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Christies: Pressing Forward: Contemporary Editions from a Private Detroit Collection

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Auction Name Pressing Forward: Contemporary Editions from a Private Detroit Collection Total Sales (USD) 919,044.00
Auction Date July 16, 2025 - July 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 521,000.00
Sale Number #24251 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 790,650.00
Total Lots 80
Sold Lots 68 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 777,100.00
% of Lots Sold 85.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,183,800.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 77.64%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
25 ROBERT LONGO (B. 1953)

Gretchen, from Men in the Cities

1984 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 176,400.00
11 ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

Flash - November 22, 1963

1968 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 100,800.00
19 JOHN BALDESSARI (1931-2020)

I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art

1971 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 94,500.00
5 ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008)

Breakthrough II

1965 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 75,600.00
22 VIJA CELMINS (B. 1938)

Untitled Portfolio

1975 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 50,400.00
35 KERRY JAMES MARSHALL (B. 1955)

Brownie

1995 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 50,400.00
27 ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)

Archi-Props

1993-1997 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 44,100.00
1 FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)

Black Series I

1967 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 37,800.00
9 JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930)

Decoy

1971 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 37,800.00
45 RASHID JOHNSON (B. 1977)

Untitled

2015 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 32,760.00
37 KERRY JAMES MARSHALL (B. 1955)

Untitled (Man)

2017 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,200.00
48 GEORGE CONDO (B. 1957)

Renaissance Figures (II)

2020 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,200.00
24 ERIC FISCHL (B. 1948)

Year of the Drowned Dog

1983 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,900.00
36 KERRY JAMES MARSHALL (B. 1955)

Satisfied Man

2015 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,900.00
16 MARCEL BROODTHAERS (1924-1976)

Museum--Museum

1972 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 16,380.00
6 JIM DINE (B. 1935)

Drag --- Johnson and Mao

1967 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,120.00
38 WILLIE COLE (B. 1955)

Stowage

1997 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,820.00
59 BHARTI KHER (B. 1969)

The 10th Hour

2009 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,048.00
58 BHARTI KHER (B. 1969)

The 11th Hour

2009 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,670.00
3 FRED SANDBACK (1943-2003)

Fluoresc. Blue Cord + Rod

1968 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,292.00
18 JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986)

Earth Telephone

1973 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,292.00
12 GERALD LAING (1936-2011)

Stacy, from Baby Baby Wild Things

1968 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,788.00
55 RICHARD DUPONT (B. 1968)

Core

2008 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,788.00
13 ALLAN D'ARCANGELO (1930-1998)

June Moon 1963, from 7 Serigraphien

1969 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,032.00
42 LUC TUYMANS (B. 1958)

The Valley

2012 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,032.00
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