Year in Review
2022
A record year for Rago/Wright!
This year we presented more that 19,000 lots in 82 auctions for a sales total of $92 million. With private sales we exceeded $100 million in sales for the first time ever — $100,250,000 to be exact!
Top Results
We established new world records in multiple areas of collecting...
Judy Kensley McKie Jaguar bench $387,500
For Art...
![LEE GODIE, Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait) | wright20.com](https://www.wright20.com/items/index/220/141_1_folk_outsider_self_taught_art_americana_october_2022_lee_godie_tidle_thinking_sic_self_portrait__toomey_auction.jpg?t=1675773815)
Elizabeth Osborne Manchester Sunset $33,750
...and Design
Ray Eames Unique and Important Splint Sculpture $275,000
Several new auction categories made their debut...
Prints & Multiples | LAMA
April & September 2022
$3,353,612
84% sell-through
Modern & Contemporary Art | LAMA
October 2022
$1,474,015
91% sell-through
Design | LAMA
November 2022
$1,602,643
94% sell-through
Contemporary & Emerging Art | LAMA
September 2022
$216,515
93% sell-through
Essential Design | WRIGHT
July 2022
$686,268
88% sell-through
Jewelry Unlimited | RAGO / TOOMEY & CO.
December 2022
$147,522
88% sell-through
We kept you engaged online...
Most Liked Instagram Posts
@ragoauctions | @wrightauction | @lamodernauctions
...and were socially engaged, IRL.
In 2022, we worked with many organizations dedicated to the arts, culture and humanity. In addition to sold lots, we also provided sponsorship and donated our space, and our talented auctioneers offered their time and skill for important causes and valued organizations across the globe.
Some of the organizations we partnered with include:
Smithsonian Women's Committee
James Renwick Alliance
The Trevor Project
Grounds for Sculpture
The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation
The Art Institute of Chicago
Plus, we made several improvements to our websites, including a global search feature!
Last but not least, Toomey & Co. joined the team!
333 North Main St.
243 North Main St.
Lambertville, NJ 08530
t 609 397 9374 | f 609 397 9377
info@ragoarts.com
1440 West Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60642
t 312 563 0020 | f 312 563 0040
info@wright20.com
16145 Hart St.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
t 323 904 1950 | f 323 904 1954
info@lamodern.com
1440 West Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60642
t 312 563 0020 | f 312 563 0040
info@toomeyco.com
We can't wait for next year!