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Swann Galleries: Old Master Through Modern Prints

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Auction Name Old Master Through Modern Prints Total Sales (USD) 2,002,714.00
Auction Date November 02, 2023 - November 02, 2023 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,397,100.00
Sale Number #2651 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,142,900.00
Total Lots 480
Sold Lots 362.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,120,900.00
% of Lots Sold 75.42% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,233,600.00
Unsold Lots 118 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 61.93%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
409 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Coast of Amalfi (Composition).

1934 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 293,000.00
231 EDWARD HOPPER

Night Shadows.

1921 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 75,000.00
232 MARTIN LEWIS

Relics (Speakeasy Corner)

1928 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 75,000.00
57 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Self Portrait with a Raised Sabre

1634 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 48,750.00
14 ALBRECHT DÜRER

St. Jerome in his Study

1514 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 45,000.00
410 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Sun and Moon.

1948 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 32,500.00
345 PABLO PICASSO (AFTER)

Tête de Femme au Chapeau

1956 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 27,500.00
58 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael

1637 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
148 MARY CASSATT

The Banjo Lesson

circa 1893 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 22,500.00
234 MARTIN LEWIS

Stoops in Snow.

1930 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
313 RUFINO TAMAYO

Galaxia.

1977 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 22,500.00
1 MARTIN SCHONGAUER

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene

circa 1480-90 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 21,250.00
107 GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI

The Round Tower

1749-50 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 21,250.00
457 MARC CHAGALL (AFTER)

Romeo and Juliet.

1964 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 21,250.00
49 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

The Great Jewish Bride

1635 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,000.00
198 WINSLOW HOMER

Mending the Tears

1888 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,000.00
266 THOMAS HART BENTON

The Grapes of Wrath.

1939 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 18,750.00
170 PAUL GAUGUIN

Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé.

1891 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,250.00
187 AUGUSTE RODIN

L'Eternelle Idole

1896-1905 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 16,250.00
449 MARC CHAGALL

Then said the King in himself

1948 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,250.00
408 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Santa Severina, Calabria.

1931 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,000.00
42 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Bust of an Old Bearded Man, Looking Down, Three Quarters Right

1631 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 13,750.00
163 JAMES JACQUES TISSOT

Octobre.

1878 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 12,500.00
225 EDNA BOIES HOPKINS

Cineraria (Anemones; Purple Zinnias).

1915-17 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,500.00
283 BLANCHE LAZZELL

Red and Blue Petunias

1955-56 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 12,500.00
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