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Sothebys: Modern and Contemporary Discoveries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Discoveries | Total Sales (EUR) | 650,621.00 |
| Auction Date | July 08, 2025 - July 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 405,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf2565 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 606,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 45 | ||
| Sold Lots | 28 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 653,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 954,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 68.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Warhol | Margaret Krebs |
1982 | EUR 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | EUR 254,000.00 |
| 15 | Carlos Cruz-Diez | Physichromie ndeg1452 |
2006 | EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | EUR 215,900.00 |
| 159 | Niki de Saint-Phalle | L'arbre de vie - memoire de la liberte |
1991 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 30,480.00 |
| 11 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao |
2000 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,700.00 |
| 109 | Marc Chagall | Les Amoureux dans le ciel |
1986 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 10,795.00 |
| 188 | Georges Rouault | Le blesse |
after 1930. | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 10,160.00 |
| 38 | Pierre Soulages | Eau-forte No 13 (Riviere XIII) |
1957 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 9,525.00 |
| 98 | Marc Chagall | Le paysan; and L'Artiste a la chevre (Two works) |
1961 and 1984 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 9,525.00 |
| 116 | Marc Chagall | Selbstbildnis mit Grimasse |
1924-25 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 8,890.00 |
| 246 | Karl Lagerfeld | Portrait imaginaire du chevalier de Faublas |
1996 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,890.00 |
| 136 | Pierre Soulages | Lithographie No. 31 |
1974 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 7,620.00 |
| 96 | Marc Chagall | Soleil aux amoureux |
1968 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 100 | Marc Chagall | Le reve de l'ane |
1968 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 103 | Marc Chagall | Plate 13, from Arabian Nights |
1948 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,350.00 |
| 67 | Joan Miro | Quelques fleurs pour des amis |
1964 | EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 5,715.00 |
| 114 | Marc Chagall | Das Pferd mit dem Regenschirm; with Die Geigerin, Tanzerin mit Pferd and Die Liebenden mit dem Hahn |
1926-44 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,715.00 |
| 107 | Marc Chagall | Trapeziste a l'oiseau |
1967 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,334.00 |
| 127 | Paul Gauguin | Etude d'un buste et de deux mains |
circa 1899-1902 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,334.00 |
| 102 | Marc Chagall | Granada, from Paroles Peintes I |
1962 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 105 | Marc Chagall | International Rescue (M. 528) |
1967 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 112 | Marc Chagall | Le Mariage |
1968 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,080.00 |
| 111 | Marc Chagall | Paysan a l'horloge |
1968 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 |
| 119 | Marc Chagall | Double visage gris |
1975 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 3,810.00 |
| 97 | Marc Chagall | Die Verliebte. II and III (Two Works) |
1954-55 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,556.00 |
| 239 | Zao Wou-Ki | Gravure 316 |
1981 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,778.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
