Sotheby's Print Sale November 1 & 2, 2007 at Sotheby’s, the Print sale achieved a total of $16,833,676 (est. $10,228,000/14,261,500). The top lot was Edvard Munch’s Melancholy III, which sold for $421,000 (est. $150/200,000).
News-Antique.com - Nov 03,2007 - Today and yesterday at Sotheby’s, the Print sale achieved a total of $16,833,676 (est. $10,228,000/14,261,500). The top lot was Edvard Munch’s Melancholy III, which sold for $421,000 (est. $150/200,000). Other top lots included Rembrandt’s Christ Healing the Sick: The Hundred Guilder Print, fetching $325,000 (est. $100/150,000) and Chagall’s Cirque, going for $253,000 (est. $100/150,000).
Sale N08358 Prints 01 NOV 07
Grand Total (Including Buyer's Premium): $16,833,676 (£8,095,059)
Exch Rate: 0.48
Sold by Lot: 90.1%
Lots Offered: 564
S old by Value: 92.4%
Lots Sold/Unsold: 508 / 56
Lot Price (USD) Estimate (USD) Buyer
174 $421,000 (£202,453) 150,000 - 200,000 European Dealer Edvard Munch, Melancholy III (W. 203)
10 $325,000 (£156,288) 100,000 - 150,000 New York Dealer Rembrandt, Christ Healing the Sick: The Hundred Guilder print (B., Holl.74)
73 $253,000 (£121,664) 180,000 - 200,000 Private American Chagall, Cirque (M. 490-527; C. Bks. 68)
549 $241,000 (£115,893) 180,000 - 220,000 Private Andy Warhol, Double Mickey Mouse (F&S II. 269) 529 $229,000 (£110,123) 100,000 - 150,000 Private Warhol, Marilyn (F. & S. II.31)
421 $217,000 (£104,352) 70,000 - 100,000 Private American Roy Lichtenstein, "The Melody Haunts My Reverie",Ed. 164/200 Screen print, 1965
215 $205,000 (£98,581) 175,000 - 225,000 American Dealer Pablo Picasso, L'Egyptienne (Torse de Femme) (B. 736; Ba. 906)
18 $193,000 (£92,811) 45,000 - 65,000 Private American William Blake, The Little Black Boy - both plates
390 $181,000 (£87,040) 60,000 - 80,000 Private American Roy Lichtenstein, Haystack #1- #5 and #7 (C. 65-9 and 74) 175 $181,000 (£87,040) 20,000 - 30,000 European Dealer Edvard Munch, Violin Concert (W. 243)
540 $181,000 (£87,040) 150,000 - 200,000 European Dealer Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali (F. & S. II.179-192)
Mary Bartow, head of the Print Department, commented, “We are very happy with the results of the sale. We saw great prices for Pop artists including Lichtenstein and Warhol as well as exceptional prices for Blake, Rembrandt and Munch. Buying was global, with bidding strong across all categories of offerings and in many specialized areas.”
