Venator and Hanstein: Modern and Contemporary Graphics and Art, Modern Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Graphics and Art, Modern Books | Total Sales (EUR) | 542,694.60 |
| Auction Date | September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 444,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #182 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 444,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 443 | ||
| Sold Lots | 276.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 686,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.30% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 686,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 167 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 716 | MARC CHAGALL | Carmen 1967 |
1967 | EUR 30,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 31,500.00 |
| 1021 | PABLO PICASSO | Faune devoilant une dormeuse (Jupiter et Antiope, d'apres Rembrandt. Blatt 27 aus: Suite Vollard) 1936 |
1936 | EUR 30,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 |
| 1025 | PABLO PICASSO | Pan 1948 |
1948 | EUR 15,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 15,120.00 |
| 1034 | SIGMAR POLKE | Sauberes Auto - Gute Laune 2002 |
2002 | EUR 12,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 13,860.00 |
| 1121 | GUNTHER UECKER | Aufbruch 1992 |
1992 | EUR 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 13,860.00 |
| 606 | JOSEF ALBERS | GB 2 1969 |
1969 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 11,970.00 |
| 1023 | PABLO PICASSO | Harpye a tete de taureau, et quarte petites filles sur une tour surmontee d'un drapeau noir (Blatt 13 aus: Suite Vollard) 1934 |
1934 | EUR 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 11,340.00 |
| 1278 | Fluxus 1. |
1964 | EUR 400.00 - 400.00 | EUR 10,710.00 | |
| 1022 | PABLO PICASSO | Minotaure aveugle guide dans la nuit par une petite fille au pigeon (Blatt 96 aus: Suite Vollard) 1934 |
1934 | EUR 8,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 860 | FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER | Look at it on a rainy day 1971/72 |
1971/72 | EUR 10,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 |
| 1238 | BERND UND HILLA BECHER; | Fachwerkhauser des Siegener Industriegebietes. (Neuaufl.) |
2000 | EUR 500.00 - 500.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 719 | MARC CHAGALL | Notre Dame et la tour Eiffel 1960 |
1960 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,426.00 |
| 723 | MARC CHAGALL | Couple aux deux bouquets 1977 |
1977 | EUR 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,670.00 |
| 729 | MARC CHAGALL | Der Spaziergang II (aus: Bauhaus-Drucke Neue europaische Graphik. Vierte Mappe: Italienische und russische Kunstler) 1922 |
1922 | EUR 3,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 5,670.00 |
| 933 | MAPPENWERKE / SAMMLUNGEN; ZDENEK SYKORA | Heinz Teufel zum 60. Geburtstag (12 Linien fur Heinz) 1996 |
1996 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 5,670.00 |
| 1118 | GUNTHER UECKER | Ohne Titel 1972 |
1972 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,670.00 |
| 607 | JOSEF ALBERS | I-S d 1969 |
1969 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 730 | CHRISTO | Monuments 1968 |
1968 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 878 | ELLSWORTH KELLY | Red Curve 1999 |
1999 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 965 | JOAN MIRO | Aus: Le lezard aux plumes d'or 1971 |
1971 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,040.00 |
| 831 | ERICH HECKEL | Frauen am Strand (Akte am Strand / Badende am Strand) 1912 |
1912 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 1123 | GUNTHER UECKER | Aus: Schrift der Nagel, Blatt II 2007 |
2007 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 1303 | PABLO PICASSO; DOUGLAS COOPER | Les dejeuners. |
1962 37 x 27 cm | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,914.00 |
| 1030 | PABLO PICASSO | Peintre au travail avec modele barbu et une spectatrice en tailleur (aus: Les bleus de Barcelone) 1963 |
1963 | EUR 1,800.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,788.00 |
| 1122 | GUNTHER UECKER | Nagel 1992 |
1992 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,536.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
