Swann Galleries: Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History, 2728, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Bennette Moore | Portrait of the dancer, artist, and eventual gay icon Paul Swan (1883-1972) in costume. 1926. |
1926 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 2 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated naked man and naked woman). Circa 1920s. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 3 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated male nude). 1931. |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 4 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Portrait of a Man). 1937. |
1937 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 5 | Various Designers | Various Designers, Bachelor. The first six issues of an early "queer-coded" mass-market magazine. 1937. |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 6 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Paul Cadmus. 1937. |
1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 7 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Jose Martinez, Fire Island. 1939. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 8 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Jared French in his studio. 1949. |
1949 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 9 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 10 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 11 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Four Drawings. Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 12 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled. 1942. |
1942 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 13 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled (Self Portrait). circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 14 | Perry Davis | Perry Davis, Rehearsal. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 15 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Christopher Isherwood. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 16 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Alice B. Toklas with Her Dog in Paris. October 7, 1949. |
1949 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 17 | Cecil Beaton | Cecil Beaton, Self portrait on the set of My Fair Lady. 1963; printed 1970s. |
1963; printed 1970s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 18 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Wilbur "Billy" Pippin. Circa 1951. |
Circa 1951. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 19 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow on Bed. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 20 | Theodore (Teddy) Haseltine | Theodore "Teddy" Haseltine, The Kingdom is There for the Will of the People. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 21 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Untitled (Nude Sketch). 1959. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 22 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Otter. 1983. |
1983 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 23 | Robert Henry (Bob) Mizer | Bob Mizer, Ted Bentley & Dick Kreutel * Roy Webb & Robert Jackson * Gene Wilkinson. Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. |
Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 24 | Bruce Bellas | Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA), A collection of 39 Bruce of LA male physique "beefcake" photographs. 1950s-60s. |
1950s-60s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 25 | Pierre (1900) Molinier | Pierre Molinier, Autoportrait aux bas (Self-portrait with stockings). Circa 1960. |
Circa 1960. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
