Rago's November 12 Fine Art Auctions Reach $1.3 Million Rago's November 12 Fine Art Auctions Reach $1.3 Million. Raymond Pettibon Lots Total $183,954, Doubling High Estimate.
News-Antique.com - Nov 16,2011 - RAGO’S NOVEMBER 12 FINE ART AUCTIONS REACH $1.3 MILLION. RAYMOND PETTIBON LOTS TOTAL $183,954, DOUBLING HIGH ESTIMATE.
Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center’s Fine Art auctions on November 12 brought in an ample $1.3 million, with spirited bidding for top lots (reflects buyer’s premium of 24%).
"We saw strong prices for a wide variety of fine art," said Meredith Hilferty, who directs Rago's Fine Art department, "We expected the market to continue to be strong for post-war and contemporary work, but Saturday’s sale also showed a rebound for the Pennsylvania Impressionists. Many of them topped the high estimate and nearly everything by a Pennsylvania artist was snatched up."
HIGHLIGHTS:
Session One: 19th/20th C. American and European Art
1. 1, Leonard Tsugoharu Foujita, Untitled from A Book of Cats, 1930, Nineteen lithographs on vellum, $33,480
2. 22, James Abbot McNeill Whistler, Little Black Dress, 1873, Etching, $27,280
3. 94, Kees Verkade, Total Balance, 1984, Bronze on wood base, $27,280
4. 52, William Langson Lathrop, Indian Summer, Oil on canvas (framed), $13,640
5. 91, Jean Jansem, Femme Endormie, Oil on paper laid on canvas, $11,780
6. 23, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, La Danse a la Campagne, ca. 1890, Soft ground etching (framed), $8,680
7. 38, Martin Lewis, Tree, Manhattan, 1930, Drypoint, $8,680
8. 59, Robert Alexander Darrah Miller, Two works of art: Lambertville, Oil on canvasboard, $8,680
9. 99, Robert R. Bliss, Study for Martyrdom 1, 1963, Oil on Masonite, $7,440
10. 83, Werner Drewes, The Flower Bouquet III, 1950, Oil on canvas, $6,200
1. 758, Evan Penny, Self Portrait Stretched, 2003, Silicone, pigment, fabric and hair on wood support, $68,200
2. 623, Raymond Pettibon, Untitled (A real man didn’t go into that profession to see how little he could swallow.), 1987, Ink on paper, $49,600
3. 738, Chuck Close, Lucas, 1993, Woodcut with pochoir, $27,280
4. 620, Andy Warhol, Paramount from Ads Porfolio, 1985, Screenprint on Lenox Museum board, $22,320
5. 610, Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer, Synthesis #23, 1981, Mixed media on canvas, $19,840
6. 759, Marilyn Minter, Swarv, 2005, C-print, $18,600
7. 605, Qiu Deshu, Two works of art: Untitled, Mixed media on paper, $17,360
8. 509, Nicholas Krushenick, Bread & Butter Series #1, 1962, Acrylic and paper collage on paper, $16,120
9. 734, William Joseph Anastasi, Untitled (Subway Drawing), 2001, Ink on paper, $11,780
10. 525, Michael Corinne West, Narkisses, 1966, Oil on canvas, $11,160
Consignments are now being accepted for Rago’s May Fine Art auctions and all of Rago’s Spring 2012 auctions: 609.397.9374 or info@ragoarts.com.
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