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
101 Lewis W. Hine

Lewis W. Hine. Girls at Sewing Machine Showing Curvature of Spine. 1917.

January 1917. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Unknown
102 Doris Ulmann

Doris Ulmann. Dunkard Woman, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Circa 1925-26.

Circa 1925-26. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
103 Doris Ulmann

Doris Ulmann. Barefoot Girl with Basket, Brasstown, NC. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
104 Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein. Sharecropper's Daughter, Arkansas. 1935.

1935 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
105 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (horizontal). March 1936; printed 1950s.

March 1936; printed 1950s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
106 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange. Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. 1936.

1936 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
107 Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein. A suite of 5 photographs depicting coal miners, Birmingham, Alabama. February 1937.

February 1937. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
108 Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White. Workers. Circa 1930s.

Circa 1930s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
109 Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White. Mother surrounded by Children. 1936; printed 1999.

1936; printed 1999. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
110 Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty. The Eudora Welty Portfolio. 1930s-40s; printed 1992.

1930s-40s; printed 1992. USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Unknown
111 Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty. Girl with Guinea Pigs. 1930s.

1930s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
112 Bruce (1933) Davidson

Bruce Davidson. Welsh Miners. 1947; printed circa 1980.

1947; printed Circa 1980. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
113 William Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith. Children Playing near Fountain, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh. Circa 1956; printed 1960s.

Circa 1956; printed 1960s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
114 Bob Adelman

Bob Adelman. No Man Is an Island, Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963; printed 1980s.

1963; printed 1980s. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Unknown
115 Danny Lyon

Danny Lyon. Ferguson Unit, Texas. 1968; printed 1970s.

1968; printed 1970s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
116 Larry Clark

Larry Clark. Complete Tulsa Portfolio with 10 photographs. 1968-1971; printed 1972.

1968-1971; printed 1972. USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Unknown
117

A selection of approximately 22 press photographs from WWI. 1914-18.

1914-18. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
118

A selection of 6 photographs documenting the Hindenburg disaster and its aftermath, including the airship itself and the injured. 1937.

1937 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
119 Joe Rosenthal

Joe Rosenthal. Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima. 1945.

1945 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
120 Nat Fein

Nat Fein. Babe Bows Out. 1948.

1948 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
121 Frank Cancellare

Frank Cancellare. Dewey Defeats Truman. November 4, 1948.

1948 USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
122

A selection of 4 photographs documenting polio victims in iron lungs and the rollout of the smallpox vaccine (one). 1952-54.

1952-54. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
123

A selection of 17 press photographs documenting the Korean War. 1950-60.

1950-60. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
124 Yasushi Nagao

Yasushi Nagao. The assassination of Socialist Leader Inejiro Asanuma. 1960; printed 1969.

1960; printed 1969. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
125 Paul Vathis

Paul Vathis. Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower at Camp David discussing the Cuban crisis. 1961.

1961 USD 500.00 - 750.00 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: