Auction Reports

Potomack Company

Auction Info

Auction Name
20th and 21st Century Fine Art
Auction Date
02/05/2026 - 02/05/2026
Sale Number
#20526
Total Lots
28
Sold Lots
23.0
Lots Sold
82.14%
Unsold Lots
5
Total Sales (USD)
118,332.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
69,400.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
107,400.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
172,800.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
262,400.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
45.10%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2066 Pablo Picasso

FEMME AU CHAPEAU A FLEURS/ PORTRAIT DE JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU DE PAILLE FLEURI, 1962

1962 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 42,250.00
2065 Pablo Picasso

HOMME BARBU COURONNE DE FEUILLAGE/ HOMME BARBU COURONNE DE VIGNE

USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 39,000.00
2078 Milton Avery

STRANGE BIRD - 1953

1953 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 10,400.00
2076 Alexander (1898) Calder

UNTITLED, CIRCA 1965

CIRCA 1965 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,225.00
2093 Minor White

UNTITLED

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,925.00
2067 Marc Chagall

L'ARC EN CIEL

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,600.00
2068 Marc Chagall

ON THE STOVE (SUR LE POELE) - 1922/23

1922/23 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,210.00
2092 Minor White

COBBLESTONE HOUSE, AVON, NY

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,080.00
2080 Frank Stella

FATTIBURG,1996

1996 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,820.00
2064 Pablo Picasso

LE VIEUX ROI, 1959

1959 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,690.00
2070 Robert Gwathmey

WATCHING THE PARADE

USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,300.00
2069 Henry Ossawa Tanner

FISHING BOATS AT SHORE, BRITTANY, CIRCA 1905/1910

CIRCA 1905/1910 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,300.00
2063 Pablo Picasso

THE FAUN'S DANCE / LA DANSE DES FAUNS - 1957

1957 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,235.00
2079 Howard Mehring

UNTITLED, c. 1970

c. 1970 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 910.00
2087 Pierre Alechinsky

UNDER THE VOLCANO - 1977

1977 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 910.00
2082 Roberto Matta

POPOL-VUH, 1978

1978 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 845.00
2073 John McCrady

CARNIVAL IN NEW ORLEANS, 1947

1947 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 520.00
2083 Gunther Gerzso

LA CASA DE TATANIUH (TATANIUH'S HOUSE) from ACTUALIDAD GRAFICA PANORAMA ARTISTICO

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
2086 Luisa Palacios

LOVING SHADOW from 21 ESTAMPADORES DE COLOMBIA, MEXICO Y VENEZUELA, 1972

1972 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00
2094 Rimma Gerlovina

BELIEVE, REAL, A2 + B2 = C2, 1990 from STILL PERFORMANCES' PORTFOLIO

1990 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00

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  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • 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
  • 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:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000