Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2729, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 290 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman. Parking Lot for the May Company at Wilshire and Fairfax. Circa 1954.

Circa 1954. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
27

Keystone "One-Cent" Sale, Rexall Drug Store, Riverside. April 12, 1921.

April 12, 1921. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
28 Tazo Kato

Tazo Kato. Portrait of the actress Tsuru Aoki (1892-1961). 1923.

1923 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
29 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange. White Angel Breadline, San Francisco. 1934; printed 1970s.

1934; printed 1970s. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Unknown
30 Pillsbury Picture Company

Pillsbury Picture Company. The Burning of the Call Building, San Francisco Earthquake. 1906.

1906 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
31

A split down an Oakland Street in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake. 1906.

1906 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
32

A suite of 4 snapshots depicting workers on top of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Circa 1935.

1936 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
33 Johan Hagemeyer

Johan Hagemeyer. Close up of San Francisco buildings. 1930s-40s.

1930s-40s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
34 William Edward Dassonville

William Edward Dassonville. San Francisco from the Water. Circa 1925.

Circa 1925. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
35 Edward Weston

Edward Weston. Dead Man, Colorado Desert. 1937.

1937 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Unknown
36 Hansel Mieth

Hansel Mieth. On the Road to Nowhere, California. 1936.

1936 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
37 Otto Hagel

Otto Hagel. Portrait of Tom Mooney. 1936.

1936 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
38 Otto Bettmann

Otto Bettmann. Portrait of folksinger Woody Guthrie. Circa 1940; printed 1970s.

Circa 1940; printed 1970s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
39 Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh. Portrait of John Steinbeck. 1954; printed circa 1980.

1954; printed Circa 1980. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
40 Fred McDarrah

Fred McDarrah. Allen Ginsberg at Judson Memorial Church. Circa 1950; printed 1970s.

Circa 1950; printed 1970s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
41 Donald Ross

Donald Ross. Nominating John F. Kennedy for President. 1960.

1960 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
42 Bud Gray

Bud Gray. Watts Riots, Los Angeles Police Frisk Subjects. August 1965.

August 1965. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
43 William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson. Goodbye Johnnie! Circa 1880.

Circa 1880. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
44 William Shew

William Shew. Self-portrait with group of Chinese men and children. Circa 1882.

Circa 1882. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
45 J.T. and Anna M. Pollock (Garden City Foto. Co.)

J.T. and Anna M. Pollock (Garden City Foto Co.). Chinese Parade with Dragon 150 Feet Long. 1897.

1897 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
46

Chinese American girls drum corps in a parade, San Francisco. 1928.

1928 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
47 Leo Hetzel

Leo Hetzel. Japanese Americans picking strawberries, Imperial Valley, California. Circa 1935.

Circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
48

International News Photos. Harie Shiwo, Los Angeles, Waiting to be Transported to Manzanar. 1942.

1942 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
49 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams. Benji Iguchi driving a tractor, Manzanar Relocation Center * Benji Iguchi with squash, Manzanar Relocation Center. 1943.

1943 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
50 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams. Manzanar from Guard Tower. 1943.

1943 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Unknown
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: