Rago Arts and Auctions: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 251,162.00 |
| Auction Date | May 01, 2025 - May 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 209,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #50125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 313,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 130 | ||
| Sold Lots | 119 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 241,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 361,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 69.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Vanity) (from the Beneath the Roses series) |
2004 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 110 | Larry Clark b.1943 | Tulsa |
1968-71 / printed 1972 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 122 | Vik Muniz b.1961 | Horse (from the Monad series) |
2003 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 116 | Diane Arbus 1923--1971 | A Naked Man Being a Woman |
1968 / printed 1972 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 169 | James Casebere b.1953 | Turning Hallway |
2003 / printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 103 | Nan Goldin b.1953 | Piotr Taking His AIDS Medication, Berlin |
1996 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 128 | Elger Esser b.1967 | Cutting Wharf II (from the Six American Sunsets series) |
2008 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 129 | Edward Burtynsky b.1955 | Nickel Tailings #30, Sudbury, Ontario |
1996 / printed 1998 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 105 | Richard Pettibone 1938--2024 | Helmut Newton, Two Models My Studio, Paris |
1974 / printed 1980 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 109 | William Eggleston b.1939 | White Plains, Blue Sky |
1978 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 107 | William Eggleston b.1939 | Untitled (Bar, American Flags, Memphis, Tennessee) |
2001 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 118 | Diane Arbus 1923--1971 | A Child Crying, N.J. 1967 |
1967 / printed 1972 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 193 | Allan Grant 1919--2008 | Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn Backstage at the Academy Awards |
1955 / printed 2001 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 148 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Woman Planting in Road) |
1996 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 179 | Ruth Bernhard 1905--2006 | Configuration S.F. |
1962 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 101 | Victor Obsatz 1925--2019 | Portrait No. 29 (Double Exposure: Full Face and Profile), Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, 1953 |
1953 / printed later | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 120 | William Eggleston b.1939 | Untitled |
c. 1973 / printed 2007 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 139 | Philippe Halsman 1906--1979 | Warhol |
1968 / printed 1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,556.00 |
| 117 | Diane Arbus 1923--1971 | Untitled (27) |
1970-71 / printed 1990 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 165 | Sam Taylor-Wood b.1967 | XV Seconds |
2000 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 149 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Unreleased #4) |
2003 / printed 2023 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 153 | Art Sinsabaugh 1924--1983 | Illinois Landscape #5 |
1970 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 141 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Lying Gourd with Worms) |
1994 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 145 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Leg and Butterflies with Tulips) |
1997 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 147 | Gregory Crewdson b.1962 | Untitled (Squirrels and Eggs) |
1997 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
