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Rago Arts and Auctions: Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

Auction Reports

Auction Name Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Total Sales (USD) 1,648,739.00
Auction Date November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,106,500.00
Sale Number #111225b High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 3,155,500.00
Total Lots 12
Sold Lots 11.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,356,500.00
% of Lots Sold 91.67% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,505,500.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 47.03%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
134 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn)

1967 USD 2,000,000.00 - 3,000,000.00 USD 1,514,000.00
135 Andy Warhol 1928--1987

New York Post, Front Page (Judge Blasts Lynch)

c. 1983 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 53,340.00
149 Nancy Spero 1926--2009

Masha Bruskina

1993 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 15,240.00
183 Mickalene Thomas b.1971

A Moment's Pleasure in Black and White

2006 / printed 2008 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 13,200.00
127 Gerhard Richter b.1932

15.1.08 (Grauwald)

2008 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 12,700.00
224 Raymond Pettibon b.1957

No Title (Self-Portrait)

1992 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,795.00
178 Lenore Tawney 1907--2007

Six works

1978-88 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,255.00
205 Peter Halley b.1953

Untitled (8.4.12.5)

2014 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,255.00
226 Lucas Samaras 1936--2024

Photo-Transformation

1975 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,080.00
142 Joan Snyder b.1940

Brooklyn Beanfield

1991 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,064.00
180 Lenore Tawney 1907--2007

Five works

1979-1982 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000