Vermot de Pas: History of a Collection 4: Portfolios and Artists' Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | History of a Collection 4: Portfolios and Artists' Books | Total Sales (EUR) | 71,505.00 |
| Auction Date | June 24, 2025 - June 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 53,630.00 |
| Sale Number | #163121 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 83,090.00 |
| Total Lots | 130 | ||
| Sold Lots | 47 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 290,840.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 36.15% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 388,460.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 83 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 18.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Bernar VENET (b. 1941) | Two indeterminate lines (I - II - III), 2014 |
2014 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 10,710.00 |
| 54 | Yves KLEIN (1928-1962) and Francois POMPON (1855-1933) after | L'ours Pompon IKB (posthumous edition). |
EUR 8,500.00 - 9,500.00 | EUR 10,332.00 | |
| 94 | Niki de SAINT-PHALLE (1930-2002) | Californian Diary - Dear Diary, 1993-1995. |
1993-1995. | EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 8,568.00 |
| 66 | Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) | John-Antoine Nau, Poesies Antillaises, 1972. |
1972 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 75 | Joan MITCHELL (1925-1992) | Smoke, 1988. |
1988 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,284.00 |
| 4 | ARMAN (1928-2005) | Le Traite du violon, 1979. |
1979 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,150.00 |
| 92 | Ugo RONDINONE (Italy, b. 1964) | Windows, 2015. |
2015 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,898.00 |
| 39 | Jean DUBUFFET (1901-1985) | Etendues, Parois, 1960. |
1960 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,394.00 |
| 88 | Arnaldo POMODORO (Italy, b. 1926) | Sette Lettere, 1976. |
1976 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,764.00 |
| 65 | Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) | Poems by Charles d'Orleans, handwritten and illustrated by Henri Matisse, 1950. |
1950 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,638.00 |
| 113 | Jacques VILLEGLE (1926-2022) | Book-object, 1990. |
1990 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,512.00 |
| 118 | Andy WARHOL (1928-1887) after | Marylin Monroe. |
EUR 1,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 1,512.00 | |
| 119 | Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) after | Flowers. |
EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,512.00 | |
| 26 | BEN VAUTIER (1935-2024) | Suspended time, 2024. |
2024 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,449.00 |
| 21 | FLUXUS COLLECTIVE | Interaction, 1990. |
1990 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,071.00 |
| 74 | Joan MIRO (1893-1983) | L'Oiseau solaire, l'Oiseau lunaire, Etincelles, 1967. |
1967 | EUR 800.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,071.00 |
| 35 | Salvador DALI (1904-1989) | Les Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel, 1973. |
1973 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 982.80 |
| 34 | COLLECTIVE | Derriere le Miroir ndeg 250, 1982. |
1982 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 819.00 |
| 30 | CHRISTO Javacheff (1935-2020) | Wrapped Monument to Leonardo, 1970-1971. |
1970-1971. | EUR 600.00 - 900.00 | EUR 756.00 |
| 31 | CHRISTO Javacheff (1935-2020) | Le Pont Neuf, project for Paris |
EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 630.00 | |
| 45 | [FLUXUS] | Fluxus Virus, 1962-1992. |
1962-1992. | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 630.00 |
| 8 | ARMAN (1928-2005) | A vision of time, 1996. |
1996 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 504.00 |
| 80 | Patrick MOYA (b. 1955) | Letters M.O.Y.A. and Pinocchio, 1998. |
1998 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 504.00 |
| 104 | Jean TINGUELY (1925-1991) | Meta, 1974 |
1974 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 441.00 |
| 9 | ARMAN and CESAR after | Catalog for the exhibition Chimeriques polymeres, le plastique dans l'art du XXeme siecle, Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art contemporain |
EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 403.20 |
![<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://pjupgrade-qadev.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.")
