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Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs

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Auction Name Fine Photographs Total Sales (USD) 1,159,676.00
Auction Date October 21, 2021 - October 21, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 868,300.00
Sale Number #2583 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,300,950.00
Total Lots 319
Sold Lots 255 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,222,000.00
% of Lots Sold 79.94% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,824,150.00
Unsold Lots 64 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 63.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4 MARTIN CHAMBI (1891-1973)

Thick presentation album entitled Peru, 1947. Congreso Panamericano de Arquitectos. With 104 original photographs, 22 by Chambi. Additional VideoAdditional Video

1947 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 40,000.00
166 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

Rue Mouffetard, Paris. Silver print, the image measuring 17 3/4x11 7/8 inches (45.1x30.2 cm.), the sheet 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), with Cartier-Bresson's signature, in ink, and his copyright blind stamp, on recto. 1954; printed 1990s

1954; printed 1990s USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 30,000.00
189 IRVING PENN (1917-2009)

Pablo Picasso, Cannes. Silver print, the image measuring 13 inches (33 cm.) square, the mount 20x15 inches (50.8x38.1 cm.), with Penn's credit hand stamps and a numeric notation, in pencil, on mount verso. 1957

1957 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
10 CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916)

A set of 14 photographs of Big River mills and sweeping scenes of Mendocino, California. Arch-topped mammoth-plate albumen prints, the images each measuring approximately 15 1/2x20 1/2 inches (39.4x52.1 cm.), the mounts 18x23 inches (45.7x58.4 cm.), and s

1863 USD 30,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 22,500.00
245 ROBERT ADAMS (1937- )

Eden, Colorado. Silver print, the image measuring 6x5 1/2 inches (15.2x14 cm.), the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Adams' signature, title, and dates, in pencil, on verso. 1968-69

1968-69 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 22,500.00
209 MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992)

Sunbaker. Silver print, the image measuring 14 1/2x17 inches (36.8x43.2 cm.), with Dupain's signature and negative date, in pencil, on recto, and his signature, title, and negative date, in pencil, on verso. 1937; printed 1970s

1937; printed 1970s USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 21,250.00
248 PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Electric Cow. Silver print, the image measuring 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm.) square, the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), with Hujar's signature, in pencil, on verso. 1978; printed 1980s

1978; printed 1980s USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 18,750.00
287 (RICHARD PRINCE, CINDY SHERMAN, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, ET ALIA)

A portfolio entitled The Indomitable Spirit: Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS. With 9 (of the original 10) prints and the offset lithograph by Barbara Kruger. A diverse and beautifully curated portfolio correlating to the traveling exhibition f

1979-89; printed 1989 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 17,500.00
95

DORIS ULMANN & JULIA PETERKIN. Roll, Jordan, Roll. Text by Julia Peterkin. A lavish title illustrated with 90 full-page, hand-pulled copper photogravures after photographs by Ulmann depicting formerly enslaved people and their descendants on the Gullah co

-1933 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 16,250.00
183 JOSEF KOUDELKA (1938- )

Portugal. Silver print, the image measuring 14x24 1/4 inches (35.6x61.6 cm.), the sheet 19 1/2x24 inches (50x61 cm.), with Koudelka's signature, in ink, on recto. 1976; printed 1990s

1976; printed 1990s USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 16,250.00
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1945 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,000.00
218 ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989)

Tridham Das. Silver print, the image measuring 19 1/8x15 1/4 inches (48.6x38.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, flush mounted, with Mapplethorpe's signature, date, and inscription "For Tridham Das," in ink, on mount verso; and a Fahey/Klein Gallery label,

1986 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
273 STEPHEN SHORE (1947- )

2nd St., Ashland, WI. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 14 1/4x18 inches (36.2x45.7 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Shore's signature, title, and date, in ink, on verso. 1973

1973 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 11,875.00
274 STEPHEN SHORE (1947- )

21st and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 14 1/4x17 7/8 inches (36.2x45.4 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Shore's signature, title, and date, in ink, on verso. 1974

1974 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 11,875.00
122

A group of approximately 210 mugshots from Rochester, New York, most dated to the Prohibition era.

1914-29 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 10,625.00
151 ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National Park, California. Silver print, the image measuring 7x9 3/8 inches (17.8x23.8 cm.), the mount 14x18 inches (35.6x45.7 cm.), with Adams' signature, in ink, on mount recto, and the Portfolio Four: What Majestic Wor

1960; printed 1963 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,000.00
291 DAWOUD BEY (1968- )

Markie, Brooklyn, NY, from the series Street Portrait. Silver print from Polaroid Type P/N film, the image measuring 22x17 inches (58.9x43.2 cm.), the sheet 24x20 inches (61x50.8 cm.), with Bey's signature, date, and edition notation 2/25, in pencil, on v

1988 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,000.00
84 MANUEL ÁLVAREZ BRAVO (1902-2002)

Frida Kahlo. Silver print, the image measuring 9 1/2x7 1/4 inches (24.1x18.4 cm.), the mount 16x13 1/4 inches (40.6x33.7 cm.), with Bravo's signature and notation México, in pencil, on mount recto, his notation "12 - Frieda [sic] Kahlo," also in pencil, o

1937; printed 1940s-50s USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 9,375.00
159 HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Dessau, Germany. Silver print, the image measuring 9 1/2x14 inches (24.1x35.6 cm.), the sheet 12x16 inches (30.5x40.6 cm.), with Cartier-Bresson's signature, in ink, on recto, and the title, date,

1945; printed 1990s USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 9,375.00
177 ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (1894-1985)

Martinique . Silver print, the image measuring 10 1/2x13 3/4 inches (26.7x34.9 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Kertész's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on verso. 1972

1972 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,375.00
303 EDWARD BURTYNSKY (1955- )

Rock of Ages #12, Abandoned Section, Adam-Pirie Quarry, Barre, Vermont. Chromogenic print, the image measuring 17 3/4x22 inches (45.1x55.9 cm.), the mount 24x28 inches (61x71.1 cm.), with a label with Burtynsky's signature, in ink, and his typed credit, t

1991 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,375.00
36 PIET ZWART (1885-1977)

A portfolio titled 12 Fotografien. Complete with 12 photographs by the graphic designer and photographer, depicting industrial and natural details as well as a striking portrait in his modernist style. Silver prints, the images measuring 7x9 1/2 to 10x8 1

1929-33; printed 1974 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,750.00
105

A portfolio of 10 F.S.A. photographs. Complete with 10 iconic photographs from the Farm Security Administration, each printed under the supervision of Arthur Rothstein. Silver prints, the images measuring 8 inches square to 11 7/8x8 1/4 inches (20.3 to 30

1975 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,750.00
154 ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California. Silver print, the image measuring 10 1/4x13 1/4 inches (26x33.7 cm.), the mount 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Adams' signature, in pencil, on mount recto, and a Carmel Studio

Circa 1968; printed 1978 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,750.00
99 DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965)

Migrant Mother. Silver print, the image measuring 12 3/4x9 3/4 inches (32.4x24.8 cm.), the sheet 14x11 inches (35.6x27.9 cm.), with Lange's credit, title, dates, and the notation Printed by Authur Rothstein, all in Rothstein's hand, in pencil, on verso. 1

1936; printed 1981 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,125.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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