Auction Reports
Christies
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Pressing Forward: Contemporary Editions from a Private Detroit Collection
- Auction Date
- 07/16/2025 - 07/16/2025
- Sale Number
- #24251
- Total Lots
- 80
- Sold Lots
- 68
- Lots Sold
- 85.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 12
- Total Sales (USD)
- 919,044.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 521,000.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 790,650.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 777,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 1,183,800.00
- 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 |
| 9 | JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930) | Decoy |
1971 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 1 | FRANK STELLA (1936-2024) | Black Series I |
1967 | 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 |
| 48 | GEORGE CONDO (B. 1957) | Renaissance Figures (II) |
2020 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
| 37 | KERRY JAMES MARSHALL (B. 1955) | Untitled (Man) |
2017 | 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 |
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![<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.")
