Swann Galleries: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History, 2712, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 21, 2025 - August 21, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Taiji Terasaki | Untitled (Collage). |
1959 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 81 | Ray Johnson | NOV. 13TH CONSTRUCTION. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,750.00 | |
| 82 | James Waring | Untitled (Collage). |
1975 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 83 | James Waring | Untitled (Collage). |
1975 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 84 | Lenore Tawney | Untitled (Collage). |
1976 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 85 | Don Whitman | A collection of approximately 83 classically inspired "beefcake" physique photographs from the Western Photography Guild taken in the studio, outdoors, and in home settings. |
Circa 1960s. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 86 | Don Whitman | A vast album of over 400 male physique photographs from the Western Photography Guild featuring models in pairs, including wrestling and models posing en plein air and in the studio. |
Circa 1950s-60s. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 18,000.00 | |
| 87 | Studio Arax | An album with approximately 97 photographs, most from studio Arax, all centered on bodybuilders. |
1959-61. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 88 | Bruce Bellas | Set of the first 6 photo catalogues from Kensington Road, "The Studio Quality Built." |
Circa 1970s-1981. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 406.00 | |
| 89 | (Beefcake) | A run of Physique Pictorial magazine. |
1960-1987. | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 531.00 | |
| 90 | (Beefcake) | A long early run of Physique Pictorial magazine, nearly complete from volumes 4 to 41, including the first published work by Tom of Finland. |
1954-1990. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 91 | Tom Nicoll / Scott Studio | A binder with approximately 60 male physique photographs. |
1950s-60s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 92 | (Beefcake.) | Collection of nudist magazines featuring male models (12 different titles). |
1962-1968. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 812.00 | |
| 93 | VARIOUS DESIGNERS | Group of early gay cinema ephemera. |
1968-175. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 593.00 | |
| 94 | (Beefcake.) | Group of magazines featuring Black models, including 16 different titles. |
1977-1993. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 531.00 | |
| 95 | David Randolph Hurles | Collection of signed photographs and catalogues from his Old Reliable Studios. |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 96 | Tom of Finland | Group of 6 publications. |
Circa 1970s. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 97 | Star Distributors, publisher. | Group of 20 pulp novels from the "Finland Books" series, with cover art meant to evoke Tom of Finland. |
1980-1988. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 531.00 | |
| 98 | Tom of Finland | Untitled. |
1961 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 99 | Tom of Finland | Untitled. |
1966 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,187.00 | |
| 100 | Tom of Finland | Untitled. |
1978 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 101 | Etienne (Dom Orejudos) 1933-1991 Tom of Finland 1920-1991 | Etienne + Tom Of Finland / Original Drawings - Stompers. |
1978 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 102 | Tom of Finland | Stompers Set One. |
1978 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 103 | Tom of Finland | Exhibition Price List & Series of Offset Lithographs. |
Circa 1983. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 104 | Tom of Finland | Untitled. |
1985 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
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