Christies: The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Online - bidstart 5/2
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Surrealist World of Rosalind Gersten Jacobs and Melvin Jacobs, Online - bidstart 5/2 | Total Sales (USD) | 253,008.00 |
| Auction Date | May 18, 2022 - May 18, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 106,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #21473 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 162,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 47 | ||
| Sold Lots | 42 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 121,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 186,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 136.03% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MAN RAY | Revolving Doors |
1972 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 52,920.00 |
| 9 | RENE MAGRITTE | Aube à l'antipode |
1966 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 |
| 63 | VIJA CELMINS | Drypoint - Ocean Surface |
1983 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 23,940.00 |
| 12 | MAN RAY | Le pain peint |
1973 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 13 | DOROTHEA TANNING | Les 7 périls spectraux |
1950 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,860.00 |
| 4 | MARCEL DUCHAMP and JACQUES VILLON | La Mariée |
1934 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 19 | MAN RAY | Aerograph |
1970 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 69 | AFTER ROY LICHTENSTEIN | This Must Be the Place (for the Reuben Awards) |
1965 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 76 | Exhibition Poster for Combattimento per Un'immagine, Fotografi e Pittori at the Galeria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Torino, Italy, March-April 1973 |
1973 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,930.00 | |
| 14 | PAUL DELVAUX | Mauve Curtains, from Les Dessins de Paul Delvaux |
1967 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
| 6 | Man Ray, 1934 | Photographs 1920-1934 Paris |
1934 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
| 7 | Man Ray, 1948 | To Be Continued Unnoticed |
1948 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,670.00 |
| 68 | Exhibition Poster for MAGRITTE at Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, 1965 |
1965 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 33 | BRUNO MARTINAZZI | Bocca |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,788.00 | |
| 61 | ED RUSCHA | Exploding Cheese, from Various Cheeses |
1976 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,410.00 |
| 65 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | SMS #1-6 |
1968 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,410.00 |
| 26 | JOSEPH CORNELL | Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) from Prints for Phoenix House |
1972, 1975. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
| 67 | Exhibition Poster for Man Ray L'Oeuvre Photographique at Le Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, May-June 1962 |
1962 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 | |
| 8 | JEAN ARP | Two prints by the artist |
1951 and 1955 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
| 10 | MAX ERNST | Vue de ma fenêtre |
1960 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
| 31 | NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE | Untitled, from Nana Power |
1971 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
| 1 | EDWARD STEICHEN | Edward Steichen: The Early Years, 1900-1927 |
1981 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 5 | Max Ernst, 1934 | Une semaine de bonté |
1934 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 71 | Exhbition Poster for The Almost Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp at the Tate Gallery 18 June - 31 July 1966 |
1966 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,772.00 | |
| 25 | JOSEPH CORNELL | Untitled (Derby Hat), from Prints for Phoenix House |
1972 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,016.00 |
