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Rago Arts and Auctions: Artists' Books and Ephemera from an Important Private Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Artists' Books and Ephemera from an Important Private Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 328,577.00 |
| Auction Date | March 15, 2023 - March 15, 2023 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 187,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #31523 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 270,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 295 | ||
| Sold Lots | 295.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 187,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 270,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 121.70% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | Christopher Wool | Black Book |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 | |
| 242 | Marcel Broodthaers | L'Ardoise magique (Magic Slate) |
1972 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,710.00 |
| 228 | John Baldessari | Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts) |
1973 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 344 | Louise Lawler | Ephemera |
1964 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 9,450.00 |
| 235 | Alighiero Boetti | Classifying the Thousand Longest Rivers in the World |
1977 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 372 | Bruce Nauman | Burning Small Fires |
1968 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,192.00 |
| 422 | Kiki Smith | Tidal (I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me) |
1998 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,292.00 |
| 294 | Hanuman Books | Artists' books, forty-two |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 322 | Martin Kippenberger | The Canary Searching for a Port in the Storm |
1991 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 272 | Peter Fischli and David Weiss | Will Happiness Find Me? and Record |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 4,788.00 | |
| 293 | Joanne Greenbaum | Book of paintings |
2015 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 349 | Sol Lewitt | Artist's books, eighteen |
1977 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,788.00 |
| 448 | After Andy Warhol | The Souper Dress |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,788.00 | |
| 362 | Brice Marden | Thirty-six Poems by Tu Fu |
1987 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,192.00 |
| 256 | William Copley and | SMS: A Collection of Multiples |
1968 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
| 393 | Jerónimo López Ramirez (Dr. Lakra) | Artist's book |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,032.00 | |
| 404 | Dieter Roth | Artist's books, twenty-three |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,032.00 |
| 487 | David Wojnarowicz and Paul Thek | Tongues of Flame and Processions |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 4,032.00 | |
| 455 | Lawrence Weiner | Aphorism of the Week: Arts Not a Game, It Has No Rules |
1997 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,780.00 |
| 340 | Barbara Kruger | Artist's books and ephemera |
1978 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,668.00 |
| 390 | Richard Prince | Inside World |
1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,528.00 |
| 239 | Louise Bourgeois | Red Room (Parents) Pillowcase |
2007 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,276.00 |
| 212 | Bas Jan Ader | Ephemera |
1971-1992 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
| 216 | Lawrence Alloway | Artists & Photographs |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,024.00 | |
| 263 | Robert Crumb | Comic books and ephemera |
1968-1997 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
