Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 902,442.00 |
| Auction Date | February 13, 2025 - February 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 700,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #2694 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,047,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 235 | ||
| Sold Lots | 188 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 899,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,348,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 66.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | ROY DECARAVA (1919-2009) | Hallway, New York. |
1953 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 6 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California. |
1944; printed 1963-70. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 26 | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) | Double Jack in the Pulpit |
1988 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 2 | EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958) | Dunes, Oceano. |
1936; printed late 1940s. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 140 | MIKE MANDEL (1950- ) | Complete set of 134 Baseball Photographer Trading Cards. |
1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 171 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004) | Dovima in Balenciaga. |
1950s. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 165 | GRETE STERN & ELLEN AUERBACH (1904-99 & 1906-2004) | Ringl + Pit Fotografie Portfolio. |
1929-33; printed 1985. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 67 | AUGUST SANDER (1876-1964) | Handlanger [Bricklayer]. |
1928; printed 1976 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 183 | HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004) | Behind the Gare St. Lazare. |
1932; printed 1980s. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 236 | ZANELE MUHOLI (1972- ) | Thandiwe. |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
| 101 | ROBERT ADAMS (1937- ) | Mobile homes, Jefferson County, Colorado. |
1973 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 100 | ROBERT ADAMS (1937- ) | Out a Front Window, Longmont, Colorado, from The New West. |
1968-71. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 91 | JAMES WALLACE BLACK (1825-1896) | Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It. |
1860 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 112 | BERND BECHER (1931-2007) & HILLA BECHER (1934-2015) | Naval Colliery, Tonypandy, South Wales, GB, from the Windtowers series. |
1966; printed 1970s. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 178 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Model in white feathered head piece (Nadja Auermann). |
Circa 1994. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 184 | HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004) | Sunday on the Banks of the Marne. |
1938; printed 1980s. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 192 | ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928-2023) | A Portfolio of Ten Photographs. |
1946-68; printed 1974. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 146 | ROBERT DOISNEAU (1912-1994) | Portfolio entitled "Portraits." |
1943-71; printed 1984. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,750.00 |
| 87 | STEVE MCCURRY (1950- ) | Afghan Girl (Sharbat Gula). |
1984; printed before 1995. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 210 | SEBASTIAO SALGADO (1944- ) | Algeria (man praying). |
2009 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 17 | MINOR WHITE (1908-1976) | Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York. |
1959; printed circa 1970. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 61 | ELLIOTT ERWITT (1928-2023) | New York City (dog legs). |
1974; printed 1980s. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 18 | MINOR WHITE (1908-1976) | Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville, NY. |
1964; printed circa 1970. | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 208 | STEVE MCCURRY (1950- ) | Dust Storm, Rajasthan, India. |
1983; printed 2011. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 223 | ZOE LEONARD (1961- ) | Bull Fight #3. |
1986; printed 1990. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |