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Auction Info

Auction Name
Old Master Through Modern Prints: Featuring The Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts
Auction Date
04/15/2025 - 04/15/2025
Sale Number
#2700
Total Lots
382
Sold Lots
298
Lots Sold
78.01%
Unsold Lots
84
Total Sales (USD)
1,169,540.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
859,900.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
1,316,600.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,155,200.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,763,300.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
66.33%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
75 ALBRECHT DURER (1471 - 1528)

Knight, Death and the Devil

1513 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 40,000.00
20 BLANCHE LAZZELL (1878 - 1956)

Tulips.

1920 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 35,000.00
5 ALICE RAVENEL HUGER SMITH (1876 - 1958)

Moon-Flower and Hawk Moth.

circa 1918 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 27,500.00
309 PABLO PICASSO (AFTER)

Tete de Femme au Chapeau.

1956 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 25,000.00
231 MARTIN LEWIS (1881 - 1962)

Glow of the City.

1929 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
4 ALICE RAVENEL HUGER SMITH (1876 - 1958)

Celestial Figs.

circa 1917-19 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 23,750.00
232 MARTIN LEWIS (1881 - 1962)

Subway Steps.

1930 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 21,250.00
59 BLANCHE LAZZELL (1878 - 1956)

Petunia Planes

1952 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,000.00
119 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606 - 1669)

The Strolling Musicians.

circa 1635 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 17,500.00
10 EDNA BOIES HOPKINS (1872 - 1937)

Garden Flowers.

circa 1915 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,250.00
297 PAUL KLEE (1879 - 1940)

Die Hexe mit dem Kamm.

1922 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 16,250.00
6 EDNA BOIES HOPKINS (1872 - 1937)

Violets and Phlox (Florals)

circa 1909-1913 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 16,250.00
299 WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866 - 1944)

Lithographie fur die Vierte Bauhausmappe

1922 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 16,250.00
1 ARTHUR WESLEY DOW (1857 - 1922)

Lily

1898 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 16,250.00
325 HENRI MATISSE (AFTER)

Petit Interieur Bleu

circa 1952 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,000.00
198 MARY CASSATT (1844 - 1926)

At the Dressing Table

circa 1879 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 13,750.00
7 EDNA BOIES HOPKINS (1872 - 1937)

Butterflies.

circa 1914-15 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,750.00
307 PABLO PICASSO (1881 - 1973)

Le Repos du Sculpteur, I.

1933 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,750.00
233 MARTIN LEWIS (1881 - 1962)

Cathedral Steps.

1931 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,500.00
235 MARTIN LEWIS (1881 - 1962)

Chance Meeting.

1940-41 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,500.00

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