Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2716, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025
Page Size: 329 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
27 Ansel Adams.

Ansel Adams. Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owens Valley, California. 1944; printed December 1978.

1944; printed December 1978 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 33,020.00
28 Minor White.

Minor White. Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California. 1947.

1947 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,318.00
29 Ansel Adams.

Ansel Adams. Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California. 1960; printed 1972-74.

1960; printed 1972-74 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,540.00
30 Minor White.

Minor White. Sunspot in Cracked Mud, Capitol Reef, Utah. 1961; printed circa 1970.

1961; printed Circa 1970 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,318.00
31 Jacob August Riis

Jacob Riis. "I Scrubs." Katie, who keeps house on West Forty-Ninth Street. Circa 1890; printed circa 1970.

Circa 1890; printed Circa 1970 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 698.00
32 Frances Benjamin Johnston.

Frances Benjamin Johnston. 3 photographs from the Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. 1902; printed circa 1968.

1902; printed Circa 1968 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,905.00
33 Grace Woodworth.

Grace Woodworth. Portrait of Susan B. Anthony on the occasion of her 85th birthday. February 1905.

1905-02-01 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
34 Doris Ulmann.

Doris Ulmann. Portrait of an African-American Gentleman. 1917.

1917 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
35 Doris Ulmann.

Doris Ulmann. An Old Woman (Mennonite Woman), PA. Circa 1925-26.

Circa 1925-26 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
36 Doris Ulmann.

Doris Ulmann. African American Woman. Circa 1929-32.

Circa 1929-32 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,540.00
37

A pair of portraits of anarchist feminist Emma Goldman. November 18, 1926 and March 1934.

November 18, 1926 and March 1934 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 825.00
38

A selection of 36 "Walking Pictures." 1930s.

1930s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
39 Louise Dahl-Wolfe.

Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Ophelia, Nashville. 1932; printed 1983.

1932; printed 1983 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 762.00
40 Louise Dahl-Wolfe.

Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Bijou Theater, Clown Actor, Nashville. 1932; printed 1970s.

1932; printed 1970s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,206.00
41 Dorothea Lange.

Dorothea Lange. Migrant worker on a California highway. 1935; printed 1970s.

1935; printed 1970s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
42 Dorothea Lange.

Dorothea Lange. Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside, Blythe, California. August 1936; printed 1970s.

August 1936; printed 1970s USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,794.00
43 Dorothea Lange.

Dorothea Lange. Migratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California. November 1938; printed 1940s.

November 1938; printed 1940s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,588.00
44 Arthur Rothstein.

Arthur Rothstein. Group of three FSA photos depicting children. Circa 1930-40s.

Circa 1930-40s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
45 Marion Post Wolcott.

Marion Post Wolcott. 3 FSA photographs depicting cabins and rural communities. Circa 1930-40s.

Circa 1930-40s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
46 Arthur Rothstein.

Arthur Rothstein. Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma. 1936; printed circa 1980.

1936; printed Circa 1980 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,540.00
47 Arthur Rothstein.

Arthur Rothstein. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bahain on Their Farm, near Kersey, Colorado. 1939; printed circa 1975.

1939; printed Circa 1975 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 858.00
48 Arthur Rothstein.

Arthur Rothstein. Roulette Players, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1940; printed circa 1980.

1940; printed Circa 1980 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 635.00
49

Approximately 105 portraits taken of visitors to shooting galleries or targets at fairs. Circa 1943-early 1970s.

Circa 1943-early 1970s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,334.00
50 Robert Capa.

Robert Capa. Death of a Loyalist Soldier. 1936; printed 1960s.

1936; printed 1960s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,302.00
51 Joe Rosenthal.

Joe Rosenthal. Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima. 1945.

1945 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
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    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
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    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
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