Sothebys: Contemporary Discoveries
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Contemporary Discoveries | Total Sales (USD) | 941,451.00 |
| Auction Date | July 15, 2025 - July 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 703,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11786 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,034,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 91 | ||
| Sold Lots | 65 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,042,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,534,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 26 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 61.37% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger (Feldman & Schellmann II.146) |
1975 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 101,600.00 |
| 28 | Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger (Feldman & Schellmann II.142) |
1975 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 30 | Andy Warhol | Flowers (Feldman & Schellmann II.65) |
1970 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
| 32 | Andy Warhol | Love (Feldman & Schellmann II.310-312) |
1983 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 |
| 134 | Ruud van Empel | World #26 |
2008 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 44,450.00 |
| 197 | Matthew Barney | CR 1: MS. GOODYEAR |
1995 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 23 | Keith Haring | Pop Shop II: One Plate (Littmann p. 96) |
1988 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 25 | Keith Haring | Pop Shop II: One Plate (Littmann p. 97) |
1988 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 56 | David Benjamin Sherry | Looking toward Valley of the Gods, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah |
2017 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 129 | Thomas Struth | Tien An Men, Beijing |
1997 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 253 | Various Artists | The MOCA portfolio |
1999-2000 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 29 | Tseng Kwong Chi | Jean-Michel Basquiat with Oxidized Portrait by Warhol |
1987, printed 2013 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 36 | Tom Wesselmann | Big Blonde |
1989 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 38 | Robert Rauschenberg | Untitled |
1985 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 |
| 96 | Frank Stella | Fortin de las Flores (First Version), from Ten from Leo Castelli (Axsom IB) |
1967 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 104 | Frank Stella | Then Water Came and Quenched the Fire, from Illustrations After El Lissitzky's Had Gadya (Axsom 176) |
1984 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 120 | Vija Celmins | 1984-12-01 |
1985 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 105 | Frank Stella | Shards I-V (Axsom 144-148) |
1982 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 145 | Eric Fischl | Year of the Drowned Dog |
1983 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 235 | Roy Lichtenstein | Industry and the Arts (Corlett 86) |
1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 221 | Des Lucrece | #44 The Bluffer |
2022 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 260 | Robert Mangold | Four Figures |
1998 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 151 | Cindy Sherman | Untitled (In Honor of Mark Morrisroe) |
1980, printed in 2000 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 172 | David Hockney | Myself and My Heroes (Scottish Arts Council 4; MCAT 4) |
1961 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 174 | David Hockney | Brothers Grimm Studies |
1969 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
![<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.")
