2022 Fundraising Auction
Works by acclaimed artists Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Buzz Spector, Béatrice Coron, Kumi Korf, and Candace Hicks will be available during our live auction at the Center for Book Arts Trustees’ Dinner on October 24th.
Proceeds from the auction directly benefit CBA’s programming including workshops with pay-what-you-can pricing; exhibitions; collections; opportunities for artists, writers, and scholars; and more.
Special thanks to our auctioneer for the evening, Christina Geiger, Director of Rare Books and Manuscripts at Christie’s Auction House.
Please direct any questions to elsbeth@centerforbookarts.org.
Auction Items
Rendez Vous
Béatrice Coron, 2019
Papercutting, Tyvek, handmade
12 x 16 in.
Edition 4/4
Est. Value: $1,200
Starting Bid: $900
Common Threads: Volume 120
Candace Hicks, 2020
Fabric and embroidery
7 x 9 x 1 in.
Est. Value: $1,600
Starting Bid: $1,200
Too Much, Too Little
Kumi Korf, 2020
Intaglio
20 x 36 in.
Est. Value: $1,950
Starting Bid: $1,450
Mirror Study (0X5A7385)
Paul Mpagi Sepuya, 2018
Archival pigment print
10 x 13 in.
Edition of 5
Est. Value: $4,500
Starting Bid: $3,375
Effaced Nabokov
Buzz Spector, 2015
Altered found book
9.5 × 6.5 × 1.75 in.
Edition 1/5
Est. Value: $8,000
Starting Bid: $6,000