Swann Galleries: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History, 2677, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 22, 2024 - August 22, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | ROBERT BLISS (1925-1981) | Boy Against a Blue Background. |
1961 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103 | ROBERT BLISS (1925-1981) | Boy Sitting on Ledge. |
circa 1961. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 | |
| 104 | ROBERT BLISS (1925-1981) | Seated Nude with Raised Arms. |
1962 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 105 | ROBERT BLISS (1925-1981) | White Jeans. |
1969 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 106 | ROBERT BLISS (1925-1981) | The Swimmer. |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 107 | RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) | Nude in the Box - Horizontal. |
1962; printed later. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,000.00 | |
| 108 | RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006) | Two Forms. |
1963; printed 1993. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 109 | (PERIODICALS.) | A run of the quarterly drag magazine "Female Mimics." |
New York: | 1963-1968. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 110 | GEORGE QUAINTANCE (1902-1957) | Siesta. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 | ||
| 111 | GEORGE QUAINTANCE (1902-1957) | Preludio. |
1953 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 112 | BEEFCAKE | Large collection of bodybuilder and physique magazines from the late 1950s and 1960s. |
Various places, | bulk 1955-1967. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 113 | PERIODICALS | A long run of "The Young Physique," with other periodicals. |
Union City, NJ and New York | 1958-circa 1967. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 114 | (BEEFCAKE) | A long run of the popular Physique Pictorial magazine. |
Chicago and Los Angeles | 1954-1990. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 531.00 |
| 115 | (BEEFCAKE) | A long run of the popular Physique Pictorial magazine. |
Chicago and Los Angeles | 1960-1990. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 469.00 |
| 116 | HARRY BUSH (1925-1994) ARCHIVE | Archive of his personal correspondence and art. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 12,350.00 | ||
| 117 | LARRY TOWNSEND (1930-2008) | Large collection of BDSM works compiled or authored by the Drummer magazine founder. |
Los Angeles, CA, | circa 1972-1991. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,063.00 |
| 118 | (BDSM) | Binders of photographic references and original art from the files of the founder of the International Mr. Leather contest. |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,000.00 | ||
| 119 | BEEFCAKE | Extremely large group of beefcake and BDSM magazines from the 1980s and 1990s. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 | ||
| 120 | RALPH KELLY (DATES UNKNOWN) | Nude sailor. |
Circa 1950s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 121 | (BRUCE OF LA / WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD / BOB MIZER) | A selection of more than 90 male physique photographs. |
Circa 1950s-60s. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 122 | (BRUCE OF LA / KENSINGTON ROAD) | A group of approximately 98 photographs produced by Kensington Road from Bruce of LA's negatives. |
1950s-60s; printed after 1974. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 123 | BRUCE BELLAS (BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES) (1909-1974) | Photocopied master list of his models, with 39 color slides of his work. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,000.00 | ||
| 124 | (CHAMPION STUDIO--WALTER KUNDZICZ) | Approximately 120 35mm Kodak slides of male physique photos. |
1960-1968 and one 1980. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 | |
| 125 | (DAVID OF CLEVELAND) (active 1950s-60s) | A selection of 7 bodybuilder and physique photographs. |
Circa 1950s-60s. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 531.00 | |
| 126 | (TARGET) | Group of more than 90 photographs from the Target Studio. |
1970s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
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