RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Joseph Beuys414 - Joseph Beuys
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Influential German Fluxus, happening, and performance artist (1921–1986) whose work is grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and anthrop
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Romare Bearden415 - Romare Bearden
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African-American artist (1911–1988) noted for his vibrant paintings and collage works. Original felt tip sketch of a woman with a rooster accomplished
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Georges Braque416 - Georges Braque
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Influential French artist (1882–1963) who is best remembered for his contributions to Fauvism and his role in the development of Cubism. Braque’s work
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Calder417 - Alexander Calder
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Fantastic archive of correspondence from Calder to his friend and banker Mr. Beverly Iszard, comprised of 19 ALSs, all signed “Sandy” except for one s
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Mary Cassatt418 - Mary Cassatt
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Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed three times, “Mary S. Cassatt,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, February 28, 1876. Customs declaration allowing
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Mary Cassatt419 - Mary Cassatt
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, February 8, no year. Untranslated letter in which Cassatt expresses how flattered she is to be able to c
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali420 - Salvador Dali
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Magnificent signed book: Essays of Michel de Montaigne. Limited illustrated edition. NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover, 7 x 9.75, 472 pages. Signed and i
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Degas421 - Edgar Degas
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Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917), one of the seminal figures of Impressionism, best known for his images of dancers. ALS in French, s
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Eugene Delacroix422 - Eugene Delacroix
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French artist (1798-1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jean Dubuffet423 - Jean Dubuffet
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French painter and sculptor (1901–1985) known for founding the 'Art Brut' movement. Signed book: Tremolo sur l'Oeil. First edition, limi...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Marcel Duchamp424 - Marcel Duchamp
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French painter (1887-1968) known for ‘Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2.’ Collection of five ALSs in French, all written to Jacques Brunius between 1
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 18,000.00
 
 
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James Ensor425 - James Ensor
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Belgian painter and printmaker (1860-1949) who was an important influence on expressionism and surrealism. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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James Ensor426 - James Ensor
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Belgian painter and printmaker (1860-1949) who was an important influence on expressionism and surrealism. Rare vintage 6.75 x 9 book photo of Ensor i
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Lucian Freud427 - Lucian Freud
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Extremely desirable ALS signed “Lucian,” one page, 8 x 9, no date, but circa mid-1940s. A hand-colored love letter to Felicity Hellaby, in full: “I ha
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Paul Gauguin428 - Paul Gauguin
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Important French post-Impressionist painter (1848–1903) recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style. In 1891, he traveled to Tah
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Alberto Giacometti429 - Alberto Giacometti
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Influential Swiss artist (1901–1966) best known for his instantly recognizable sculptural portrayals of the human form. Scarce ALS in French, two page
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Jeremiah Goodman430 - Jeremiah Goodman
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Legendary interiors illustrator (born 1922) whose unique style interprets interiors by focusing on the essence of the spaces and settings depicted. Fa
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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David Hockney431 - David Hockney
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Signed book: Hockney Paints the Stage. First edition. Minneapolis: Walker Arts Center. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5 x 10.5, 227 pages. Signed and
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Winslow Homer432 - Winslow Homer
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ALS in pencil, signed “Winslow Homer N. A.,” one page, lightly lined, 8 x 10.5, November 2, 1892. A letter of recommendation written from his Scarboro
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Antonio Lopez433 - Antonio Lopez
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Leading fashion illustrator (1843–1987) whose work appeared in such publications as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Interview, and the New York Ti...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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