Swann Galleries: The Artists of the WPA, 2727, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
Page Size: 302 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276 Leon Bibel

Leon Bibel, At the Movies (Movie Theatre), 1938.

1938 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,302.00
277 Marion Greenwood

Marion Greenwood, Works on Paper, (Pair), circa 1959.

circa 1959. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,452.00
278 Philip Reisman

Philip Reisman, God's Puppet, 1981.

1981 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 349.00
279 Gertrude Shibley

Gertrude Abrams Shibley, Musicians, circa 1950.

circa 1950. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,397.00
280 Fred Becker

Fred Becker, Jam Session, 1937.

1937 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,032.00
281 Peggy Bacon

Peggy Bacon, Dance at the League, 1919.

1919 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,168.00
282 Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton, The Music Lesson, 1943.

1943 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,302.00
283 Don Freeman

Don Freeman, (1908-1978), Saturday Night., Lithograph, 1934., Image: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (24.1 x 31.1 cm.), wide margins.

1934 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
284 Sam Swerdloff

Sam Swerdloff, Swingband, circa 1938.

circa 1938. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 889.00
285 Carl Hoeckner

Carl Hoeckner, Jazz Age, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 924.00
286 Martin Rosenthal

Martin Rosenthal, Circus Performers.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 476.00
287 Letterio Calapai

Letterio Calapai, 11:45 P.M., 1947.

1947 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,397.00
288 William Sanger

William Sanger, World's Fair Panorama, 1938.

1938 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,048.00
289 Jerome Myers

Jerome Myers, The Three Mothers.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,244.00
290 Adolf Arthur Dehn

Adolf Dehn, Afternoon in Central Park, 1936.

1936 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,432.00
291 David Feinstein

David Feinstein, Reference Room, circa 1935-43.

circa 1935-43. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,286.00
292 Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus, Polo Spill (Aspects of Suburban Life), 1938.

1938 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,270.00
293 Richard Correll

Richard V. Correll, Overweights, circa 1939.

circa 1939. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 528.00
294 Joseph (1911) Vogel

Joseph Vogel, Basketball, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,048.00
295 Ches Cobb

Ches Cobb, Production Lines are Battle Lines, Circa 1942.

circa 1942. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,413.00
296 Dodge

Dodge, Manchester Public Forums, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
297 William Gropper

William Gropper, Raised fists against Hitler, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,640.00
298 William Gropper

William Gropper, Hitler hit from the West, East, and South, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,980.00
299 William Gropper

William Gropper, Hitler's hand pinched with pliers, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,696.00
300 William Gropper

William Gropper, Soldier chase, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,980.00
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000