Swann Galleries: The Artists of the WPA, 2727, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Esphyr Slobodkina | Esphyr Slobodkina, Drawing for Mural Sketch #1 and #2, circa 1938. |
circa 1938. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,508.00 | |
| 252 | Hananiah Harari | Hananiah Harari, Revised Sketch for WPA Mural Study (New York Harbor), 1937. |
1937 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 253 | Hananiah Harari | Hananiah Harari, Revised Sketch for WPA Mural Study (Up & Downtown), 1938. |
1938 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 254 | Hananiah Harari | Hananiah Harari, Revised Sketch for WPA Mural Study (The Village), 1937 |
1937 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 255 | Hananiah Harari | Hananiah Harari, Revised Sketch for WPA Mural Study (The City of New York), 1938. |
1938 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 256 | James Michael Newell | James Michael Newell, Mural Study. |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 698.00 | ||
| 257 | Joseph Biel | Joseph Biel, Fishermen. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,079.00 | ||
| 258 | Phil Bard | Philip Bard, Off the Docks, circa 1939. |
circa 1939. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,206.00 | |
| 259 | Saul Raskin | Saul Raskin, Mending Nets, circa 1935. |
circa 1935. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 952.00 | |
| 260 | Leon Bibel | Leon Bibel, Net Menders, 1938. |
1938 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 261 | Russell Lee | Russell Lee, Salmon Fishing, Calilo Falls, Oregon, 1941; printed 1970s. |
1941; printed 1970s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 262 | Erle Loran | Erle Loran, Noyo Beach, 1948. |
1948 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 263 | John McCrady | John McCrady, The Robert E. Lee and the Natchez, 1945. |
1945 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,540.00 | |
| 264 | Hermann (1904) Volz | Herman Volz, Pier 39, 1940. |
1940 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 265 | Marion Post Wolcott | Marion Post Wolcott, Spending cotton picking money on Saturday nite, gambling near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939; printed 1977. |
1939; printed 1977. | USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,960.00 | |
| 266 | Jack Delano | Jack Delano, A young family wonder in which direction they should go at the Vermont County Fair; September 1941, printed 1985. |
September 1941, printed 1985. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 792.00 | |
| 267 | Philip Reisman | Philip Reisman, Juggler and Magician, 1942. |
1942 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 268 | Angelo Pinto | Angelo Pinto, Shooting Gallery, circa 1936. |
circa 1936. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 269 | Karl R Free | Karl R. Free, Circus Scene, Princess Lalla, 1926. |
1926 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 476.00 | |
| 270 | Reginald Marsh | Reginald Marsh, Drum Majorette, 1940. |
1940 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 539.00 | |
| 271 | Yasuo Kuniyoshi | Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Circus Performer Balanced on a Ball, 1930. |
1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 698.00 | |
| 272 | Mabel Dwight | Mabel Dwight, Circus, 1930. |
1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,508.00 | |
| 273 | Boris Gorelick | Boris Gorelick, Circus, circa 1936. |
circa 1936. | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 508.00 | |
| 274 | Ann Nooney | Ann Nooney, Amusement Park, 1935-42. |
1935-42. | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 275 | Lloyd Goff | Lloyd Lozes Goff, Untitled (Coney Island), 1937. |
1937 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,056.00 |
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