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Rago Arts and Auctions: Prints and Multiples
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Prints and Multiples | Total Sales (USD) | 191,915.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 17, 2026 - March 17, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 138,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #31726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 204,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 158 | ||
| Sold Lots | 138.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 164,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.34% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 243,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Albrecht Durer 1471--1528 | The Peasant and His Wife at Market |
1519 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,305.00 |
| 215 | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864--1901 | La Revue Blanche |
1895 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,680.00 |
| 100 | Albrecht Durer 1471--1528 | The Ill-Assorted Couple |
c.1495 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,040.00 |
| 177 | David Hockney b.1937 | Prisoner, for Amnesty International |
1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 190 | Fernando Botero 1932--2023 | To Amnesty International |
1976 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
| 207 | M.C. Escher 1898--1972 | Regular Division of the Plane I |
1957 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,054.00 |
| 105 | Martin Lewis 1881--1962 | Night in New York |
1932 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 |
| 110 | Thomas Hart Benton 1889--1975 | The Boy |
1948 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 145 | Kyra Markham 1891--1967 | Mature Vision |
1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 241 | Walter J. Phillips 1884--1963 | White Wilderness |
1918 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,096.00 |
| 117 | Dorothy Dehner 1901--1994 | Figures in Landscape |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,990.00 |
| 119 | Paul Cadmus 1904--1999 | Shore Leave |
1935 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 220 | Fernand Leger 1881--1955 | La lecture |
1953 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 236 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841--1919 | Le chapeau epingle (La fille de Berthe Morisot et sa cousine) |
1894 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 226 | Pablo Picasso 1881--1973 | Les Banderilles (from the A Los Toros Avec Picasso portfolio) |
1961 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 |
| 168 | Yaacov Agam b.1928 | Emanation |
1971 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,926.00 |
| 108 | Grant Wood 1891--1942 | In the Spring |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 |
| 235 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841--1919 | Auguste Rodin |
c.1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 149 | Jackson Lee Nesbitt 1913--2008 | The Spirit of Butler |
1940 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 178 | Ed Paschke 1939--2004 | The Kiss |
1997 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 213 | Marc Chagall 1887--1985 | Plate 30 from Psaumes de David |
1980 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 118 | George Bellows 1882--1925 | Nude Standing, Side View; The Barricade (two works) |
1916, 1918 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,261.00 |
| 122 | Rockwell Kent 1882--1971 | Mountain Climber |
1933 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 254 | Frances Gearhart 1869--1958 | Eucalyptus |
c.1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,176.00 |
| 103 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606--1669 | Man in a Coat and Fur Cap Leaning against a Bank |
c.1630 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
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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.