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
77 Berenice Abbott.

Berenice Abbott. Firehouse Number 52, Riverdale Avenue at 245 Street, Bronx. 1937.

1937 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,048.00
78 Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Alfred Eisenstaedt. Future Ballerinas of the American Ballet Theater. 1937; printed 1995.

1937; printed 1995 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,588.00
79 Aaron Siskind.

Aaron Siskind. Lady in Kitchen, from the Harlem series. 1937; printed circa 1980.

1937; printed Circa 1980 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,079.00
80 Aaron Siskind.

Aaron Siskind. Facades, from the Harlem series. 1938; printed circa 1980.

1938; printed Circa 1980 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,524.00
81 Walter Rosenblum.

Walter Rosenblum. Flea Market, Pitt Street Series, N.Y. 1938; printed 1960s.

1938; printed 1960s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,056.00
82 Helen Levitt.

Helen Levitt. N.Y (Man reading newspapers) * Coney Island (People staring). 1938 and circa 1950s; printed 1970s.

1938 and Circa 1950s; printed 1970s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 990.00
83 Weegee [Arthur Fellig].

Weegee [Arthur Fellig]. Coney Island. 1940; printed 1960s.

1940; printed 1960s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,842.00
84 Lisette Model.

Lisette Model. Sailor and Girl. Circa 1940; printed 1979.

Circa 1940; printed 1979 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
85 Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Alfred Eisenstaedt. V-J Day Kiss, Times Square, New York. August 14, 1945; printed circa 1990.

August 14, 1945; printed Circa 1990 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,302.00
86 Todd Webb.

Todd Webb. Mr. Perkins Pierce Arrow, Harlem. 1946; printed circa 1960.

1946; printed Circa 1960 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
87 Louis Faurer.

Louis Faurer. Staten Island Ferry. 1946; printed circa 1980.

1946; printed Circa 1980 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
88 Arthur Leipzig.

Arthur Leipzig. Divers, East River. 1948; printed 1980s.

1948; printed 1980s USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,318.00
89 Louis Faurer.

Louis Faurer. New York, New York (twins). Circa 1948; printed 1980.

Circa 1948; printed 1980 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,432.00
90 Louis Faurer.

Louis Faurer. Eddie, N.Y. 1948; printed 1980.

1948; printed 1980 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
91 Elliott Erwitt.

Elliott Erwitt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1949; printed 2000s.

1949; printed 2000s USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
92 F. Bedrich Grunzweig

Bedrich Grunzweig. Between Heaven and Earth. 1950; printed 1980s.

1950; printed 1980s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
93 Berenice Abbott.

Berenice Abbott. Triple Bridge, N.Y.C. 1950; printed 1980s.

1950; printed 1980s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,048.00
94 William Klein.

William Klein. El, 67th Street, New York. 1955; printed later.

1955; printed later USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 8,890.00
95 Inge Morath.

Inge Morath. A Llama in Times Square. 1957; printed 1970s.

1957; printed 1970s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
96 Louis Stettner.

Louis Stettner. Odd Man in Penn Station. 1958; printed 1988.

1958; printed 1988 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,286.00
97 Sol Libsohn.

Sol Libsohn. Girl in Window. 1950s.

1950s USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
98 Sol Libsohn.

Sol Libsohn. Circus Man (Commissary). 1950s; printed 1960s.

1950s; printed 1960s USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
99 Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Henri Cartier-Bresson. East Harlem, N.Y., from the series The American Scene. 1965.

1965 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
100 Garry Winogrand.

Garry Winogrand. Bear, Central Park Zoo, New York, from the Fifteen Photographs portfolio. 1967; printed 1974.

1967; printed 1974 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,794.00
101 Garry Winogrand.

Garry Winogrand. Hard Hat Rally, New York City. 1969.

1969 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,048.00
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