Christies: Photographs, 23742, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 10, 2025 - October 10, 2025
Page Size: 209 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 WALKER EVANS (1903-1975)

Tin building, Moundville, Alabama (Richard Perkins, contractor), 1936

1936, printed later USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,096.00
27 ROBERT FRANK (1924-2019)

Paris, 1949

1949, printed later USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,985.00
28 HENRI CARTIER--BRESSON (1908--2004)

Ile de la Cite, Paris, France, 1951

1951, printed later USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 35,560.00
29 HENRI CARTIER--BRESSON (1908--2004)

Gestapo Informer, Deportation Camp, Dessau, Germany, 1945

1945, printed later USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
30 GORDON PARKS (1912-2006)

Ingrid Bergman at Stromboli, Italy, 1949

1949, printed later USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 13,970.00
31 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Cafe in Lima, 'Vogue' fashion photograph (Jean Patchett), 1948

1948, printed 1984 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 95,250.00
32 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Bicorne Skimmer, New York, December 1949

1949, printed 1990 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 25,400.00
33 HORST P. HORST (1906--1999)

Black Bodice, New York, 1948

1948, printed later USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,700.00
34 IRVING PENN (1917--2009)

Aaron Copland, 1946

1946 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
35 ROY DECARAVA (1919-2009)

Couple Dancing, 1956

1956, printed later USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,890.00
36 ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928--2023)

Valencia, Spain, 1952

1952, printed later USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,525.00
37 ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928--2023)

New York City, 1955

1955, printed later USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,096.00
38 ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928-2023)

Ballycotton, Ireland, 1968

1968, printed later USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,302.00
39 JOSEF SUDEK (1896-1976)

Untitled (Rooftops through Trees), c. 1950s

c.1950s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,794.00
40 JOSEF SUDEK (1896-1976)

Untitled (Walkway through Park), c. 1940s-1950s

c.1940s-1950s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
41 JOSEF SUDEK (1896--1976)

A Walk through Kinsky Garden, Prague, c. 1952

c.1952 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 24,130.00
42 HARRY CALLAHAN (1912--1999)

Telephone Wires, 1962

1962 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,985.00
43 HARRY CALLAHAN (1912--1999)

Leaves, Chicago, c.1947

c.1947, printed later USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,334.00
44 AARON SISKIND (1903-1991)

Martha's Vineyard 4, 1950

1950, printed later USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
45 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments; 15 Photographs by Ansel Adams

San Francisco: 1950 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 60,960.00
46 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

1958, printed probably 1963-1973 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 40,640.00
47 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

1958, printed c.1968 USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 USD 330,200.00
48 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, California, 1932

1932, printed c. 1980 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,510.00
49 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Ice on Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1965

1965, printed probably 1960s USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 53,340.00
50 ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984)

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

1938, printed probably 1960s USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 88,900.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.