Auction details
Post-War And Contemporary Art
9:00 AM PT - May 17th, 2008
offered by
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
22.5% up to 500000
17% above 500001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 100 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 3000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 30000 | 2500 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 10000 |
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Preview will be at our 333 N. Main Street, Lambertville, NJ location, from May 10-16, Noon-5:00 pm or by appointment: Day of sale beginning at 9:00 am. Preview is also online at our website.
325 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 |
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Weegee (Arthur Fellig) (American, 1899-1968) Career Girl, ca. 1956; Gelatin silver print; Stamped "Credit Photo by ... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
4 Bids
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| 152 |
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Morton Bartlett (American, 1909-1992) Four works of art: Untitled, 1940-60 (printed in 2001); Gelatin silver print ... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
21 Bids
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| 153 |
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Philip Guston (American, 1913-1980) Untitled, 1966; Lithograph (framed); Signed, dated and numbered 25/35; 22 1/4" ... |
800 - 1,000 |
39 Bids
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| 154 |
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David Hockney (British, b. 1937) Pleading for the Child (Illustration for Grimm's Fairy Tales), 1969; Etching (fra... |
900 - 1,200 |
10 Bids
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| 155 |
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Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Wallchart I, 1974; Lithograph in colors (framed); Signed, dated and numbered A.P. (fro... |
4,000 - 6,000 |
6 Bids
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| 156 |
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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 - 1,500 |
9 Bids
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| 157 |
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Lloyd Goldsmith (American, 20th C.) Niche, 1979; Graphite on paper (framed); Signed and dated; 41" x 27 1/2" (sheet... |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bid
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| 158 |
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Claes Oldenburg (American, b. 1929) Floating Three-Way Plug, 1976; Softground etching and aquatint in colors; Signe... |
7,500 - 9,000 |
1 Bid
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| 159 |
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Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923) Black/White/Black, 1970; Lithograph (framed); Signed and numbered 38/75; 42 1/4... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
9 Bids
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| 160 |
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Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Untitled, 1974; Screenprint in colors (framed); Signed, dated and numbered 153/200... |
800 - 1,000 |
36 Bids
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| 161 |
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Frank Stella (American, b. 1936) Sinjerli Variation II, 1977; Offset lithograph and screenprint in colors (framed);... |
4,000 - 6,000 |
14 Bids
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| 162 |
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Helmut Federle (Swiss, b. 1944) Untitled, 1977-79; Graphite on paper (framed); Signed, dated and inscribed; 8 1/4" ... |
800 - 1,000 |
29 Bids
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| 163 |
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Andre Breton (French, 1896-1966) Marcel Duchamp (French/American, 1887-1968) Le Surrealisme en 1947, 1947; Book in ... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
42 Bids
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| 164 |
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Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Intuition, 1968; Pencil on wood box; Signed, dated and titled; 11 3/4" x 8 1/8" x... |
800 - 1,200 |
13 Bids
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| 165 |
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Jannis Kounellis (Greek, b. 1936) Pio Monti, Rome, 1974; Composition board and coated metal rod in plastic box; Sig... |
2,500 - 3,500 |
17 Bids
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| 166 |
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Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Minneapolis Fragments (White, 2 of 6), 1977; Lithograph (framed); Signed; 25 3/8" ... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
16 Bids
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| 167 |
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Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Zirkulationszeit (from the Zirkulationszeit Suite), 1982; Etching (framed); Signe... |
800 - 1,200 |
12 Bids
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| 168 |
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Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Element, 1982; Copper and iron; 15" x 18 1/2"; Literature: Schellman, Jorg and Ber... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
18 Bids
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| 169 |
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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 - 2,400 |
18 Bids
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| 170 |
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Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923) Baie Rouge, 1983-84; Lithograph; Signed and numbered 7/25; 52" x 51" (sheet); P... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
29 Bids
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| 171 |
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Robert Rauschenberg (American, b. 1925) Cardbirds |
2,000 - 3,000 |
25 Bids
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| 172 |
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Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991) Harvest with Leaf (Summer Light Series), 1973; Lithograph in colors with co... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
18 Bids
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| 173 |
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David Hockney (British, b. 1937) Ann Seated in Director's Chair (State 1), 1980; Lithograph (framed); Signed, dated... |
5,000 - 7,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 174 |
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Eliot Porter (American, 1901-1990) Intimate Landscapes, 1954-1977, 1979; Nine dye-transfer photographs (from a port... |
4,000 - 6,000 |
9 Bids
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| 175 |
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Joel Meyerowitz (American, b. 1938) Bay/Sky/Porch, Provincetown, 1979; Twelve C-prints (each framed); Each signed, ... |
25,000 - 35,000 |
3 Bids
|
| 176 |
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Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958) Hauser, 1989; C-print; Signed and numbered 6/12; 12 1/2" x 13 3/4" (image), 17 3/4" x... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
16 Bids
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| 177 |
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Jeanne Dunning (American, b. 1960) Detail 7, 1990; Laminated cibachrome (framed); Signed, dated and titled; 21 1/2"... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
6 Bids
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| 178 |
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Karen Knorr (German, b. 1954) Connoisseurs / The Invention of Tradition, 1988; Cibachrome (framed); From an edition... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
6 Bids
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| 179 |
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Walter Dahn (German, b. 1954) Untitled, 1988-89; Ink on photograph (framed); Stamped signature; 9 3/8" x 7" (sheet)... |
600 - 800 |
3 Bids
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| 180 |
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Jochen Gerz (German, b. 1940) It Was Easy #2, 1988; Twelve gelatin silver prints (framed separately); 15 3/4" x 19 ... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
3 Bids
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| 181 |
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Allen Ginsberg (American, 1926-1997) Handsome Jack with his Brakeman's Rule Book in his Pocket, 206 E 7 St. (Heroic... |
700 - 900 |
18 Bids
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| 182 |
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Duane Michals (American, b. 1932) The Unfortunate Man; Gelatin silver print (framed); Signed, titled, inscribed an... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
15 Bids
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| 183 |
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Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880-1964) Two works of art: Marlon Brando, December 27, 1948; Gelatin silver print (fr... |
700 - 900 |
14 Bids
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| 184 |
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Herb Ritts (American, 1952-2002) Male Torso With Veil, Full Length, Silverlake, 1985; Gelatin silver print (framed)... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
11 Bids
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| 185 |
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Minor White (American, 1908-1976) Ice and Window Crack, Rochester, 1961; Gelatin silver print (framed); Signed and ... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
6 Bids
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| 186 |
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George Platt Lynes (American, 1907-1955) Walter Ruckmer (Walter Roemer); Gelatin silver print (framed); Titled and ... |
800 - 1,200 |
17 Bids
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| 187 |
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George Platt Lynes (American, 1907-1955) Yul Brynner; Gelatin silver print (framed); With studio stamp; 9" x 7 1/2"... |
800 - 1,200 |
14 Bids
|
| 187A |
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CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY Three works of art: Arthur Tress (American, b. 1940) Bike Fantasy, N.Y., N.Y., 1977; Gela... |
1,200 - 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 - 1,200 |
24 Bids
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| 189 |
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Cock and Devil, 1982; Two gelatin silver prints ( diptych, framed togethe... |
8,000 - 12,000 |
15 Bids
|
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| 190 |
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Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Ken N.Y.C., 1977; Gelatin silver print (framed); Signed, dated, titled an... |
5,000 - 7,000 |
3 Bids
|
| 191 |
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Christopher Wool (American, b. 1955) Black Book, New York and Cologne, Thea Westreich and Gisella Capitan, 1989; 17... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
4 Bids
|
| 192 |
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Barbara Kruger (American, b. 1945) We get exploded because they've got money and God in their pockets, 1989; Offset... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
12 Bids
|
| 193 |
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Hamish Fulton (British, b. 1946) East, South, West, North, 1989; Photogravure (framed); Signed and numbered 8/100; ... |
300 - 500 |
19 Bids
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| 194 |
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Gerhard Merz (German, b. 1947) Latina, 1987; Screenprint in colors on glass with wooden frame; From an edition of 1... |
5,000 - 7,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 195 |
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Jenny Holzer (American, b. 1950) 18 Inflammatory Essays, 1979-82; Ink on colored paper; From an unlimited edition; ... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
10 Bids
|
| 196 |
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Werner Buttner (German, b. 1954) Coffee, 1989; Two etchings, porcelain coffee pot and wood; Signed, dated and numbe... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
2 Bids
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| 197 |
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Albert Oehlen (German, b. 1954) Untitled (Schutze) (Protection), 1985; Lithograph in colors; Signed and dated; 16" ... |
400 - 600 |
1 Bid
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| 198 |
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Jon Kessler (American, b. 1957) Heart of Man, 1989; Mixed media; Signed, dated and numbered 4/7; 22" high; Exhibiti... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
2 Bids
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| 199 |
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Andrew Masullo (American, b. 1957) 1940, 1989; Book page with cutout (framed); 7 3/8" x 5 3/4" (she... |
600 - 800 |
1 Bid
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