Swann Galleries: The Artists of the WPA, 2727, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
Page Size: 302 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Harry Francis Mack

Harry Francis Mack, 6th Avenue Subway (Ground Hogs), circa 1935-39.

circa 1935-39. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 792.00
102 Charles Turzak

Charles Turzak, South of the Loop, circa 1934.

circa 1934. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,080.00
103 Daniel Ralph Celentano

Daniel Ralph Celentano, Two drawings of New York Scenes, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,270.00
104 Walker Evans

Walker Evans, Mining Town, West Virginia, 1936; printed circa 1960.

1936; printed circa 1960. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
105 Harry Gottlieb

Harry Gottlieb, Abandoned Coal Mine, 1936.

1936 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,159.00
106 Blanche Grambs

Blanche Grambs, Coal Breaker, circa 1936.

circa 1936. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,488.00
107 Aaron J. Goodelman

Aaron J Goodelman, Untitled, 1954.

1954 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,904.00
108 S. L. Margolies

Samuel Margolies, Idle Colossus, circa 1935-39.

circa 1935-39. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 726.00
109 Harry Sternberg

Harry Sternberg, Blast Furnace #1, 1937.

1937 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,016.00
110 Charles Keller

Charles Keller, Open Cut - 6th Avenue Subway, 1937.

1937 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
111 Paul Landacre

Paul Landacre, Amateurs, 1937.

1937 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,064.00
112 Theo Hios

Theo Hios, Brooklyn Bridge Workers, 1937.

1937 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 924.00
113 Leon Bibel

Leon Bibel, Descending, 1938.

1938 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,160.00
114 Paul Raphael Meltsner

Paul R. Meltsner, Untitled (Worker).

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,064.00
115 Joseph Vavak

Joseph Vavak, Untitled (Resting Worker), 1939.

1939 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 3,048.00
116 Edward Arthur Wilson

Edward A. Wilson, Untitled (Pipeline Transport), 1941.

1941 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,143.00
117 Harold Faye

Harold Faye, Going West, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,524.00
118 Louis Lozowick

Louis Lozowick, Steel Valley, 1936.

1936 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,904.00
119 Louis Slobodkin

Louis Slobodkin, Worker with Rail, circa 1938.

circa 1938. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 4,318.00
120 Hananiah Harari

Hananiah Harari, Railroad Signals, 1939.

1939 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
121 William Gropper

William Gropper, Kilday, Hobbs, & Austin-Wadsworth bills, circa 1930.

circa 1930. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 635.00
122 William Gropper

William Gropper, "Organize fight on unemployment," circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 825.00
123 William Gropper

William Gropper, Car protestors with signs in Yiddish, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 952.00
124 Reginald Marsh

Reginald Marsh, Cafe du Dome, 1928.

1928 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,143.00
125 Lou Barlow

Lou Barlow, Bar and Grill, circa 1936.

circa 1936. USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
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