May Art & Design Auction
Sun, May 3, 2026 01:00PM EDT
Lot 218
Lot of 15 European Art History Coffee Table Books
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$110
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $500,000 | $25,000 |
Lot includes 15 books on various traditional European artists and collections. Publishers include various museums and institutions known for making comprehensive art books with detailed contexts and high resolution images. Books range in size from 14 in H x 11 in W x 2.25 in D to 10.75 in H x 7.5 in W x 0.25 in D. Total weight is approximately 70 lbs. Ships throughout the US as media mail.
From top to bottom:
- Courtauld Institute Galleries (Scala Books)
- Vienna 1900: Architecture and Design
- Vienne 1880–1938: L'Apocalypse Joyeuse
- Lucian Freud: Recent Work — Lampert
- Picasso: Madoura — Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947–1971
- Great French Paintings from the Barnes Foundation (Knopf/Lincoln)
- Russia: The Land, The People — Russian Painting, 1850–1910 (Sites/Washington)
- The Art of Bloomsbury — Shone (Princeton)
- Art Nouveau Jewelry by René Lalique (International Exhibitions Foundation)
- Hungarian Folk Art (Oxford)
- Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter's Eye — Morion & Shackelford (National Gallery of Art / Kimbell Art Museum / University of Chicago Press)
- Seurat — Paris 1991
- Art Treasures of the National Gallery London
- The Hermitage (Abrams)
- Rembrandt: His Life, His Work, His Time — Haak (Abrams)
Condition
Good condition. Scuffs and scratches throughout. Some books have cracked spines and some have foxing. Book jackets may have small tears and light water damage.
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Provenance
Private Estate, Los Angeles, California
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