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Paul Rand: The Art of Design captured the attention of hundreds – from individual collectors to institutions such as Letterform Archive – illustrating the breadth of the pioneering designer’s influence. An unprecedented success, the results totaled more than double the pre-sale estimate. Sales Total $730.265
99% sold by lot
225% sold by value

100 Paul Rand

Direction Magazine exhibition poster

$700–900

result: $2,000

101 Paul Rand

Stafford comprehensive and advertisement collection

$300–500

result: $1,188

102 Paul Rand

Westinghouse advertisement collection

$300–500

result: $1,063

103 Paul Rand

Westinghouse stationery collection

$200–300

result: $750

104 Paul Rand

collection of nine Westinghouse annual report covers

$300–500

result: $1,625

105 Paul Rand

Westinghouse Design Center poster

$300–500

result: $1,000

106 Hadrill & Horstmann

desk lamp

$500–700

result: $3,000

107 Paul Rand

Westinghouse Design Center poster

$300–500

result: $1,063

108 Paul Rand

custom rolling stereo cabinets for the Rand House, set of two

$1,500–2,000

result: $938

109 Anna Castelli

stools model 4823, set of four

$400–600

result: $1,625

110 Paul Rand

Westinghouse graphics and signage guidelines

$300–500

result: $4,550

111 Paul Rand

Eye-Bee-M Rebus poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,750

112 Paul Rand

IBM packaging collection

$200–300

result: $688

113 Paul Rand

IBM Business Conduct guidelines and Leonardo da Vinci exhibition catalogue

$100–200

result: $750

114 Alvar Aalto

coat rack

$300–500

result: $1,375

115 Paul Rand

IBM Golden Circle poster color variant

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,125

116 Paul Rand

IBM S390 poster

$400–600

result: $2,000

117 Paul Rand

IBM S390 poster color variant

$400–600

result: $2,000

118 Paul Rand

Eye-Bee-M Rebus poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,063

119 Paul Rand

IBM printed ephemera collection

$500–700

result: $4,688

120 Paul Rand

IBM Think Magazine, Eye, Bee, M Rebus cover

$500–700

result: $500

121 Paul Rand

IBM Latin America poster

$500–700

result: $625

122 Paul Rand

Eye-Bee-M Rebus poster

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,750

123 Industrial

drafting table

$1,000–1,500

result: $9,375

124 Paul Rand

IBM S390 poster

$400–600

result: $1,500

125 Paul Rand

collection of eight IBM posters

$4,000–6,000

result: $5,625

126 Paul Rand

IBM S390 poster color variant

$400–600

result: $1,375

127 Paul Rand

IBM Quality poster

$500–700

result: $1,375

128 Paul Rand

Tokyo Communication Arts poster

$700–900

result: $3,250

129 Paul Rand

IBM Resource Management poster

$500–700

result: $563

130 Paul Rand

Eye-Bee-M Rebus poster

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,313

131 Paul Rand

IBM Leonardo da Vinci exhibition catalog and color sampler

$100–200

result: $750

132 Paul Rand

IBM 75 poster

$600–800

result: $1,375

133 Achille Castiglioni

Toio floor lamp

$700–900

result: $2,250

134 Arne Jacobsen

Cylinda creamer

$50–100

result: $375

135 Paul Rand

IBM 75 poster

$600–800

result: $875

136 Persian

Kashan pitcher

$700–900

result: $2,750

137 Eileen Gray

occasional table, model E1027

$300–500

result: $625

138 Paul Rand

IBM stationery collection

$500–700

result: $1,625

139 Paul Rand

Eye-Bee-M Rebus posters, set of two

$3,000–5,000

result: $5,938

140 Paul Rand

IBM logo guidelines and presentation books

$1,000–1,500

result: $9,375

141 Paul Rand

Eye-Bee-M Rebus poster

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,250

142 Paul Rand

IBM 75 poster

$600–800

result: $813

143 Paul Rand

IBM Product Center Design Guidelines collection

$300–500

result: $1,063

144 Paul Rand

IBM Quality poster

$500–700

result: $875

145 Paul Rand

IBM Resource Management poster

$500–700

result: $500

146 Paul Rand

IBM S390 posters, set of two

$700–900

result: $1,125

147 Paul Rand

IBM printed ephemera collection

$700–900

result: $750

148 Paul Rand

Tokyo Communication Arts poster

$700–900

result: $3,000

149 Paul Rand

IBM Think Magazine, Eye, Bee, M Rebus cover

$500–700

result: $500

150 Paul Rand

Art Directors Club Hall of Fame invitations, set of three

$100–150

result: $625

151 Paul Rand

El Producto Cigars poster

$500–700

result: $1,125

152 Paul Rand

collection of five cigar box labels

$200–300

result: $813

153 Paul Rand

El Producto Cigars poster

$500–700

result: $1,375

154 Paul Rand

El Producto Cigar box packaging, set of two

$500–700

result: $1,625

155 Paul Rand

Coronet and Dubonnet advertisement collection

$400–600

result: $2,000

156 Pierre Jeanneret

LC2 chairs, pair

$1,000–1,500

result: $5,313

157 Paul Rand

Coronet billboard

$700–900

result: $2,125

158 Paul Rand

Kaiser Frazer billboard

$300–500

result: $1,250

159 Paul Rand

James E. Pepper billboards, set of two

$700–900

result: $688

160 Paul Rand

Coronet billboard

$700–900

result: $1,625

161 Paul Rand

collection of thirty-nine Ohrbach's advertisements

$200–300

result: $8,125

162 Paul Rand

study for Shell Oil

$200–300

result: $6,250

163 Paul Rand

collection of twenty-two advertisements

$300–500

result: $3,250

164 Paul Rand

Thoughts on Design

$300–500

result: $938

165 Chinese

Suanpan (abacus)

$100–150

result: $3,000

166 Shigeo Fukuda

Untitled

$300–500

result: $3,250

167 Paul Rand

NeXT poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,750

168 Japanese

Tansu chest

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,750

169 Paul Rand

NeXT poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,063

170 Paul Rand

NeXT poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,250

171 Paul Rand

NeXT logo presentation book and proofs, set of four

$3,000–5,000

result: $15,000

172 Paul Rand

NeXT poster

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,000

173 Paul Rand

NeXT collection

$3,000–5,000

result: $4,063

174 Paul Rand

NeXT poster

$2,000–3,000

result: $6,875

175 Paul Rand

NeXT poster

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,500

176 After Bart van der Leck

Compositie 1917 no. 4 (uitgaan van de fabriek) poster

$500–700

result: $1,170

177 Iroquois

ceremonial mask

$300–500

result: $3,000

178 Paul Rand

Untitled

$500–700

result: $18,750

179 Paul Rand

collection of three annual reports

$50–100

result: $438

180 Paul Rand

custom coffee table for the Rand House

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,750

181 Paul Rand

Cummins Engines annual reports and quarterly brochures

$200–300

result: $1,188

182 Paul Rand

Cummins Engine poster

$500–700

result: $1,063

183 Paul Rand

Cummins Engine posters, set of three

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,250

184 Paul Rand

Cummins Engine poster

$500–700

result: $1,000

185 Sarreguemines

pitcher

$200–300

result: $938

186 Pirkko Stenros

Moduli cabinet

$300–500

result: $375

187 Gebrüder Thonet

209 armchairs, set of eight

$1,000–1,500

result: $3,000

188 Paul Rand

Cummins Engine poster color variant

$500–700

result: $750

189 Paul Rand

Cummins Engines annual report covers and packaging

$100–200

result: $344

190 Paul Rand

Cummins Engine poster color variant

$500–700

result: $313

191 Paul Rand

Creative Media Center poster

$300–500

result: $563

192 Paul Rand

Creative Media Center stationery

$100–150

result: $282

193 Paul Rand

Creative Media Center poster

$300–500

result: $500

194 Paul Rand

English First poster

$500–700

result: $813

195 Postmodern

coatrack

$200–300

result: $875

196 Gerrit Rietveld

Red Blue chair

$7,000–9,000

result: $18,750

197 Paul Rand

English First poster

$500–700

result: $875

198 Paul Rand

corporate logo gift collection

$100–150

result: $500

199 Paul Rand

UCLA cover proofs and final course catalog

$400–600

result: $1,063

200 Paul Rand

UCLA 75 poster

$700–900

result: $875

201 Various Designers

flatware collection

$100–150

result: $375

202 Anna Castelli

stools model 4823, set of three

$250–350

result: $750

203 Paul Rand

UCLA 75 poster

$700–900

result: $500

204 Paul Rand

UCLA Summer Sessions poster

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,250

205 Shigeo Fukuda

Hi-Sense flatware

$1,000–1,500

result: $6,875

206 Paul Rand

Fortune Magazine cover study

$200–300

result: $5,938

207 Paul Rand

collection of four sketches for Tri-Arts Press poster

$300–500

result: $1,375

209 Frans van Nieuwenborg and Martijn Wegman

Delight lamp

$200–300

result: $1,063

210 Paul Rand

International Design Conference, Aspen poster and brochure

$1,500–2,000

result: $7,500

211 Italian

desk

$500–700

result: $1,500

212 Enzo Mari

Box chair

$300–500

result: $780

213 Paul Rand

collection of thirteen Enron logo sketches

$200–300

result: $2,125

214 Alvar Aalto

Savoy vases, set of two

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,750

215 Paul Rand

USSB/HUB TV logo presentation books

$700–900

result: $1,625

216 Joe Colombo

Topo floor lamp

$700–900

result: $1,500

217 Paul Rand

UCLA Summer Sessions poster

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,250

218 Dieter Rams

620 lounge chair and ottoman

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,250

219 Paul Rand

custom rolling cabinet for the Rand House

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,600

220 Paul Rand

Yale University Art School and Yale Press printed material

$700–900

result: $3,250

221 Paul Rand

UCLA Summer Sessions poster

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,000

222 Paul Rand

A Look at Architecture collection

$300–500

result: $688

223 Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzu

Parentesi floor lamp

$150–200

result: $563

224 Paul Rand

UCLA Extension Winter Quarter covers, set of five

$200–300

result: $875

225 Paul Rand

corporate stationery design collection

$300–500

result: $1,125

226 Paul Rand

personal stationery collection

$400–600

result: $2,500

227 Enzo Mari

Formosa and Timor calendars

$200–300

result: $875

228 Paul Rand

Pastore DePamphilis Rampone poster variant

$500–700

result: $688

229 Ernesto Gismondi

Sintesi table lamp

$150–200

result: $1,750

230 Paul Rand

Pastore DePamphilis Rampone posters, pair

$700–900

result: $438

231 Alvar Aalto

table

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,875

232 Steven Heller

Paul Rand

$50–100

result: $157

233 Paul Rand

Pastore DePamphilis Rampone poster

$500–700

result: $375

234 Dan Reisinger

perpetual wall calendar

$100–150

result: $282

235 Paul Rand

Pastore DePamphilis Rampone poster

$500–700

result: $344

236 Paul Rand

Richard Sapper Design poster

$500–700

result: $563

237 Richard Sapper

Tizio table lamp

$700–900

result: $625

238 Paul Rand

Richard Sapper Design poster

$500–700

result: $563

239 From the library of Paul Rand

collection of six inscribed publications

$100–150

result: $2,125

240 Shigeo Fukuda

design collection

$1,000–1,500

result: $5,625

241 Shigeo Fukuda

Montreux Jazz Festival poster

$50–100

result: $938

242 Paul Rand

exhibition materials and design publication collection

$300–500

result: $625

243 Giuseppe Ostuni

floor lamp

$700–900

result: $4,375

244 Alvar Aalto

convertible sofa, model 63

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,688

245 Shigeo Fukuda

12 Graphistes Japonais poster

$100–150

result: $1,063

246 Various Designers

collection of ten posters from the library of Paul Rand

$500–700

result: $1,750

247 Shigeo Fukuda

Look 1 poster

$100–150

result: $1,063

248 Shigeo Fukuda

Look 1 (Mona Lisa) poster

$100–150

result: $500

249 Shigeo Fukuda

Images of Illusion poster

$100–150

result: $625

250 Henryk Tomaszewski

collection of three posters

$1,000–1,500

result: $750

251 Joe Colombo

Early Boby 3 portable storage system

$200–300

result: $1,375

252 From the studio of Paul Rand

reference collection

$300–500

result: $5,200

253 Selected by Paul Rand

packaging collection

$500–700

result: $688

254 El Lissitzky, attribution

Untitled

$3,000–5,000

result: $1,250

255 Paul Rand

collection of twenty-eight Christmas drawings

$2,000–3,000

result: $16,250

256 Paul Rand

IBM Latin America poster

$500–700

result: $688

257 Nick Roericht

collection of twenty calendars

$200–300

result: $313

258 Joe Colombo

Universale chair, model 4867

$100–150

result: $520

259 Pirkko Stenros

Moduli cabinet

$300–500

result: $219

260 From the studio of Paul Rand

collection of thirteen drafting utensils

$300–500

result: $1,000

261 Paul Rand

custom stool from the Rand House

$1,000–1,500

result: $4,063

262 Bahlsen

packaging collection

$200–300

result: $688

263 From the studio of Paul Rand

collection of eight paint brushes

$200–300

result: $938

264 American

circus game fragment

$300–500

result: $938

265 Yoruba artist

Gelede mask

$300–500

result: $625

266 Mexican Folk Art

figures, pair

$700–900

result: $125

267 Japanese

Paul Rand seals, set of two

$300–500

result: $1,875

268 Coptic

tapestry weaving

$300–500

result: $813

269 Shaker

rocking chair

$1,000–1,500

result: $4,063

270 Paul Rand

IBM Golden Circle poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,750

271 Paul Rand

Untitled

$3,000–5,000

result: $9,375

272 Ann and Paul Rand

Little 1

$50–100

result: $344

273 Paul Rand

IBM Golden Circle poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,250

274 Olaf Von Bohr

clothes hooks, set of four

$300–500

result: $688

275 Japanese

Haniwa figure

$500–700

result: $2,125

276 Paul Rand

custom rolling cabinet for the Rand House

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,820

277 Paul Rand

IBM Golden Circle poster

$1,500–2,000

result: $2,000

278 Pierre Jeanneret

LC1 chair

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,500

279 After Joan Miró

Famille d'Oiseleurs poster

$500–700

result: $813

280 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,000

281 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,063

282 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,750

283 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,750

284 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,750

285 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,750

286 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,200

287 Baule artist

mask

$700–900

result: $14,300

288 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,625

289 Paul Rand

Clown & Owl

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,625

290 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,000

291 Paul Rand

Untitled

$5,000–7,000

result: $10,000

292 Yoruba artist

Divination bowl with lid

$500–700

result: $282

293 Mexican Folk Art

souvenir shop

$700–900

result: $438

294 Mexican Folk Art

plaza scene

$700–900

result: $438

295 Yoruba artist

Gelede mask

$300–500

result: $813

296 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,750

297 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,210

298 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,000

299 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,750

300 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,938

301 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $13,750

302 Blanchet

easel

$500–700

result: $2,250

303 Paul Rand

Untitled

$3,000–5,000

result: $6,875

304 Saul Steinberg

cover study for the The New Yorker

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,313

305 Paul Rand

sketch for children's book

$300–500

result: $1,250

306 Ann and Paul Rand

Little 1 annotated copy

$75–100

result: $1,000

307 Aino Aalto

cabinets from the Rand House, pair

$4,000–6,000

result: $3,500

308 Paul Rand

The Art Directors Club poster

$700–900

result: $1,375

309 Paul Rand

sketches and text for an unpublished children's book

$500–700

result: $8,125

310 Paul Rand

The Art Directors Club poster

$700–900

result: $750

311 American

miniature lobster buoys, set of five

$200–300

result: $1,040

312 Paul Rand

New York Art Directors Club stationery collection

$200–300

result: $500

313 Paul Rand

custom wall-mounted cabinet for the Rand House

$3,000–5,000

result: $2,500

314 Vico Magistretti

Sinbad lounge chair

$700–900

result: $715

315 Paul Rand

Ginza Graphic Gallery poster

$300–500

result: $1,500

316 Paul Rand

brochure distributed at the IBM Pavilion, World's Fair, New York

$700–900

result: $1,500

317 Paul Rand

The Art Directors Club poster

$700–900

result: $1,125

318 Bruno Mathsson

Maria folding table

$1,000–1,500

result: $4,688

319 Paul Rand

Ginza Graphic Gallery poster

$300–500

result: $1,500

320 Various Designers

toy collection assembled by Paul Rand

$300–500

result: $2,750

321 Paul Rand

Ben Franklin ’90 poster

$300–500

result: $313

322 Paul Rand

custom door from the Rand House

$700–900

result: $5,625

323 Paul Rand

Ben Franklin '90 posters, set of four

$1,000–1,500

result: $750

324 Paul Rand

collection of thirty-eight hardcover dust jacket designs

$300–500

result: $2,000

325 Paul Rand

Ben Franklin ’90 poster color variant

$300–500

result: $188

326 Enzo Mari

Day-Night daybed

$700–900

result: $1,625

327 Paul Rand

Ben Franklin ’90 poster color variant

$300–500

result: $282

328 Paul Rand

collection of thirty-seven paperback book cover designs

$300–500

result: $4,063

329 Paul Rand

Ben Franklin ’90 poster

$300–500

result: $375

330 Paul Rand

Art Directors Club of Cincinnati exhibition poster

$500–700

result: $938

331 Joe Colombo

Topo desk lamp

$300–500

result: $1,250

332 Paul Rand

Death Mask poster and drawings

$500–700

result: $8,750

333 Paul Rand

Art Directors Club of Cincinnati exhibition poster

$500–700

result: $750

334 Paul Rand

trimmed book cover for the Advertising Typography Association of America Type Talks

$200–300

result: $750

335 Paul Rand

Art Directors Club of Cincinnati exhibition poster

$500–700

result: $813

336 Paul Rand

collection of three book covers

$100–200

result: $500

337 Ann and Paul Rand

Sparkle and Spin: A Book About Words

$50–100

result: $438

338 Paul Rand

study for Sparkle and Spin

$400–600

result: $2,250

339 Paul Rand

H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: A Selection poster

$1,000–1,500

result: $813

340 William Marples & Sons

bow saw

$100–150

result: $250

341 Paul Rand

H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: A Selection poster

$1,000–1,500

result: $625

342 French

mold

$1,000–1,500

result: $875

343 Paul Rand

The American Democrat comprehensive and final cover

$150–200

result: $1,375

344 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $15,000

345 Nupe artist

door

$700–900

result: $1,125

346 Shaker

box stove

$1,000–1,500

result: $3,500

347 Paul Rand

IBM Awards Conference poster

$300–500

result: $438

348 American

sun ornament

$100–150

result: $2,750

349 Le Corbusier

Totem

$700–900

result: $2,000

350 Enzo Mari

Koro wastepaper baskets, set of three

$200–300

result: $438

351 Gebrüder Thonet

rocking chair

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,750

352 Paul Rand

IBM Awards Conference poster

$300–500

result: $344

353 Charlotte Perriand

LC7 chair

$700–900

result: $938

354 Paul Rand

Untitled (Washington Crossing the Delaware)

$5,000–7,000

result: $9,100

355 Paul Rand

The Splendor of Dresden poster

$400–600

result: $250

356 Paul Rand

study for The Armed Vision cover

$200–300

result: $1,875

357 After Muqi Fachang

Six Persimmons

$200–300

result: $500

358 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,000

359 Paul Rand

The Splendor of Dresden poster

$400–600

result: $250

360 Paul Rand

custom cabinets for the Rand House, pair

$3,000–5,000

361 Yusaku Kamekura

Paul Rand: His Work from 1946 to 1958

$50–100

result: $875

362 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $6,250

363 Egyptian

sarcophagus mask

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,000

364 Pre-Columbian

stirrup vessel

$300–500

result: $375

365 Japanese

toy

$100–150

result: $313

366 Pablo Picasso

Hibou

$5,000–7,000

367 Mexican

mirror

$1,000–1,500

result: $625

368 Japanese

fish decoy

$100–200

result: $1,125

369 Paul Rand

SOS Kinderdorf poster

$500–700

result: $1,375

370 Bamileke artist

stool

$1,000–1,500

result: $875

371 Paul Rand

SOS Kinderdorf poster

$500–700

result: $1,000

372 Paul Rand

Mine Boy cover sketches and final cover

$200–300

result: $6,875

373 Dutch

miniature wagon

$700–900

result: $438

374 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,750

375 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,125

376 Iranian

calligraphy

$100–200

result: $688

377 Sawos people

mask

$700–900

result: $625

378 Paul Rand

What time is it?

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,688

379 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $8,125

380 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,688

381 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,000

382 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,375

383 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,200

384 Paul Rand

Untitled

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,313

385 John Constable

Woodland Scene

$50,000–70,000

386 Pierre Jeanneret

LC4 chaise

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,000

387 Paul Rand

Untitled

$5,000–7,000

result: $13,750

388 African

Prestige chair

$1,000–1,500

result: $938

389 Nupe artist

door

$700–900

result: $688

390 Pablo Picasso

Exposition Vallauris 1951

$500–700

result: $1,875

391 Giuseppe Rivadossi

Arca

$1,000–1,500

result: $2,750

392 Sori Yanagi

Butterfly stool

$700–900

result: $1,235

393 Paul Rand

Untitled

$2,000–3,000

result: $8,125

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Auction / 13 September 2018 12 pm ct

Paul Rand
The Art of Design