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
177 Ernst Haas.

Ernst Haas. Portrait of Helen Frankenthaler at her studio. 1969; printed later.

1969; printed later USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
178 Arnold Newman.

Arnold Newman. Portrait of Louise Nevelson, New York. 1972; printed circa 1980.

1972; printed Circa 1980 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,651.00
179 Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon. Portrait of Andy Warhol. 1969; printed 1975.

1969; printed 1975 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
180 Andy Warhol.

Andy Warhol. Halston I (Roy Halston Frowick). 1974.

1974 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,318.00
181 Andy Warhol.

Andy Warhol. Portrait of the photographer and critic Paul McMahon. 1979.

1979 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
182 Inge Morath.

Inge Morath. Portfolio entitled Inge Morath. 1975.

1975 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
183 Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon. Portrait of John Szarkowski. June 30th, 1975.

June 30th, 1975 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,556.00
184 Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon. Robert Frank and June Leaf, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia. July 18th, 1975.

July 18th, 1975 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 3,556.00
185 Robert Mapplethorpe.

Robert Mapplethorpe. Portrait of Julian Asion. 1979.

1979 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 Not Sold
186 George Dureau.

George Dureau. Jude Paul St. Martin. 1982.

1982 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
187 Herbert Bayer.

Herbert Bayer. Advertising Postcard (Self-portrait). 1924.

1924 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,413.00
188 Hans Theo Richter.

Hans Richter. Ghosts Before Breakfast (film study). 1926-28.

1926-28 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,588.00
189 Aleksandr Michajlovic Rodcenko

Alexander Rodchenko. Power Lines. Circa 1927; printed circa 1950.

Circa 1927; printed Circa 1950 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,890.00
190 Valentina Nikiforovna Kulagina.

Valentina Nikiforovna Kulagina. Design for the poster "May First, Forward to the New Victories!" Circa 1930.

Circa 1930 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,572.00
191 Imogen Cunningham.

Imogen Cunningham. Four Shells. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 6,858.00
192 Edward Weston.

Edward Weston. Pepper No. 30. 1930; printed 1970s by Cole Weston.

1930; printed 1970s by Cole Weston USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 4,572.00
193 David Smith.

David Smith. Untitled (tableau). 1933.

1933 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,302.00
194 Carlotta Mae Corpron

Carlotta M. Corpron. Abstract still life with glass and light. 1945; printed circa 1970.

1945; printed Circa 1970 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,143.00
195 Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Edgerton. Portfolio entitled Seeing the Unseen: Twelve Photographs by Harold Edgerton. 1938-64; printed 1977.

1938-64; printed 1977 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 13,200.00
196 Gyorgy Kepes.

Gyorgy Kepes. Queer Structure. 1946; printed 1980s.

1946; printed 1980s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
197 Clarence John Laughlin.

Clarence John Laughlin. The Language of Light. 1952; printed 1973.

1952; printed 1973 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,302.00
198 Edmund Teske.

Edmund Teske. Composite of Shirley Berman and Madison Grammar School, Topanga Canyon. 1956.

1956 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,540.00
199 Edmund Teske.

Edmund Teske. Untitled, Los Angeles. 1961.

1961 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,079.00
200 Ralph Eugene Meatyard.

Ralph Eugene Meatyard. No. 6 Usufructuary. 1960.

1960 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,064.00
201 Weegee [Arthur Fellig].

Weegee [Arthur Fellig]. Distortion (woman with glass & skull). Circa 1950s-60s.

Circa 1950s-60s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,980.00
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