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Monday, April 23, 2012 at 10am

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Estate of a Titled Lady
Estate of Andrew Arkin
Estate of Berthold Regensteiner
Estate of Charlotte London
Estate of David K. Anderson, son of Martha Jackson
Estate of Delores D. Di Paola
Estate of Dr. Edward Scollin
Estate of Ernest Shapiro
Estate of Florence Thomases
Estate of Grace J. Ross
Estate of Helen S. Cooper and Herman E. Cooper
Estate of M. Michael Eisenberg
Estate of Max Wilk
Estates of M. Michael Eisenberg and Barbara Yetka-Eisenberg
Estates of Mary Stuart Krause and Bradley W. Krause, Quawksnest
Proceeds to benefit the Pollock-Krasner Hous
Property from the William Haber Collection
Property of a Washington, DC Collector
Property of Barbara Dempsey-Phillips
The Collection of John W. Fitzgerald
The Collection of Paige Rense Noland
The Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation Collection
The Joanne Melniker Stern Collection
The Property of a New Jersey Collector
The property of Jonathan Hay


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RENOIR'S 'LE CHAPEAU EPINGLE' ACHIEVES $53,125 AT DOYLE NEW YORK'S APRIL 23, 2012 AUCTION OF OLD MASTER, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY PRINTS

Strong Prices for Works by Chagall, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Martin Lewis, Rembrandt, Picasso and Others

We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Fine Prints


On April 23, 2012, Doyle New York held a successful auction of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints. Highlighting the sale was the charming color lithograph, Le Chapeau Epingle, 2e Planche, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, that fetched $53,125, far surpassing its estimate of $20,000-30,000.

With competitive international bidding from buyers in the salesroom, on the telephones and on the Internet, the sale totaled $539,344 against a pre-sale estimate of $432,600-652,100, with 75% sold by lot and 92% by value.

All prices include the buyer's premium.


NEXT PRINTS AUCTION: FALL 2012
Doyle New York's next auction of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints is scheduled for Fall 2012. Consignments are currently being accepted. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection. For information, please call Cynthia Klein at 212-427-4141, ext 246, or email prints@DoyleNewYork.com

 

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Lot 660
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
LE CHAPEAU EPINGLE, 2E PLANCHE (DELTEIL, STELLA 30)
Color lithograph, circa 1898, on Arches Ingres laid paper with the MBM watermark, edition of 200, printed by Auguste Clot, published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris, pale lightstain, matstain and back-board staining, matstain and back-board staining verso, top sheet edge previously folded back 1 1/4 inch, some old glue residue and associated minor creasing and pale discoloration at top sheet corners verso, some foxing verso, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, framed.
24 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches; 616 x 495 mm.
Sheet 35 1/2 x 24 3/8 inches; 902 x 619 mm.

C 
Sold For $53,125
Lot 522
Marc Chagall
THE ORCHARD (MOURLOT 341)
Color lithograph, 1961, on Arches, signed in pencil and numbered 25/60 in pencil, from Daphnis and Chloe, printed by Mourlot, Paris, published by Teriade, Paris, pale matstain, unobtrusive tiny foxing spots and minor soiling in the margins and verso, offsetting verso, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, framed.
16 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches; 425 x 648 mm.
Sheet 21 1/4 x 29 7/8 inches; 540 x 759 mm.

C 
Sold For $37,500
Lot 680
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
LA TROUPE DE MADEMOISELLE EGLANTINE (D. 361; A. 198; W. P21)
Color lithograph, 1896, third state of three, with letters, laid on linen, printed to the edges on three sides, lightstain, some foxing, soiling and creasing, some dampstaining at bottom left sheet edge, a few skillfully repaired tears in the image, a few unobtrusive small tears at right sheet edge, two approximately 1/4 x 1 1/4 inch areas at top sheet edges near corners (extending slightly into the image) apparently replaced, some associated tears and a small loss, the sheet edges trimmed, otherwise in good condition, framed.
Sheet 24 1/8 x 31 5/16 inches; 613 x 795 mm.

C 
Sold For $15,000
Lot 588
Martin Lewis
CATHEDRAL STEPS (MCC. 93)
Drypoint, 1931, on laid paper, signed in pencil, edition of approximately 42, pale matstain, some unobtrusive rippling, a few tiny foxing spots and minor soiling in the margins, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, framed.
10 3/8 x 16 3/4 inches; 264 x 425 mm.
Sheet 13 7/8 x 19 3/4 inches; 352 x 502 mm.
Ex.-collection:
Patricia Lewis

C 
Sold For $12,500
Lot 654
Rembrandt van Rijn
THE STROLLING MUSICIANS (B. 119)
Etching, circa 1635, a fine impression of the first state of two, trimmed to or just within the platemark on two sides, with thread margins at left, with partial thread margins or trimmed to or just within the platemark at bottom, some pale foxing verso, otherwise in good condition, framed.
Sheet 5 9/16 x 4 9/16 inches; 141 x 116 mm.
Ex collection:

P. Mariette, 1674 (see Lugt 1788-90).

C 
Sold For $11,875
Lot 634
Pablo Picasso
CARNAVAL (B. 1193)
Linocut printed in black and brown, 1965, on Arches, signed and numbered 118/160 in pencil, published by Le Patriote, Nice, pale lightstain and matstain, matstain line, minor soiling, a 3/8 inch diagonal tear at bottom left sheet edge, a 1/4 inch tear at bottom right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, with good margins, framed.
25 1/8 x 20 5/8 inches; 638 x 524 mm.
Sheet 29 1/2 x 24 3/8 inches; 749 x 619 mm.

C 
Sold For $11,875
Lot 556
Keith Haring (1958-1990)
SILENCE EQUALS DEATH
Color screenprint, 1989, signed, dated and numbered 59/200 in pencil, published by the Outreach Fund for AIDS, some rippling, otherwise in apparently good condition, with full margins, framed (unexamined out of the frame).
33 x 33 inches; 838 x 838 mm.
Sheet 39 x 39 inches; 991 x 991 mm.

C 
Sold For $10,625
Lot 635
Pablo Picasso
FEMMES PRENANT LE SOLEIL A LA PISCINE (B. 1770)
Etching, 1968, on BFK Rives, signed and numbered 24/50 in pencil, from Serie 347, published by Galerie L. Leiris, Paris, pale matstain, two small areas of (printer's?) ink at top left sheet edge, minor printer's ink or soiling verso, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, framed.
11 x 15 1/4 inches; 279 x 387 mm.
Sheet 17 7/8 x 21 3/8 inches; 454 x 543 mm.

C Estate of Grace J. Ross
Sold For $9,375
Lot 652
Rembrandt van Rijn
SELF PORTRAIT WITH LONG BUSHY HAIR: HEAD ONLY (BARTSCH 8)
Etching, circa 1631, a good impression of the fifth state of five, with thread margins or trimmed to the platemark, some small loss at bottom left extreme corner, a pinhole at bottom right corner, otherwise in good condition.
Sheet 2 9/16 x 2 7/16 inches; 65 x 62 mm.

Ex collection:

P. Mariette, 1672 (see Lugt 1788-90).

C 
Sold For $9,375
Lot 531
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC (FIELD 67-6, NOT IN F.; MICHLER/LOPSINGER 1181-92; NOT IN M./L.)
Complete set of 12 color lithographs and one color lithograph as the frontispiece, 1967, on Japon nacre, the first twelve signed in pencil, each numbered XVI/L, with complete text, timestain, offsetting verso and on second title page, justification and some other text pages, CANCER with some possible light abrasion at and around the number, the paper wrapper with some discoloration and creasing, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, in original linen covered portfolio with printed labels (some splitting, discoloration and other wear).
Sheets 28 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches; 730 x 521 mm.

C 
Sold For $8,750
Lot 696
Charles White
MISSOURI--C
Etching and drypoint, 1972, signed dated and numbered 10/25 in pencil, brown paper affixed at sheet edges recto (3 /8 to 1 1/4 inches wide), some rippling, minor soiling and printer's ink in the margins and verso, a crease at bottom right sheet corner, otherwise in good condition, with (full?) margins, framed.
19 3/4 x 35 7/8 inches; 502 x 911 mm.
Sheet 27 7/8 x 39 3/8 inches; 708 x 1000 mm.
Acquired from the artist by the present owner in the early 1970s

C 
Sold For $8,750
Lot 532
Salvador Dali
ASHER; ISSACHAR; DAN; GAD; NAPHTALI; JOSEPH (F. 72-6 D-G, I, J; M./L. 621-24, 626, 627)
Six drypoints and color pochoir, 1973, on BFK Rives, signed in pencil, inscribed EA, from The Twelve Tribes of Israel, with text, justification inscribed EA, published by Transworld Art, New York and Fribourg, a few unobtrusive handling creases, some rippling, five with possible timestain, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, in original moire silk portfolio box (worn). (12)
Sheets approximately 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches; 648 x 495 mm.
Provenance:
Descended through the family of the publisher to the present owner

C 
Sold For $8,125
Lot 686
Andy Warhol
CANTALOUPES I (F./S. II.201)
Color screenprint, 1979, on Lenox Museum Board, signed and numbered 35/150 in ink, from Space Fruit Still Lifes, published by Grippi/Zivian, Inc., New York, printed to the edges on three sides, some unobtrusive rippling, minor printer's ink, otherwise in good condition, the full sheet, framed.
Sheet 30 x 39 7/8 inches; 762 x 1013 mm.

C 
Sold For $8,125
Lot 641
Pablo Picasso
MAT OWL (A.R. 284)
Painted white ceramic dish, 1955, edition of 450, with the Madoura Plein Feu and Madoura pottery stamps on the reverse, three small areas of paint loss along rim, some soiling verso, otherwise in good condition, framed.
14 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches; 375 x 311 mm.

C 
Sold For $7,500
Lot 523
After Marc Chagall
THE TRIBE OF ASHER (CHARLES SORLIER 20)
Color lithograph by Charles Sorlier, 1964, on Arches, signed and numbered 113/150 in pencil, from Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem, lightstain and matstain, some old tape at top and top left and right sheet edges verso, a few unobtrusive handling creases, minor printer's ink and soiling in the margins and verso, a few nicks and unobtrusive creases at right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, with (full?) margins, framed.
24 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches; 619 x 467 mm.
Sheet 29 3/8 x 21 inches; 746 x 533 mm.

C 
Sold For $7,500
Lot 633
Pablo Picasso
JEAN COCTEAU, PICASSO DE 1916-1961 (B. 1037-60, 1845; CRAMER BOOKS 117)
Set of 24 lithographs plus two additional suites of lithographs (one of 24 lithographs, one 23 of 24 lithographs), and one lithograph signed and numbered 15/30 in pencil, 1962, in- and hors-texte, on paper watermarked Picasso and Cocteau or Picasso, signed by the artist and the author in pencil on the justification, the signed lithograph numbered 15 on the justification verso, number III of 30 exemplaires d'artiste, with complete text in French, published by Editions du Rocher, Monaco, the first 24 lithographs and text with some rippling at sheet edges, the signed lithograph with rippling, the end papers and verso of wrappers with some offsetting, the front end paper with some creasing and pale foxing, otherwise in good condition, with full margins, the original lithograph sheet with vertical central fold (as issued), in original green and gray printed wrapper with cut relief title and black leather case with gilt lettering on spine.
Sheet of signed lithograph 14 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches; 375 x 546 mm.

C Property from the William Haber Collection
Sold For $7,500