Sothebys: Modern Discoveries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Discoveries | Total Sales (USD) | 321,183.00 |
| Auction Date | February 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 215,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11782 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 305,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 28 | ||
| Sold Lots | 26 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 242,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.86% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 344,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 93.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Andrew Wyeth | Archie's Corner |
1953 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 253 | Marcel Duchamp | De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Selavy (La Boite-en-valise), serie B |
1946-54 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 261 | Salvador Dali | Poemes Secrets: Ten Plates (Michler/Lopsinger 189-98; Field 67-10) |
1967 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 265 | Joan Miro | Sans titre |
1950 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 204 | Marc Chagall | Springtime in the Meadow, from Daphnis and Chloe (Mourlot 314; see Cramer bks. 46) |
1961 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 264 | Joan Miro | La Captive (Dupin 489) |
1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 269 | Carlos Merida | Las tres doncellas |
1956 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 316 | Pablo Picasso | Cirque: ecuyere, femmes et spectateurs, dont un garagiste deguise (Bloch 1523; Baer 1539) |
1968 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 266 | Joan Miro | La Commedia dell'Arte VIII (Dupin 1113) |
1979 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 312 | Joan Miro | Serie noire et rouge: one plate (Dupin 35) |
1938 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 |
| 226 | After Pablo Picasso | Grande Maternite |
1963 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 276 | Jean Dubuffet | Parade nuptiale, from Cahier de l'Herne (Webel 1099) |
1973 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 280 | Andre Kertesz | Washington Square |
1954 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 313 | Joan Miro | Vers la gauche (Dupin 461) |
1968 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 248 | Mary Cassatt | Lady in Black, in a Loge, Facing Right (Breeskin 24) |
circa 1880 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 223 | Edward Hopper | The Bull Fight (Levin 50; Zigrosser 3) |
1912-22. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 291 | George Bellows | The Tournament (Mason 72) |
1918 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 277 | Imogen Cunningham | Agave Design 2 |
1920s, printed later. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 311 | Joan Miro | Aidez l'Espagne (Dupin 17) |
1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 321 | George Silk | Kathy Flicker |
1962 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 260 | Leonor Fini | Three Prints |
circa 1970 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 293 | George Bellows | Murder of Edith Cavell, from War (Mason 53) |
1918 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 314 | Harry Callahan | Eleanor, Chicago |
circa 1949, printed later. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 320 | Wynn Bullock | Nude Study |
circa 1940. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 294 | George Bellows | Irish Fair (Mason 153) |
1923 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 |