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
126 Peggy Bacon

Peggy Bacon, Vanity, 1929.

1929 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,524.00
127 Hugo Ballin

Hugo Ballin, Untitled.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,032.00
128 Walker Evans

Walker Evans, Lunchroom Window on the Bowery, People's Restaurant, New York City, 1933-34; printed circa 1970.

1933-34; printed circa 1970. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,032.00
129 Don Freeman

Don Freeman, Automat Aristocrat, 1934.

1934 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 825.00
130 Dan Rico

Donato "Dan" Rico, Evening Meal, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
131 Louis Leon Ribak

Louis Ribak, Dry Goods Depot, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,122.00
132 Isaac Soyer

Isaac Soyer, Bacteriologist, circa 1936.

circa 1936. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 762.00
133 Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn, Two men at a General Store, Arkansas, 1936.

1936 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,397.00
134 Blanche Grambs

Blanche Grambs, Workers Homes, 1937-38.

1937-38. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 635.00
135 Will Barnet

Will Barnet, Swing Shift, 1937.

1937 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,064.00
136 Russell Lee

Russell Lee, Negro delivery boy, Caruthersville, Missouri, August 1938; printed circa 1970.

August 1938; printed circa 1970. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 412.00
137 Hansel Mieth

Hansel Mieth, Workers Alliance Meeting, North Platte, Nebraska, circa 1938.

circa 1938. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,188.00
138 Joe Jones

Joe Jones, Luncheon, 1940.

1940 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
139 Will Barnet

Will Barnet, Mary, 1938.

1938 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,524.00
140 Will Barnet

Will Barnet, Mary, (Portrait of the Artist's First Wife), 1935.

1935 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,540.00
141 Raphael Soyer

Raphael Soyer, Portrait of Moses Soyer.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,920.00
142 Moses Soyer

Moses Soyer, Woman in a White Blouse.

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 6,096.00
143 Moses Soyer

Moses Soyer, Untitled (Couple at a Table).

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,302.00
144 Gertrude Shibley

Gertrude Abrams Shibley, Untitled (Portrait of an African American Woman), circa early 1940s.

circa early 1940s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,620.00
145 Robert Philipp

Robert Philipp, Figure in Yellow Hat.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,651.00
146 Robert Brackman

Robert Brackman, Girl in Red Jacket.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,056.00
147 David Wu Ject-Key

David Wu Ject-Key, Woman in Pink Blouse.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,220.00
148 Abraham Harriton

Abraham Harriton, Portrait of the Artist at his Easel, 1944.

1944 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,122.00
149 Louis Slobodkin

Louis Slobodkin, Woman's Head, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 990.00
150 George Constant

George Zachary Constant, Head.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 858.00
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