Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 383,167.00 |
| Auction Date | March 04, 2025 - March 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 289,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #30425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 425,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 139 | ||
| Sold Lots | 120 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 373,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 545,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, CA |
1945 / printed c.1975 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 |
| 170 | Carlo Mollino 1905--1973 | Untitled (Polaroid) |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 | |
| 106 | Edward Weston 1886--1958 | Shells |
1927 | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 128 | Gerhard Richter b.1932 | Bouquet (P3) |
2014 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 134 | Zanele Muholi b.1972 | Thandiwe, Roanoke, VA |
2018 | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 111 | Garry Winogrand 1928--1984 | John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles |
1960 / printed later | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 189 | Ellen von Unwerth b.1954 | Nudes at the Royalton Hotel, New York |
1992 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 114 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (concentric circles) (from the Hover series) |
1997 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 151 | Ansel Adams 1902--1984 | Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California |
c.1960 / printed c.1963-70 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 108 | Edward Weston 1886--1958 | Pepper No. 30 |
1930 / printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 129 | Michal Rovner b.1957 | Merging 15 |
1997 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 130 | Ruud van Empel b.1958 | World #31 |
2008 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 105 | Yousuf Karsh 1908--2002 | The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill) |
1941 / printed 1990 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,260.00 |
| 138 | Zanele Muholi b.1972 | Mini Mbatha, Glebelands |
2010 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 104 | Gordon Parks 1912--2006 | Ella Watson, American Gothic, Washington, DC (from the Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary Photography: Civil Rights portfolio) |
1942 / printed 1996 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 118 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (butterflies and braids-vertical) (from the Natural Wonder series) |
1997 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 127 | Sandy Skoglund b.1946 | Picnic on Wine |
2003 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 139 | Alec Soth, Hank Willis Thomas and Hiroshi Watanabe | Bull City Summer Limited Edition Portfolio |
2013 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 110 | Weegee 1899--1968 | Marilyn Monroe |
c.1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 121 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (leg and mice) |
1996 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 133 | Mohau Modisakeng b.1986 | Untitled (Frame IX) (from Untitled Frames 2012-2013) |
2012 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 137 | Mohau Modisakeng b.1986 | Untitled (Frame VIII) (from Untitled Frames 2012-2013) |
2012 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 214 | Margaret Bourke-White 1904--1971 | The Kremlin, Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
1931 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,960.00 |
| 119 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (ducks and ostrich eggs) |
1994 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 116 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (shed fire) |
1997 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 |