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| Auction Name | Contemporary Prints | Total Sales (EUR) | 363,473.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 183,320.00 |
| Sale Number | #174042 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 231,060.00 |
| Total Lots | 282 | ||
| Sold Lots | 260.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 195,630.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.20% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 246,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 147.33% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Lucian Freud (British, 1922-2011) | Naked Man on a Bed. |
N/A | EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 21,100.00 |
| 221 | Zao Wou-Ki (naturalized French Chinese, 1920-2013) | Wolves under the Moon. |
N/A | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 20,440.00 |
| 81 | Lucian Freud (British, 1922-2011) | Girl Sitting. |
N/A | EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 15,825.00 |
| 215 | Pierre Soulages (1919-2022) | Etching XXXV. |
N/A | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 10,813.00 |
| 110 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Pl. for Les Amis du Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris. |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 9,231.00 |
| 92 | Salvador Dali (1904-1989) | City of Drawers (Drawers of Memory). |
N/A | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 8,571.00 |
| 222 | Zao Wou-Ki (naturalized French Chinese, 1920-2013) | Lost Forest. |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,538.00 |
| 230 | Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) | Propellers. |
N/A | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,406.00 |
| 38 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Painter painting his model's breast (Les 347, pl. 166). |
N/A | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,011.00 |
| 54 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Three girls, one in a knitted shirt (Les 156, pl.83). |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 5,011.00 |
| 109 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Sunday Guest III. |
N/A | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,747.00 |
| 155 | Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) | Sunflower I. |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,747.00 |
| 49 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Peasant and maja (Les 156, pl.74). |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,483.00 |
| 53 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Le Cabinet particulier: Degas and a girl (Les 156, pl.80). |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,483.00 |
| 58 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Girls among themselves.The sub-mistress (Les 156, pl. 134). |
N/A | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,351.00 |
| 36 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | The Celestine. Escape under the moon (Les 347, pl. 99). |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 4,088.00 |
| 226 | Zao Wou-Ki (naturalized French Chinese, 1920-2013) | Composition. |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,088.00 |
| 39 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Gentleman with pipe and nude maja (Les 347, pl. 271). |
N/A | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 3,956.00 |
| 46 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Circus. L'Ecuyere au raisin (Les 156, pl. 54). |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 3,956.00 |
| 108 | Joan Miro (1893-1983) | Sunday Guest II. |
N/A | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 3,956.00 |
| 231 | Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) | Composition (Red Cloud). |
N/A | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,956.00 |
| 1 | A large lot by or after Adami, Arroyo, Bazaine, Chagall, Chillida, Goetz, Kandinsky, F. Leger, Le Yaouanc, Matisse, Monory, Palazuelo, Quentin, Rebeyrolle,... |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 3,692.00 | |
| 55 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Degas and two girls, one of whom is being transformed into a work of art (Les 156, pl.85). |
N/A | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 3,692.00 |
| 59 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Degas au double regard et sept baigneuses (Les 156, pl.136). |
N/A | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,692.00 |
| 223 | Zao Wou-Ki (naturalized French Chinese, 1920-2013) | Composition. |
N/A | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,692.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.