Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2703, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 08, 2025 - May 08, 2025
Page Size: 311 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 BERENICE ABBOTT

Pier 18, North River. March 23,

1938 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
102 WALTER ROSENBLUM

Gypsies and Vegetable Dealer, Pitt St., New York.

1938; printed 1950s. USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
103 WALTER ROSENBLUM

Gypsy Children, Pitt Street, N.Y.

1938; printed 1960s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 938.00
104 HELEN LEVITT

N.Y. (ABC graffiti girl).

Circa 1940; printed 1980s. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,000.00
105 ALFRED EISENSTAEDT

V-J Day Kiss, Times Square, N.Y.

1945; printed Circa 1970. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,500.00
106 WEEGEE [ARTHUR FELLIG]

At the Palace Theater.

1945 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 875.00
107 MORRIS ENGEL

Rebecca, Harlem, N.Y.

1947; printed 1980s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
108 TODD WEBB

From Fulton Street El Station, N.Y.

1948 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,750.00
109 LOUIS FAURER

Eddie, Third Avenue, N.Y.

1948; printed 1980. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
110 LOUIS FAURER

42 St., N.Y. (Midget Movies).

1948; printed 1981. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
111 SOL LIBSOHN

Joe's Ice Coal Wood, 25th St 2nd Ave, N.Y.

Circa 1950. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
112 MARVIN NEWMAN

Shadows.

1951; printed 1990s. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
113 LOUIS STETTNER

Man of the 20th Century, N.Y.

1953; printed 1990s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
114 LOUIS STETTNER

Penn Station, a young girl plays in the waiting room.

1958; printed 1970s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,500.00
115 ERNST HAAS

Couple lying in Washington Square Park, NYC.

1950s; printed later. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
116 ROBERT FRANK

New York Is (Suburban mothers are often kept busy as "chauffeurs").

1958-59. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
117 DIANE ARBUS

Wax museum strangler, Coney Island, N.Y.

1960; printed Circa 1972 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 Not Sold
118 DIANE ARBUS

Woman with Pearl Necklace and Earrings, N.Y.

1967; printed 1972 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 4,000.00
119

A selection of approximately 300 New York City architectural site surveys and real estate photographs.

1941-78. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,000.00
120 WOLF VON DEM BUSSCHE

A suite of 12 atmospheric photographs of the World Trade Center and Washington Square, N.Y.

1976 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,500.00
121 RUTH ORKIN

Autumn in Manhattan.

1980; printed before 1983 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 Not Sold
122 RUTH ORKIN

Strange Green Mist over Central Park.

1982 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,500.00
123 EDWARD STEICHEN

Vauquois Mine Craters (Argonne Sector) over 2000 ft. in diameter.

Circa 1918-19. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,750.00
124

The U.S.S. Destroyer Shaw during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941; printed 1942. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
125

An album with well over 700 snapshots, largely featuring China.

1935-38; 1941-44. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
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    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR