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
152 Erwin Blumenfeld.

Erwin Blumenfeld. Josephine Baker. 1940s.

1940s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
153 Arnold Newman.

Arnold Newman. Portrait of the artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi. 1941; printed 1970s.

1941; printed 1970s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
154 Edward Weston.

Edward Weston. Portrait of Charles Sheeler. 1941.

1941 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,079.00
155 Yousuf Karsh.

Yousuf Karsh. Portrait of Naval Commander Edward Steichen, Washington, D.C. 1944; printed before 1947.

1944; printed before 1947 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,905.00
156 Philippe Halsman.

Philippe Halsman. Portrait of Albert Einstein. 1947; printed 1990.

1947; printed 1990 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
157 William Paul Gottlieb

William Gottlieb. Portrait of Billie Holiday. 1948; printed 1979.

1948; printed 1979 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,584.00
158 Philippe Halsman

Philippe Halsman, Dali Atomicus. 1948; printed 1970s.

1948; printed 1970s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,048.00
159 Cecil Beaton.

Cecil Beaton. Portrait of the Duchess of Windsor. 1949.

1949 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
160 George Platt Lynes.

George Platt Lynes. Portrait of Jacques d'Amboise in Paul Cadmus' costume for the ballet "Filling Station." 1953.

1953 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 6,336.00
161 Robert Frank.

Robert Frank. Mary and Pablo watching newborn Andrea. Circa 1954.

Circa 1954 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 Not Sold
162 George S. Zimbel.

George S. Zimbel. Marilyn Monroe, "The Seven Year Itch," New York. 1954; printed 1990.

1954; printed 1990 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,778.00
163 Elliott Erwitt

Elliot Erwitt. New York City (Marilyn Monroe). 1956; printed 2000s.

1956; printed 2000s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,080.00
164 Carl van Vechten.

Carl van Vechten. Geoffrey Holder. September 2, 1954.

1954-09-02 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 412.00
165 Cecil Beaton.

Cecil Beaton. Mrs. Charles James in Madison Avenue Salon. 1955; printed 1990.

1955; printed 1990 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,397.00
166 Andre Villers.

Andre Villers. Portrait of Picasso, Vallauris * Picasso's studio, Cannes. 1953-56; printed 1980s.

1953-56; printed 1980s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,794.00
167 Yousuf Karsh.

Yousuf Karsh. Portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe. 1956; printed 1980s.

1956; printed 1980s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,080.00
168 Arnold Newman.

Arnold Newman. Jacob Lawrence, Brooklyn, NY. 1959; printed 1990s.

1959; printed 1990s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
169 Alberto Korda.

Alberto Korda. Che Guevara. 1960; printed 1980s.

1960; printed 1980s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,302.00
170 Allen Ginsberg.

Allen Ginsberg. Group portrait in garden of Villa Mouneria, Tangier. 1961; printed 1989.

1961; printed 1989 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,350.00
171 Andy Warhol.

Andy Warhol. Self-portrait in a photo booth. 1963.

1963 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 4,826.00
172 Kenneth Josephson.

Kenneth Josephson. Matthew. 1963; printed 1970s.

1963; printed 1970s USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
173 Elliott Erwitt.

Elliott Erwitt. Jacqueline Kennedy at JFK's Funeral. 1963; printed 1980s.

1963; printed 1980s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
174 Brassai.

Brassai. Portrait of Picasso, Mougins. 1966; printed circa 1980.

1966; printed Circa 1980 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
175 Arnold Newman.

Arnold Newman. Portrait of David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973). Circa 1967; printed 1980s.

Circa 1967; printed 1980s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
176 Philippe Halsman.

Philippe Halsman. Portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe. 1967; printed before 1972.

1967; printed before 1972 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,810.00
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