RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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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’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving 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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Christo416 - Christo
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Collection of five exhibition catalogs, all signed and inscribed in ballpoint by Christo, for the following projects: Oceanfront, The Running Fence, W
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali417 - Salvador Dali
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Color 8.75 x 11.75 book photo of Dali’s 1937 surrealist work entitled ‘Metamorphosis of Narcissus,’ signed in person in the lower border in blue ballp
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Marcel Duchamp418 - Marcel Duchamp
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Limited edition signed exhibition catalog: Not Seen and/or Less Seen. First edition, numbered 5/100. NY: Cordier & Ekstrom, 1964. Softcover, 8.2...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Edgar Degas419 - 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. ANS in French, s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Gustave Dore420 - Gustave Dore
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Painter and illustrator (1832–1883) known for his illustrated editions of books by Rabelais, Balzac, Dante, Milton, and others. Rare original artwork
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Raoul Dufy and Aristide Maillol421 - Raoul Dufy and Aristide Maillol
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Rare book with original painting: Concert D’Ete. Limited edition, produced especially for Raoul Dufy. Paris: Flammarion, [1946]. Hardcover with slipca
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Paul Durand-Ruel422 - Paul Durand-Ruel
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Famed French art dealer (1831–1922) who was one of the first to provide financial support and solo exhibitions to artists, including Degas, Renoir, Mo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Richard Floethe423 - Richard Floethe
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Prolific American graphic artist (1901–1988) who worked in a variety of styles, ranging from Realist to Expressionist to Surrealist; as a young artist
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alexander Gardner424 - Alexander Gardner
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Photographer, born in Paisley, Scotland. Technical innovator and skilled manager of Mathew Brady’s Washington studio (1856–63), he left to take docume
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jean-Leon Gerome425 - Jean-Leon Gerome
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French painter and sculptor (1824–1904) remembered for bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. ALS in French, signed “JL Gerom
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Keith Haring426 - Keith Haring
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Limited edition 12.5 x 14 lithograph of a shirtless man counting fish, numbered 55/80, signed in the lower border in pencil, “K. Haring 89.” Litho is
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld427 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 19 x 22 print entitled ‘Stars of the Playhouse’, numbered 18/400, signed in the lower right in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” Attractively matt
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Edouard Manet428 - Edouard Manet
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Important 19th century French painter (1832–1883) whose works, including such well-known images as ‘The Luncheon on the Grass’ and ‘Olympia,’ were a s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Peter Max429 - Peter Max
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Scarce ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, illustrated comic strip letterhead, no date. In part: “We miss you much—and hope to visit New Orleans soon again. You
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joan Miro430 - Joan Miro
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Color 8.5 x 11 print of the poster for his Constellations exhibition, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Miro.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Piet Mondrian431 - Piet Mondrian
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Dutch painter (1872–1944) closely associated with the De Stijl movement, best known for his primary-colored geometric ‘Compositions.’ ALS, one page, 8
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Robert Motherwell432 - Robert Motherwell
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Important American artist (1915–1991) who was one of the leading figures of the abstract expressionist movement. Motherwell’s personally-owned and -us
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell433 - Norman Rockwell
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Color 15.5 x 19 lithograph entitled ‘Doctor and Boy Looking at Thermometer,’ signed in the lower border in pencil. Rolled and in fine condition, with
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Singer Sargent434 - John Singer Sargent
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ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 3.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to sculptor Francis Derwent Wood. In full: “Many
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec435 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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ALS in French, signed “T-L,” three pages on two adjoining sheets (with just two lines and the signature on the third page), 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter t
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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