Portrait of the Artist: The Burt Britton Collection

Sale held on
Thursday 24th September 2009

Auction Results

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1. Berenice ABBOTT (American, 1898 - 1991 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

2. Richard AVEDON (American, 1923 - 2004 … ($10000 – $15000) unsold

3. BRASSAÏ (French, 1899 - 1984 … ($2000 – $3000) $1400

4. Harry CALLAHAN (American, 1912 - 1999 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

5. Lotte JACOBI (German, 1896 - 1990 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

6. André KERTÉSZ (Hungarian … ($1800 – $2200) unsold

7. J. H. LARTIGUE (French, 1894 - 1986) Two … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

8. Arnold NEWMAN (American, 1918 - 2006 … ($500 – $800) unsold

9. Gordon PARKS (American, 1912 - 2006 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

10. W. Eugene SMITH (American, 1918 - 1978 … ($1500 – $2000) unsold

11. PHOTOGRAPHERS Group of eight … ($600 – $800) unsold

12. PHOTOGRAPHERS Group of eleven self-portraits … ($800 – $1200) unsold

13. PHOTOGRAPHERS Group of five self-portraits … ($500 – $700) unsold

14. Romare BEARDEN (American 1911 – 1988 … ($3000 – $4000) unsold

15. Elaine De KOONING (American, 1918 - 1989 … ($3000 – $5000) $2200

16. Cleve (1918 - 2004) and Francine du Plessix … ($800 – $1200) unsold

17. Red GROOMS (American, b. 1937) Self-portrait … ($4000 – $6000) $2800

18. Chaim GROSS (Austrian-American, 1904 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

19. Philip GUSTON (American, 1913 - 1980 … ($20000 – $30000) unsold

20. David HOCKNEY (British, b. 1937 … ($10000 – $15000) $16000

21. Paul JENKINS (American, b. 1923 … ($2500 – $3500) unsold

22. Ray JOHNSON (American, 1927 - 1995) Two … ($1200 – $1800) $1600

23. Alex KATZ (American, b. 1927 … ($6000 – $8000) unsold

24. Ronald MALLORY (American, b. 1939 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

25. Robert MOTHERWELL (American, 1915 - 1991 … ($10000 – $15000) $5000

26. Larry RIVERS (American, 1923 - 2002 … ($8000 – $12000) unsold

27. Jamie WYETH (American, b. 1946 … ($3000 – $4000) $2200

28. ARTISTS Group of two self-portraits. Joe … ($800 – $1200) unsold

29. ARTISTS Group of sixteen self-portraits … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

30. Jules FEIFFER (American, b. 1929 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

31. Milton GLASER (American, b. 1929 … ($600 – $800) $300

32. Edward GOREY (American, 1925 - 2000 … ($2000 – $3000) $1400

33. Al HIRSCHFELD (American, 1903 - 2003) Two … ($1000 – $1500) $1000

34. Edward KOREN (American, b. 1935 … ($500 – $800) $400

35. David LEVINE (American, b. 1926 … ($600 – $800) $300

36. Everett OPIE (American, b. 1947) Large … ($2500 – $3500) unsold

37. Maurice SENDAK (American, b. 1928 … ($4000 – $6000) $2800

38. Art SPIEGELMAN (American, b. 1948 … ($1500 – $1800) unsold

39. William STEIG (American, 1907 - 2003 … ($4000 – $6000) unsold

40. Saul STEINBERG (American, 1914 - 1999 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

41. Tomi UNGERER (French, b. 1931) Self-portrait … ($500 – $800) unsold

42. ILLUSTRATORS & CARTOONISTS Group of … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

43. Frank GEHRY (American, Canadian, b. 1929 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

44. Frank GEHRY (American, Canadian, b. 1929 … ($1800 – $2400) unsold

45. Rem KOOLHAAS (Dutch, b. 1944) Self-portrait … ($800 – $1200) unsold

46. Edward ABBEY (American, 1927 - 1989 … ($2000 – $3000) $1900

47. Kobo ABÉ (Japanese, 1924 - 1993 … ($500 – $800) $250

48. Chinua ACHEBE (Nigerian, b. 1930 … ($800 – $1200) $550

49. Renata ADLER (American, b. 1938 … ($300 – $500) unsold

50. Nelson ALGREN (American, 1909 - 1981) Two … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

51. Maya ANGELOU (American, b. 1928 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

52. ART, DANCE, FILM & THEATER CRITICS … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

53. John ASHBERY (American, b. 1927 … ($3000 – $4000) unsold

54. Margaret ATWOOD (Canadian, b. 1939 … ($500 – $800) $1800

55. John BARTH (American, b. 1930) Self-portrait … ($500 – $800) $650

56. Donald BARTHELME (American, 1931 - 1989 … ($500 – $800) $500

57. THE BEAT GENERATION. Group of nine … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

58. Saul BELLOW (Canadian/American, 1915 … ($3000 – $4000) $2200

59. Thomas BERGER (American, b. 1924) Two … ($800 – $1200) unsold

60. Elizabeth BISHOP (American, 1911 - 1979 … ($1000 – $1500) $700

61. Jorge Luis BORGES (Argentinian, 1899 … ($6000 – $8000) $5000

62. Vance BOURJAILY (American, b. 1922 … ($500 – $700) unsold

63. Paul BOWLES (American, 1910 - 1999 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

64. Kay BOYLE (American, 1902 - 1992 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

65. T. Coraghessan BOYLE (American, b. 1948 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

66. BRITISH WRITERS Group of fourteen … ($1000 – $1500) $700

67. Harold BRODKEY (American, 1930 - 1996 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

68. Harold BRODKEY (American, 1930 - 1996 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

69. Joseph BRODSKY (Russian-American, 1940 … ($1200 – $1800) $2500

70. Gwendolyn BROOKS (American, 1917 - 2000 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

71. Anthony BURGESS (British, 1917 - 1993) and … ($3000 – $4000) $3200

72. William S. BURROUGHS (American, 1914 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

73. Italo CALVINO (Italian, 1923 - 1985 … ($1200 – $1800) $1000

74. CANADIAN WRITERS Group of five … ($300 – $500) unsold

75. Truman CAPOTE (American, 1924 - 1984 … ($2500 – $3500) $1800

76. Raymond CARVER (American, 1938 - 1988 … ($2000 – $3000) $1500

77. Robert COOVER (American, 1943 - 1986 … ($400 – $600) $200

78. Malcolm COWLEY (American, 1898 - 1989 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

79. CRITICS Twelve self-portraits. Harold BLOOM … ($800 – $1200) unsold

80. Roald DAHL (British, 1916 - 1990 … ($1800 – $2200) $1300

81. Guy DAVENPORT (American, 1927 - 2005 … ($500 – $800) $950

82. Don DeLILLO (American, b. 1936 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

83. James DICKEY (American, 1923 - 1997 … ($600 – $800) unsold

84. Joan DIDION (American, b. 1934) and John … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

85. E. L. DOCTOROW (American, 1931 … ($600 – $800) $300

86. J. P. DONLEAVY (American, b. 1926 … ($700 – $1000) unsold

87. EASTERN EUROPEAN WRITERS Group of five … ($300 – $500) unsold

88. Ralph ELLISON (American, 1913 - 1994 … ($4000 – $6000) $3800

89. Frederick EXLEY (American, 1929-1992 … ($1000 – $1500) $750

90. Lawrence FERLINGHETTI (American, b. 1919 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

91. Janet FLANNER (American, 1892 - 1978 … ($500 – $800) unsold

92. Richard FORD (American, b. 1944 … ($500 – $800) $500

93. William GADDIS (American, 1922 - 1998 … ($1000 – $1500) $1000

94. William H. GASS (American, b. 1924 … ($500 – $700) $300

95. John GARDNER (American, 1933 - 1982 … ($1000 – $1500) $800

96. Allen GINSBERG (American, 1926 - 1997 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

97. Nadine GORDIMER Self-portrait. ink on paper10 … ($300 – $500) unsold

98. Winston GROOM (American, b. 1944 … ($500 – $800) unsold

99. Barry HANNAH (American, b. 1942 … ($500 – $700) $300

100. Jim HARRISON (American, b. 1937 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

101. Joseph HELLER (American, 1923 - 1999 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

102. John IRVING (American, b. 1942 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

103. ISRAELI WRITERS Group of three … ($300 – $500) $200

104. Charles JOHNSON (American, b. 1948 … ($400 – $600) unsold

105. James JONES (American, 1921 - 1977 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

106. JOURNALISTS Group of seven self-portraits … ($600 – $800) $300

107. William KENNEDY (American, b. 1928 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

108. Stephen KING (American, b. 1947 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

109. LATIN AMERICAN WRITERS Group of seven … ($500 – $800) $700

110. Robert LOWELL (American, 1917 - 1977) and … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

111. Cormac McCARTHY (American, b. 1933 … ($3000 – $4000) $3000

112. John McPHEE (American, b. 1931 … ($1000 – $1500) $700

113. Norman MAILER (American, 1923 - 1997 … ($2000 – $3000) $2000

114. Bernard MALAMUD (American, 1914 - 1986 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

115. James MERRILL (American, 1926 - 1995 … ($1000 – $1500) $1000

116. Toni MORRISON (American, b. 1931 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

117. THE NEW YORKER. Group of seven self-portraits … ($800 – $1200) $400

118. Anaïs NIN (Cuban-French, 1903 - 1977 … ($1800 – $2200) unsold

119. Joyce Carol OATES (American, b. 1938 … ($2000 – $3000) $1400

120. Cynthia OZICK (American, b. 1928 … ($500 – $800) $550

121. Grace PALEY (American, 1922 - 2007) and … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

122. Octavio PAZ (Mexican, 1914 - 1998 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

123. Walker PERCY (American, 1916 - 1990 … ($500 – $800) $500

124. S. J. PERELMAN (American, 1904 - 1979 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

125. George A. PLIMPTON (American, 1927 - 2003 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

126. POETS Group of ten self-portraits. Muriel … ($800 – $1200) unsold

127. POETS Group of fourteen self-portraits. Ted … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

128. POETS Group of seven self-portraits. W. S … ($600 – $800) unsold

129. POETS Group of ten self-portraits. Louise … ($700 – $1000) unsold

130. Katherine Anne PORTER (American, 1890 - 1980 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

131. V. S. PRITCHETT (British, 1900 - 1997 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

132. PUBLISHERS & BOOK DEALERS Group of … ($1000 – $1500) $500

133. Ishmael REED (American, b. 1938 … ($500 – $700) unsold

134. Tom ROBBINS (American, b. 1936 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

135. Philip ROTH (American, b. 1933 … ($3000 – $4000) unsold

136. William (1908 - 1981) and Aram SAROYAN (b … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

137. Mary Lee SETTLE (American, 1918 - 2005 … ($500 – $800) unsold

138. Georges SIMENON (Belgian, 1903 - 1989 … ($700 – $1000) unsold

139. Charles SIMIC (Serbian-American, b. 1938 … ($500 – $800) unsold

140. Isaac Bashevis SINGER (Polish, American, 1902 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

141. Susan SONTAG (American, 1933 - 2004 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

142. Stephen SPENDER (British, 1909 - 1995 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

143. SPORTS JOURNALISTS Four self-portraits. Ira … ($500 – $800) unsold

144. Jean STAFFORD (1915 - 1975) Self-portrait … ($800 – $1200) unsold

145. Gloria STEINEM (American, b. 1934 … ($1200 – $1800) $850

146. Robert STONE (American, b. 1937 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

147. Mark STRAND (American, b. 1934 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

148. Mark STRAND (American, b. 1934) Two … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

149. William STYRON (American, 1925 - 2006 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

150. Peter TAYLOR (American, 1917 - 1994 … ($1000 – $1500) $1000

151. Paul (American, b. 1941) and Alexander … ($600 – $800) unsold

152. Dr. Hunter S. THOMPSON (American, 1937 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

153. Kay THOMPSON (American, 1908 - 1998 … ($2000 – $3000) $3500

154. Anne TYLER (American, b. 1941) Self-portrait … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

155. John UPDIKE (American, 1932 - 2009 … ($2000 – $3000) $4200

156. Gloria VANDERBILT (American, b. 1924) Group … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

157. Kurt VONNEGUT (American, 1922 - 2007) and … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

158. Derek WALCOTT (St. Lucian, b. 1930 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

159. Alice WALKER (American, b. 1944 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

160. Robert Penn WARREN (American, 1905 - 1989 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

161. Eudora WELTY (American, 1909 - 2001 … ($2000 – $3000) $2000

162. Marion and Elie WIESEL (Romanian, b. 1928 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

163. C.K. WILLIAMS (American, b. 1936 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

164. Tom WOLFE (American, b. 1931 … ($3000 – $4000) $2800

165. Richard YATES (American, 1926 - 1992 … ($800 – $1200) $400

166. WRITERS Group of eleven self-portraits … ($600 – $800) unsold

167. WRITERS Group of seven self-portraits … ($500 – $800) unsold

168. WRITERS Group of six self-portraits. Jerzy … ($500 – $800) unsold

169. WRITERS Group of nine self-portraits. Harry … ($800 – $1200) unsold

170. WRITERS Group of six self-portraits. Paul … ($300 – $400) unsold

171. WRITERS Group of eight self-portraits … ($600 – $800) $400

172. WRITERS Group of eight self-portraits … ($600 – $800) unsold

173. Lillian HELLMAN (American, 1905 - 1984 … ($500 – $800) unsold

174. Larry KRAMER (American, b. 1935 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

175. David MAMET (American, b. 1947 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

176. Arthur MILLER (American, 1915 - 2005 … ($2000 – $3000) $1500

177. Sam SHEPARD (American, b. 1943 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

178. Neil SIMON (American, b. 1927) Self-portrait … ($1200 – $1500) $850

179. Tennessee WILLIAMS (American, 1911 - 1983 … ($3000 – $4000) unsold

180. PLAYWRIGHTS Eighteen self-portraits. Arthur … ($800 – $1200) unsold

181. Woody ALLEN (American, b. 1935 … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

182. Lauren BACALL (American, b. 1924 … ($500 – $800) $250

183. DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS & SCREENWRITERS … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

184. Nora (b. 1941) and Delia EPHRON (b. 1944) Two … ($400 – $600) unsold

185. Dustin HOFFMAN (American, b. 1937 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

186. Anthony HOPKINS (Welsh, b. 1937 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

187. Dennis HOPPER (American, b. 1936 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

188. Zero MOSTEL (American, 1915 - 1977 … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

189. Zero MOSTEL (American, 1915 - 1977 … ($500 – $800) $350

190. Paul NEWMAN (American, 1925 - 2008 … ($1500 – $2000) unsold

191. David NIVEN (British, 1910 - 1983 … ($500 – $800) $250

192. Sir Sidney POITIER (Bahamian-American, b … ($1200 – $1800) unsold

193. Lee STRASBERG (American, 1901 - 1982 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

194. François TRUFFAUT (French, 1932 … ($2000 – $3000) $1400

195. Sir Peter USTINOV (British, 1921 - 2004 … ($600 – $800) unsold

196. Robin WILLIAMS (American, b. 1951 … ($800 – $1200) unsold

197. ACTORS Group of forty self-portraits. Kim … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

198. TELEVISION & RADIO PERSONALITIES Eight … ($1000 – $1500) unsold

199. Harold ARLEN (American, 1905 - 1986 … ($500 – $800) unsold

200. Harry (Jamaican, American, b. 1927) and Julie … ($800 – $1200) unsold

201. John CAGE (American, 1912 - 1992 … ($1000 – $1500) $1000

202. Miles DAVIS (American, 1926 - 1991 … ($2000 – $3000) unsold

203. Herbie HANCOCK (American, b. 1940 … ($1500 – $2000) $1000

204. Charles LLOYD (American, b. 1938 … ($500 – $800) unsold

205. Mabel MERCER (English, 1900 - 1984 … ($400 – $600) unsold

206. Liza MINNELLI (American, b. 1946 … ($1500 – $2000) unsold

207. Thelonious MONK (American, 1917 - 1982 … ($1000 – $1500) $850

208. Sonny ROLLINS (American, b. 1930 … ($800 – $1200) $400

209. Patti SMITH (American, b. 1946) Self-portrait … ($1500 – $2500) unsold

210. SINGERS, DANCERS & MUSICIANS Group of … ($800 – $1200) unsold

211. Lew ALCINDOR a.k.a. Kareem Abdul JABBAR … ($400 – $600) unsold

212. Muhammed ALI (American, b. 1942) and Budd … ($2000 – $3000) $1400

213. José TORRES (Puerto Rican, 1936 … ($500 – $800) $250