Swann Galleries: The Pride Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Pride Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 945,260.00 |
| Auction Date | June 20, 2019 - June 20, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 496,060.00 |
| Sale Number | #2514 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 749,190.00 |
| Total Lots | 275 | ||
| Sold Lots | 202 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 864,810.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.45% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,286,290.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 73 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.49% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | PETER HUJAR (1934-1987) | David Wojnarowicz@Manhattan-Night (III). |
1985 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 |
| 24 | WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892) | Memoranda During the War. |
USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 | USD 70,000.00 | |
| 66 | PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999) | Preliminary Sketch for "Horseplay." |
1935 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 152 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Z Portfolio. |
1981 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 172 | ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) | Querelle. |
Circa 1982. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 39,000.00 |
| 242 | DUANE MICHALS (1932 - ) | Narcissus. |
1985 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 150 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Jim and Tom in Sausalito. |
1977; printed 1979. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 149 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Cedric, N.Y.C. * Jim, Sausalito * John, N.Y.C. * Self-Portrait with Whip, from the X Portfolio. |
1978 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 38 | GERDA WEGENER (1886-1940) | Two Women in a Window. |
Circa 1920. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 164 | EVERY WOMAN WHO WANTS TO BE BEAUTIFUL SHOULD BE BEAUTIFUL" CANDY DARLING (1944-1974) |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 19,500.00 | ||
| 188 | ANNIE LEIBOVITZ (1949 - ) | Keith Haring, New York, 1986. |
1986 | USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 156 | DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) | Neon Dancer. |
1982 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 227 | MICHAEL LEONARD (1933-) | Man Reaching Down@Tondo. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 16,250.00 | |
| 184 | DON HERRON (1941-2012) | Suite of 11 photographs from "Tub Shots." |
1978-93. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 157 | DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) | True Myth / [Domino Sugar.] |
1983 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 13,000.00 |
| 144 | HARVEY MILK (1930-1978) | Autograph Letter Signed, as Acting Mayor of San Francisco, to Don Amador and Tony Karnes ("Don & Tony"). |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 | |
| 87 | JACK SMITH (1932-1989) | The Beautiful Book. |
1960-62. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 106 | PETER HUJAR (1934-1987) | Come Out!! |
1969 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 18 | HENRY SCOTT TUKE (1858-1929) | Two Boys Rowing. |
1915 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 219 | ARNOLD LOBEL (1933-1987) | `We look brave,' said Frog. 'Yes, but are we?' asked Toad. |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 | |
| 249 | GLENN LIGON (1960 - ) | Untitled. Softground etching, aquatint, spitbite, and sugarlift on black Rives paper. 23 1/2x15 7/8 inches; 59.8x40.3 cm., full margins. Signed, dated "92" and numbered 24/45 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Burnet Editions, New York. Published by M |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 | |
| 37 | DJUNA BARNES (1892-1982) | Ladies Almanack. Showing their Signs and their tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes, as well as a full Record of diurnal and nocturnal Distempters. Written & Illustrated by A Lady of Fashion. |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 | |
| 151 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Leigh Lee. |
1980 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,450.00 |
| 93 | DAVID HOCKNEY (1937-) | 14 Poems by C.P. Cavafy. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 | |
| 168 | ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) | Fellatio. |
1978 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
