Swann Galleries: Graphic Design
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Graphic Design | Total Sales (USD) | 404,390.00 |
Auction Date | May 13, 2021 - May 13, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 284,800.00 |
Sale Number | #2568 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 415,550.00 |
Total Lots | 200 | ||
Sold Lots | 150 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 402,400.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 75.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 587,200.00 |
Unsold Lots | 50 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 68.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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244 | EL LISSITZKY (1890-1941) | PRO DVA KVADRATA. Book, inscribed by Tschichold. 1922. |
1922 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
242 | ALEXANDER RODCHENKO (1891-1956) | [DOBROLET.] 1923. |
13¾x17¾ inches, 35x45 cm. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
238 | WALTER DEXEL (1890-1973) | VERWENDE STETS NUR GAS. 1924. |
1924 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
236 | KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948) & THEO VAN DOESBURG (1883-1931) | KLEINE DADA SOIRÉE. 1922. |
1922 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
247 | HERBERT BAYER (1900-1985) | UNIVERSAL TYPE / BREIT HALBFETT. Ink and gouache maquette. Circa 1925. |
Circa 1925. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
377 | TADANORI YOKOO (1936- ) | [THE CITY AND DESIGN / THE WONDERS OF LIFE ON EARTH]. 1966. |
1966 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
264 | LADISLAV SUTNAR (1897-1976) | ZIJEME / [WE LIVE.] Group of 20 issues. 1931-1932. |
1931-1932. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
338 | JAN TSCHICHOLD (1903-1974) | DER BERUFSPHOTOGRAPH. 1938. |
1938 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
312 | EDWARD MCKNIGHT KAUFFER (1890-1954) | SOARING TO SUCCESS! DAILY HERALD - THE EARLY BIRD. Circa 1963. |
Circa 1963. | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
366 | JACQUELINE S. CASEY (1927-1992) | THE MIT BLACK STUDENT UNION. Circa 1968. |
Circa 1968. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
221 | NIKLAUS STOECKLIN (1896-1982) | DER BUCHDRUCK. 1922. |
1922 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
249 | HERBERT BAYER (1900-1985) | EINLADUNG ZUM BART NASEN HERZENS FEST, DER BAUHAUSKAPELLE. Invitation. 1928. |
1928 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
344 | JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMANN (1914-1996) | DER FILM / KUNSTGEWERBEMUSEUM ZÜRICH. 1960. |
1960 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
331 | ERIK NITSCHE (1908-1998) | USS NAUTILUS / GENERAL DYNAMICS. 1955. |
1955 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
245 | EL LISSITZKY (1890-1941) | [FOR THE VOICE]. Book. 1923. |
1923 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
376 | TADANORI YOKOO (1936- ) | YUKIO MISHIMA / [THE AESTHETICS OF END]. 1966. |
1966 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,460.00 |
237 | KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948) & THEO VAN DOESBURG (1883-1931) | KLEINE DADA SOIRÉE. Proof. 1922. |
1922 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
349 | GEROLD HUNZIKER (1894-1980) | BUGATTI. 1932. |
1932 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
239 | FRITZ KAHN (1888-1968) | DER MENSCH ALS INDUSTRIEPALAST. Poster with 5 bound volumes. 1926. |
1926 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
341 | ARMIN HOFMANN (1920-2020) | GISELLE. 1959. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
248 | HERBERT BAYER (1900-1985) | DAS WEISSE FEST. Invitation. 1926. |
1926 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
271 | FILIPPO TOMMASO MARINETTI (1876-1944) | LES MOTS EN LIBERTÉ FUTURISTES. Book with 4 foldout, typographic plates. 1919. |
1919 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
246 | HERBERT BAYER (1900-1985) & LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY (1895-1946) | STAATLICHES BAUHAUS IN WEIMAR 1915-1923. Bound volume. 1923. |
1923 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 3,640.00 |
327 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | [WPA ARTISTS & EXHIBITIONS.] Group of 12 booklets and catalogues. 1930s. |
1930s. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
213 | ERWIN PUCHINGER (1875-1944) | WIENER KUNSTGEWERBE - VEREIN. 1912. |
1912 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |