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Christies: First Open / Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | First Open / Post-War & Contemporary Art | Total Sales (USD) | 221,256.00 |
| Auction Date | July 18, 2025 - July 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 212,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #23553 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 312,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 30 | ||
| Sold Lots | 26 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 267,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 392,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 56.37% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | KENNETH NOLAND | KENNETH NOLAND Book |
1977-1978 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 52,920.00 |
| 217 | THOMAS STRUTH | West 58th Street, New York, Midtown 1978 |
1978 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,160.00 |
| 141 | HANK WILLIS THOMAS | Seeker |
2012 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 17,640.00 |
| 97 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS | Blushes #31 |
2000 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 100 | FRANZ ACKERMANN | Condominium |
1994 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 12,600.00 |
| 29 | GEORGE CONDO | Line of Figures |
2001 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 94 | RICHARD PRINCE | Untitled (from Upstate) |
1996-1999 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 221 | VIK MUNIZ | Coyote (I Love America and America Loves Me), After Joseph Beuys (Pictures of Paper) |
2008 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,080.00 |
| 142 | SEYDOU KEITA | Untitled |
1997 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,190.00 |
| 152 | HASSAN HAJJAJ | Miriam |
2010 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 218 | VIK MUNIZ | After Tony Smith, Die, 1962 (from Pictures of Dust) |
2000 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,560.00 |
| 98 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS | Faltenwurf (submerged) II |
2000 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 219 | ANNE COLLIER | Album (Rendezvous) |
2016 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,930.00 |
| 225 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS | John and Paula, hay, CX1000 |
1994 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,300.00 |
| 220 | JAMES WELLING | JAMES WELLING 011 |
2004 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,048.00 |
| 115 | ANDY WARHOL | Campbell's Soup Can (Wonton Soup) |
circa 1981 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 224 | LOUISE LAWLER | Louise D. Alden Thimble Collection, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1990. How many eggs, How many baskets, How many pictures. |
1990 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 96 | THOMAS DEMAND | Planet |
2005 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,024.00 |
| 280 | JOHN WATERS | Farrah |
2000 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,772.00 |
| 226 | MONA HATOUM | Van Gogh's Back |
1995 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,890.00 |
| 249 | THOMAS RUFF | Haus Nr.3 |
1989 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,764.00 |
| 279 | JOHN WATERS | Sophia Loren Decapitated |
1998 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,638.00 |
| 297 | HUGH SCOTT-DOUGLAS | Zanzibar Tanga |
2017 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,512.00 |
| 251 | MATT SAUNDERS | Monica, Version 1 |
2014 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 1,008.00 |
| 294 | JAKE AND DINOS CHAPMAN | Fob haired monopod I |
2000 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,008.00 |
![<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.")
