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Christies: The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs | Total Sales (USD) | 15,909,714.00 |
| Auction Date | May 14, 2022 - May 14, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 6,668,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #21472 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 9,453,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 27 | ||
| Sold Lots | 23 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 7,268,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 10,353,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 153.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615 | MAN RAY | Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 |
1924 | USD 5,000,000.00 - 7,000,000.00 | USD 12,412,500.00 |
| 659 | RENÉ MAGRITTE | Le modèle rouge |
1948 | USD 700,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 | USD 2,100,000.00 |
| 620 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 192 0s |
1920s | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 302,400.00 |
| 602 | MAN RAY | La Prière, 1930 |
1930 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 289,800.00 |
| 618 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 192 8 |
1928 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 126,000.00 |
| 626 | GILBERT & GEORGE | View |
1983 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 94,500.00 |
| 621 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 1945 |
1945 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,200.00 |
| 655 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 1943 |
1943 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 80,640.00 |
| 646 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 192 6 |
1926 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 75,600.00 |
| 675 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 1943 |
1943 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 59,220.00 |
| 606 | MAN RAY | Demain, 1932 |
1932 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 |
| 648 | MAN RAY | Ostrich Egg, 1944 |
1944 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 |
| 647 | MAN RAY | Rayograph, 1957 |
1957 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 32,760.00 |
| 653 | BERND & HILLA BECHER | Cement Plant |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 | |
| 645 | ALFRED EISENSTAEDT | René Breguet Serves Cocktails at the Grand Hotel Ice Rink, St. Moritz, 1932 |
1932 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 642 | LEE MILLER | Charlie Chaplin with Chandelier, Paris, France, 1931 |
1931 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,790.00 |
| 658 | RENÉ MAGRITTE | La fidélité des images #12: Dieu, Le huitième jour , 1937 |
1937 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,332.00 |
| 622 | BERENICE ABBOTT | El: Second and Third Avenue Lines Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936 |
1936 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 670 | EUGÈNE ATGET | Versailles, Le Poème Satyrique, 1923 |
1923 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 625 | JAMES CASEBERE | Pink Hallway #2 |
2000 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,820.00 |
| 664 | LEE MILLER | Self Portrait, New York, 1932 |
1932 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 616 | MAN RAY | Portrait of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs, 1957 |
1957 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 654 | RENÉ MAGRITTE | La fidélité des images #2: La mort des fantômes, 1928 |
1928 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,772.00 |
