING MILL, SHEFFIELD STEEL CORPORATION, 1938 Lithograph: 10 1/10 x 7 7/10 in.	1938	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 250.00
2028	Luigi Lucioni (1900 - 1988)	LUIGI LUCIONI (1900-1988) RURAL LANDSCAPE Etching: 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (sight)		USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 250.00
2043	Reynold Henry Weidenaar (1915 - 1985)	REYNOLD HENRY WEIDENAAR (AMERICAN, 1915-1985) VALLEY OF WRATH Mezzotint: 11 1/4 x 13 3/10 in. (sight)		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 250.00

Sotheby’s
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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

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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.

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