Swann Galleries: Fine and Vernacular Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine and Vernacular Prints | Total Sales (USD) | 1,881,950.00 |
| Auction Date | October 25, 2016 - October 25, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,321,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #2426 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,947,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 419 | ||
| Sold Lots | 310 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,743,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 73.99% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,570,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 109 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.22% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815-1879) | Portrait of Kate Keown. |
1866 | USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 |
| 196 | YOUSUF KARSH (1908-2002) | Karsh--Fifteen Portraits. |
1941-70; printed 1983 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 250 | ROBERT FRANK (1924- ) | Political Rally, Chicago. |
1956; printed 1970s | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 67,500.00 |
| 106 | MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE (1904-1971) | At the Time of the Louisville Flood, Kentucky. |
1936; printed circa 1970 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 |
| 380 | Edited by Alfred Stieglitz. | 291. Numbers 1-12. |
1915-1916 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 101 | MARTIN CHAMBI (1891-1973) | A remarkable suite of 50 scarce medium-format photographs of Cuzco, Peru. |
1920s | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 413 | EDWARD RUSCHA. | A set of 14 titles from Ruscha, a pioneer of the photo book as artistic medium. |
Vd | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 129 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. |
1942; printed 1970s | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 107 | DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965) | White Angel Breadline. |
1933; printed 1960s | USD 30,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 379 | Edited by Alfred Stieglitz. | CAMERA WORK. Number 49/50. |
1917 | USD 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 26,250.00 |
| 378 | Edited by Alfred Stieglitz. | CAMERA WORK. Number 48. |
1916 | USD 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 300 | (AMERICANA) | Group of 45 rare tintypes, most of of which are cased, comprising special occupationals, unusual studies of animals, military images, … |
1860s-90s | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 75 | EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952) | Cañon de Chelly. |
1904 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 20,800.00 |
| 59 | ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864-1946) | The Steerage, from 291, Number 7-8. |
1907; printed 1915 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 293 | WILLIAM EGGLESTON; SALLY MANN; WOLFGANG TILLMANS; LILLIAN BASSMAN, et alia | BAM [Brooklyn Academy of Music] Portfolio II. |
2003 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 248 | ROBERT FRANK (1924- ) | Tulip/Paris. |
1950; printed 1960s | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 262 | RICHARD MISRACH (1949- ) | Desert Cactus. |
1975 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 299 | NICK BRANDT (1966- ) | Elephant with Exploding Dust, Amboseli. |
2004 | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 100 | ANSEL ADAMS. | Yosemite and the Range of Light. |
1979 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,900.00 |
| 134 | HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004) | Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris. |
1932; printed 1980s | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 214 | HARRY CALLAHAN (1912-1999) | Chicago (trees in snow). |
1950; printed 1970s | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 110 | DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965) | Tractored Out, Childress County, Texas. |
1938; printed 1960s | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 235 | DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971)/NEIL SELKIRK (1947- ) | The House of Horrors, Coney Island. |
1962; printed before 1978 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 108 | DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965) | Woman of the High Plains, Texas Panhandle. |
1938; printed 1960s | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 201 | HAROLD EDGERTON (1903-1990) | Seeing the Unseen: Twelve Photographs by Harold Edgerton. |
1938-64; printed 1977 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
