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Swann Galleries: Old Master Through Modern Prints

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Auction Name Old Master Through Modern Prints Total Sales (USD) 1,436,835.00
Auction Date April 18, 2024 - April 18, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,053,100.00
Sale Number #2666 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,610,900.00
Total Lots 360
Sold Lots 272 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,308,200.00
% of Lots Sold 75.56% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,003,300.00
Unsold Lots 88 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 71.72%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
269 WINSLOW HOMER

Perils of the Sea

1888 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 93,750.00
349 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell).

1960 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 93,750.00
341 JOAN MIRO

Gargantua

1977 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 75,000.00
287 EDWARD HOPPER

Night Shadows

1921 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 62,500.00
310 PABLO PICASSO

Le Repas Frugal

1904 USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 62,500.00
97 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Self Portrait Frowning: Bust

1630 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 50,000.00
3 MARTIN SCHONGAUER

The Crucifixion

circa 1480 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 37,500.00
348 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Whirlpools.

1957 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 27,500.00
12 ALBRECHT DURER

Adam and Eve

1504 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
221 GEORGE STUBBS

Tygers at Play.

1780 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 22,500.00
308 PAUL CADMUS

Twelve Etchings

1934-53 (printed 1979) USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 22,500.00
347 MAURITS C. ESCHER

Convex and Concave.

1955 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
38 HANS BALDUNG GRIEN

Group of Seven Horses

1534 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 21,250.00
2 MARTIN SCHONGAUER

Christ Enthroned, with two Angels

circa 1475-80 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 20,000.00
58 HIERONYMUS BOSCH (AFTER)

The Temptation of St. Anthony.

1561 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 18,750.00
267 PAUL SIGNAC

La Bouee (Saint-Tropez: Le Port)

1894 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 18,750.00
99 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

The Rat Catcher

1632 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 17,500.00
107 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

The Pancake Woman

1635 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,750.00
230 FRANCISCO JOSE DE GOYA

Modo de Volar

circa 1824 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 13,750.00
5 ALBRECHT DURER

The Monstrous Pig of Landser

circa 1496 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,500.00
314 PABLO PICASSO (AFTER)

Le Cavalier.

1968 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,250.00
317 WASSILY KANDINSKY

Kleine Welten VI.

1922 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,625.00
299 ROBERT RIGGS

Dust Storm.

circa 1941. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,000.00
13 ALBRECHT DURER

The Small Horse

1505 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,750.00
326 FRANZ MARC

Die Schlafende Hirtin

1912 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
  • ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
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