Swann Galleries: Art and Storytelling: Photographs and Photobooks
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art and Storytelling: Photographs and Photobooks | Total Sales (USD) | 1,476,677.00 |
| Auction Date | October 19, 2017 - October 19, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,040,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #2458 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,541,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 407 | ||
| Sold Lots | 291 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,556,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,305,450.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 116 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 64.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | JOHN THOMSON (1837-1921) | A spectacular album with 67 photographs credited to the pioneering photographer, including more than 30 depicting China, as well as images from Singapore and Borneo. |
Circa 1862-72 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 45,000.00 |
| 156 | ROY DECARAVA (1919-2009) | Dancers. |
1956; printed 1981 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 292 | (RICHARD PRINCE; CINDY SHERMAN; NAN GOLDIN; et alia) | BAM [Brooklyn Academy of Music] Photography Portfolio I. |
1993-2000; printed 2000 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 26,250.00 |
| 67 | BRASSAI (1899-1984) | A portfolio entitled BRASSAI. |
1932-1951; printed 1973 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 281 | SAUL LEITER (1923-2013) | Waiter, Paris. |
1959; printed 1990s | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 7 | EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952) | Group of 4 portraits from The North American Indian. |
Circa 1907 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 210 | DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971)/NEIL SELKIRK (1947- ) | Teenage Couple on Hudson Street, N.Y.C. |
1963; printed later | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 2 | EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952) | Flathead Camp on the Jocko. |
1910 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 5 | EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952) | The Potter, Hopi. |
1906 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 406 | ANSEL ADAMS. | Yosemite and the Range of Light. |
1979 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 150 | MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE (1904-1971) | Gold Miners Nos. |
1950; printed 1960s | USD 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 172 | ALFRED EISENSTAEDT (1898-1995) | Marilyn Monroe. |
1953; printed 1979 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,900.00 |
| 53 | ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (1894-1985) | Chez Mondrian. |
1926; printed 1970s | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 272 | ORMOND GIGLI (1925- ) | Girls in the Windows, NYC. |
1960; printed later | USD 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 403 | EDWARD RUSCHA. | A fine collection including 13 of Ruscha's renowned artist's books. |
Vp, Vd | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 271 | HORST P. HORST (1904-1999) | Round the Clock III, New York. |
1987 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 81 | ÉDOUARD BOUBAT (1923-1999) | A portfolio entitled Édouard Boubat. |
1947-81; printed 1981 | USD 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 163 | ROMAN VISHNIAC (1897-1990) | A portfolio entitled Einstein at Work. |
1942; printed circa 1980 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 83 | GEORGE PLATT LYNES (1907-1955) | Bobby Evans & Fred Ritter * N. |
1935-43 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 14,300.00 |
| 175 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning, Painters. |
1947 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 206 | ROBERT FRANK (1924- ) | Fishkill, N.Y. |
1955; printed circa 1969 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 393 | EDWARD S. CURTIS. | The North American Indian. Volume X. |
1915 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 3 | EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952) | Before the Storm. |
1904 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 10 | FELICE BEATO (1832-1909) | A series of three photographs taken inside Taku Fort, Peking (Beijing) after its capture by Anglo-French troops during the Second Opium War. |
1860 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 41 | ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864-1946) | The Steerage, from 291, Number 7-8. |
1907; printed 1915 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
