Los Angeles – Bonhams Prints & Multiples sale achieved phenomenal results on September 28 in Los Angeles. The 288-lot sale made a total of $3,227,026 – selling 91% by lot and 95% by value. The top lot in the sale was Hollywood by Ed Ruscha which sold for $200,313 against an estimate of $80,000-120,000, an new world record. After the Ruscha, the rest of the top five were made up of four Andy Warhol prints

Part of the sale was the Collection of Dr. Sarah Gray, which comprised a wonderful selection of prints and original media by African American artists. The 46-lot collection was 100% sold making a total of $183,855. Dr. Sarah Gray was a member of the UC Davis Department of Human Physiology for nearly 40 years, standing as the sole African American woman on the staff. She spent her life championing Black artists, building up a collection of works by primarily African American contemporary artists—many of whom have recently become art market stars. The top lot in the collection was Profile by Charles Wilbert White (1918-1979) which sold for $11,475 against an estimate of $3,000-4,000.

Bonhams Director of Prints and Multiples, Morisa Rosenberg, commented, "We are absolutely delighted with the results of the sale – a wonderfully varied collection of lots which were received with unanimous vigor by bidders. Of particular note has to be the top lot in the sale Hollywood by Ed Ruscha which doubled its low estimate, and the beautiful collection of Dr Sarah Gray which was 100% sold. Dr. Gray was an advocate for the arts and spent her life supporting Black artists. She wanted to tell the stories untold, celebrate her ancestry, and keep history alive. We are very happy that such pertinent and important works achieved the results that they did."

The sale included 9 new world records at auction:

• Keith Haring Plate V, from Growing Suite, sold for $56,562