2023 Fundraising Auction
Works by acclaimed artists Tim Hawkinson, Angela Lorenz, Christian Marclay, Tammy Nguyen, Sheryl Oppenheim, Kiki Smith, and Patti Smith were auctioned at Center for Book Arts Trustees’ Dinner on May 15th.
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 note that this auction is now closed.
Auction Items
Wool Gathering
Patti Smith & Christian Marclay
2022
64 pages letterpress printed with 13 unnumbered leaves, hardbound in cloth with slipcase.
10.375 x 8 inches
Edition of 250
Est. Value: $1,400
SOLD AT AUCTION MAY 15, 2023
Rocks from observation No. 2
Tammy Nguyen
2020
Ink on paper.
8 x 10.25 inches
Unique
Est. Value: $300
SOLD AT AUCTION MAY 15, 2023
Owl
Kiki Smith
2007
Monoprint with hand applied watercolor, pencil, and glitter on Losin Prague paper. Signed by the artist.
8.125 x 11.75 inches
open edition varié
Est. value: $2,500
SOLD AT AUCTION MAY 15, 2023
Electricity
Lucy Sante
2020
Collage on paper.
5.5 x 3.25 inches
Unique
Est. value: $1,000
SOLD AT AUCTION MAY 15, 2023
The Catcher in the Rye by Richard Prince
Richard Prince
2011
Octovo in cloth boards and printed dust jacket. Shrink wrapped.
8.125 × 5.75 × 1 inches
Edition of 300
Est. Value: $1,000
SOLD AT AUCTION MAY 15, 2023
Suite of three prints (Banub, Ove, Liboc)
Tim Hawkinson
2022
Polymer photogravure
34.5 x 25.5 in. (Bunab), 34.5 x 24.125 in. (Ove), 34.5 x 24.1875 in. (Liboc)
Edition of 24
Est. Value: $7,500
SOLD AT AUCTION MAY 15, 2023
Into the Bookbinding Jungle (for CBA)
Sheryl Oppenheim
2023
Letterpress and risograph on paper.
8 x 10 inches.
Edition of 75
Enlisting Whitman and Emerson
Angela Lorenz
2023
Letterpress and risograph on paper.
8 x 10.5 inches.
Edition of 75