Auction Reports
Rago Arts and Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Curated: Calder
- Auction Date
- 07/30/2025 - 07/30/2025
- Sale Number
- #73025
- Total Lots
- 26
- Sold Lots
- 23
- Lots Sold
- 88.46%
- Unsold Lots
- 3
- Total Sales (USD)
- 57,931.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 48,500.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 76,900.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 50,500.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 79,900.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 72.50%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Our Unfinished Revolution |
1975-76 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 236 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Quilt |
1966 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 218 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Untitled (Pinwheels and Pyramids) |
1974 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 212 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Nid d'araignee |
1975 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 213 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Seahorse |
1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 214 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Galactic System |
1974 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 220 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Les surprises de la raison (from the La memoire elementaire portfolio) |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 215 | After Alexander Calder | Circus Portfolio |
1964 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 216 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Spirale et triangle rouge |
1969 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 |
| 225 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Untitled (The Flower Garden) |
1974 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 233 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Fits and Starts |
1973 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 227 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Circus 4, Les Gueules Degoulinantes (from Derriere le Miroir No. 156) |
1966 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 232 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Skybird (from the Flying Colors series) |
1974 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,207.00 |
| 221 | Collection of two signed Calder books |
1966, 1972 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,143.00 | |
| 210 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | 30th Anniversary of the World Federation of United Nations Associations Print |
1975 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 990.00 |
| 223 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Criminel au milieu |
1966 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 953.00 |
| 235 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Sky Swirl (from the Flying Colors portfolio) |
1974 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 826.00 |
| 229 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Balloons |
1973 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 726.00 |
| 224 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Lo oscuro invade |
1970 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 699.00 |
| 231 | Alexander Calder 1898--1976 | Hommage a San Lazzaro |
1975 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 572.00 |
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![<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.")
