Auction details

Post-War And Contemporary Art
9:00 AM PT - May 17th, 2008

offered by
David Rago Auctions

333 North Main Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Us Auction

325 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
151 Lot 151

Weegee (Arthur Fellig) (American, 1899-1968) Caree r Girl, ca. 1956; Gelatin silver print; Stamped "Credit Photo by ...

1,200
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1,800
4 Bids
152 Lot 152

Morton Bartlett (American, 1909-1992) Four works o f art: Untitled, 1940-60 (printed in 2001); Gelatin silver print ...

1,200
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1,800
21 Bids
153 Lot 153

Philip Guston (American, 1913-1980) Untitled, 1966 ; Lithograph (framed); Signed, dated and numbered 25/35; 22 1/4" ...

800
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1,000
39 Bids
154 Lot 154

David Hockney (British, b. 1937) Pleading for the Child (Illustration for Grimm's Fairy Tales), 1969; Etching (fra...

900
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1,200
10 Bids
155 Lot 155

Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Wallchart I, 1974; Li thograph in colors (framed); Signed, dated and numbered A.P. (fro...

4,000
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6,000
6 Bids
156 Lot 156

William Wiley (American, b. 1937) O.T.P.A.G., 1978 ; Monoprint (framed); Signed, dated and titled; 29 1/4" x 41 1/2"...

1,000
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1,500
9 Bids
157 Lot 157

Lloyd Goldsmith (American, 20th C.) Niche, 1979; G raphite on paper (framed); Signed and dated; 41" x 27 1/2" (sheet...

800
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1,200
1 Bid
158 Lot 158

Claes Oldenburg (American, b. 1929) Floating Three -Way Plug, 1976; Softground etching and aquatint in colors; Signe...

7,500
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9,000
1 Bid
159 Lot 159

Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923) Black/White/Bl ack, 1970; Lithograph (framed); Signed and numbered 38/75; 42 1/4...

1,000
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1,500
9 Bids
160 Lot 160

Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Untitled, 1974; S creenprint in colors (framed); Signed, dated and numbered 153/200...

800
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1,000
36 Bids
161 Lot 161

Frank Stella (American, b. 1936) Sinjerli Variatio n II, 1977; Offset lithograph and screenprint in colors (framed);...

4,000
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6,000
14 Bids
162 Lot 162

Helmut Federle (Swiss, b. 1944) Untitled, 1977-79; Graphite on paper (framed); Signed, dated and inscribed; 8 1/4" ...

800
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1,000
29 Bids
163 Lot 163

Andre Breton (French, 1896-1966) Marcel Duchamp (F rench/American, 1887-1968) Le Surrealisme en 1947, 1947; Book in ...

1,000
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1,500
42 Bids
164 Lot 164

Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Intuition, 1968; Pencil on wood box; Signed, dated and titled; 11 3/4" x 8 1/8" x...

800
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1,200
13 Bids
165 Lot 165

Jannis Kounellis (Greek, b. 1936) Pio Monti, Rome, 1974; Composition board and coated metal rod in plastic box; Sig...

2,500
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3,500
17 Bids
166 Lot 166

Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Minneapolis Fragm ents (White, 2 of 6), 1977; Lithograph (framed); Signed; 25 3/8" ...

1,000
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2,000
16 Bids
167 Lot 167

Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Zirkulationszeit (from the Zirkulationszeit Suite), 1982; Etching (framed); Signe...

800
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1,200
12 Bids
168 Lot 168

Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Element, 1982; Co pper and iron; 15" x 18 1/2"; Literature: Schellman, Jorg and Ber...

6,000
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8,000
18 Bids
169 Lot 169

Richard Serra (American, b. 1939) Eight by Eight, 1972; Lithograph; Signed and numbered 4/55; 50 1/2" x 33 1/8" (s...

1,800
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2,400
18 Bids
170 Lot 170

Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923) Baie Rouge, 19 83-84; Lithograph; Signed and numbered 7/25; 52" x 51" (sheet); P...

1,800
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2,400
29 Bids
171 Lot 171

Robert Rauschenberg (American, b. 1925) Cardbirds
Robert Rauschenberg (American, b. 1925) Cardbird VII, 1971; ...

2,000
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3,000
25 Bids
172 Lot 172

Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991) Harvest wi th Leaf (Summer Light Series), 1973; Lithograph in colors with co...

1,500
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2,000
18 Bids
173 Lot 173

David Hockney (British, b. 1937) Ann Seated in Dir ector's Chair (State 1), 1980; Lithograph (framed); Signed, dated...

5,000
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7,000
1 Bid
174 Lot 174

Eliot Porter (American, 1901-1990) Intimate Landsc apes, 1954-1977, 1979; Nine dye-transfer photographs (from a port...

4,000
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6,000
9 Bids
175 Lot 175

Joel Meyerowitz (American, b. 1938) Bay/Sky/Porch, Provincetown, 1979; Twelve C-prints (each framed); Each signed, ...

25,000
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35,000
3 Bids
176 Lot 176

Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Hauser, 1989; C-prin t; Signed and numbered 6/12; 12 1/2" x 13 3/4" (image), 17 3/4" x...

2,000
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3,000
16 Bids
177 Lot 177

Jeanne Dunning (American, b. 1960) Detail 7, 1990; Laminated cibachrome (framed); Signed, dated and titled; 21 1/2"...

2,000
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3,000
6 Bids
178 Lot 178

Karen Knorr (German, b. 1954) Connoisseurs / The I nvention of Tradition, 1988; Cibachrome (framed); From an edition...

1,500
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2,000
6 Bids
179 Lot 179

Walter Dahn (German, b. 1954) Untitled, 1988-89; I nk on photograph (framed); Stamped signature; 9 3/8" x 7" (sheet)...

600
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800
3 Bids
180 Lot 180

Jochen Gerz (German, b. 1940) It Was Easy #2, 1988 ; Twelve gelatin silver prints (framed separately); 15 3/4" x 19 ...

3,000
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5,000
3 Bids
181 Lot 181

Allen Ginsberg (American, 1926-1997) Handsome Jack with his Brakeman's Rule Book in his Pocket, 206 E 7 St. (Heroic...

700
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900
18 Bids
182 Lot 182

Duane Michals (American, b. 1932) The Unfortunate Man; Gelatin silver print (framed); Signed, titled, inscribed an...

1,000
-
1,500
15 Bids
183 Lot 183

Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880-1964) Two works o f art: Marlon Brando, December 27, 1948; Gelatin silver print (fr...

700
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900
14 Bids
184 Lot 184

Herb Ritts (American, 1952-2002) Male Torso With V eil, Full Length, Silverlake, 1985; Gelatin silver print (framed)...

2,000
-
3,000
11 Bids
185 Lot 185

Minor White (American, 1908-1976) Ice and Window C rack, Rochester, 1961; Gelatin silver print (framed); Signed and ...

1,200
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1,800
6 Bids
186 Lot 186

George Platt Lynes (American, 1907-1955) Walter Ru ckmer (Walter Roemer); Gelatin silver print (framed); Titled and ...

800
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1,200
17 Bids
187 Lot 187

George Platt Lynes (American, 1907-1955) Yul Brynn er; Gelatin silver print (framed); With studio stamp; 9" x 7 1/2"...

800
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1,200
14 Bids
187A Lot 187A

CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY Three works of art: Arth ur Tress (American, b. 1940) Bike Fantasy, N.Y., N.Y., 1977; Gela...

1,200
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1,800
14 Bids
188A

Jimmy DeSana (American, 1950-1990) Dog, 1979, Gelatin silver print (framed), Signed, 6 7/8" x 9 3/8...

800
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1,200
24 Bids
189

Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Cock and Devil, 1982; Two gelatin silver prints ( diptych, framed togethe...

8,000
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12,000
15 Bids
190 Lot 190

Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Ken N.Y. C., 1977; Gelatin silver print (framed); Signed, dated, titled an...

5,000
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7,000
3 Bids
191 Lot 191

Christopher Wool (American, b. 1955) Black Book, N ew York and Cologne, Thea Westreich and Gisella Capitan, 1989; 17...

1,500
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2,000
4 Bids
192 Lot 192

Barbara Kruger (American, b. 1945) We get exploded because they've got money and God in their pockets, 1989; Offset...

1,000
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1,500
12 Bids
193 Lot 193

Hamish Fulton (British, b. 1946) East, South, West , North, 1989; Photogravure (framed); Signed and numbered 8/100; ...

300
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500
19 Bids
194 Lot 194

Gerhard Merz (German, b. 1947) Latina, 1987; Scree nprint in colors on glass with wooden frame; From an edition of 1...

5,000
-
7,000
1 Bid
195 Lot 195

Jenny Holzer (American, b. 1950) 18 Inflammatory E ssays, 1979-82; Ink on colored paper; From an unlimited edition; ...

1,500
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2,000
10 Bids
196 Lot 196

Werner Buttner (German, b. 1954) Coffee, 1989; Two etchings, porcelain coffee pot and wood; Signed, dated and numbe...

1,200
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1,800
2 Bids
197 Lot 197

Albert Oehlen (German, b. 1954) Untitled (Schutze) (Protection), 1985; Lithograph in colors; Signed and dated; 16" ...

400
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600
1 Bid
198 Lot 198

Jon Kessler (American, b. 1957) Heart of Man, 1989 ; Mixed media; Signed, dated and numbered 4/7; 22" high; Exhibiti...

1,800
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2,400
2 Bids
199 Lot 199

Andrew Masullo (American, b. 1957) 1940, 1989; Book page with cutout (framed); 7 3/8" x 5 3/4" (she...

600
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800
1 Bid