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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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