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Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers: Contemporary Fine Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Fine Art | Total Sales (USD) | 154,980.00 |
| Auction Date | May 15, 2025 - May 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 121,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #51525 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 184,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 86 | ||
| Sold Lots | 77 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 130,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.53% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 198,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 590 | George Hoyningen-Huene (1900-1968) | The Divers |
1930 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,150.00 |
| 500 | Brice Marden (1938-2023) | Untitled, from Couples |
1996 | USD 9,000.00 - 11,000.00 | USD 10,125.00 |
| 557 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) | Le Repos du Sculpteur, from La Suite Vollard |
1933 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,100.00 |
| 631 | Attributed to Andy Warhol (1928-1987) | John Wayne, from Cowboys and Indians |
1986 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,075.00 |
| 600 | Harry Callahan (1912-1999) | Cattails Against Sky |
1948 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,400.00 |
| 531 | Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) | Foot Medication |
1963 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,387.50 |
| 550 | Max Beckmann (1884-1950) | Schlangendamen |
1921 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,387.50 |
| 559 | Douglas Cooper, Pablo Picasso, | Les Dejeuners, 1962 |
USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,387.50 | |
| 581 | Donald Baechler (1956-2022) | Ricky's Rice Queen |
1990 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,915.00 |
| 525 | Kiki Smith (b. 1954) | Untitled (Bird) |
2012 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,645.00 |
| 619 | Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) | In the Box |
1962 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,375.00 |
| 522 | Candida Hofer (b. 1944) | Spiegelkantine, Hamburg III |
2000 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,240.00 |
| 518 | Edward Weston (1886-1958) | Nude |
1934 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,970.00 |
| 651 | Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-1996) | Untitled (Oscar Wilde) |
1995 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,700.00 |
| 666 | Philip Taaffe (b. 1955) | Untitled (Palm Frond) |
1991 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,700.00 |
| 615 | Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) | Two Forms |
1963 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,565.00 |
| 618 | Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) | Classic Torso with Hands |
1962 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,430.00 |
| 630 | Jim Dine (b. 1935) | The Henry Street Robes |
2006 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,295.00 |
| 589 | Eadward Muybridge (1830-1904) | Animal Locomotion: Plates 46; 52; 68; 76; 106; and 120 |
1887 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 673 | Henri Matisse (1869-1945) | Cinquante dessins |
1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 675 | Henri Matisse (1869-1945) | Cinquante dessins |
1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 676 | Henri Matisse (1869-1945) | Cinquante dessins |
1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 677 | Henri Matisse (1869-1945) | Cinquante dessins |
1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 523 | Seton Smith (b. 1955) | River, Bed, River |
1991 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,025.00 |
| 554 | Maybelle Stamper (1907-1995) | Head of E. |
1951 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,025.00 |
