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
126 Malcolm Browne

Malcolm Browne. Burning Monk, South Vietnam. 1963.

1963 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
127 John Rooney

John Rooney. Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston. 1965; printed 1969.

1965; printed 1969. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
128 Jack R. Thornell

Jack R. Thornell. The shooting of James Meredith during his March Against Fear. June 6, 1966.

June 6, 1966. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
129

45 press photographs documenting political assassinations and attempted assassinations, including Robert Kennedy Jr., President Reagan, Pope John Paul II, and others. 1910-81.

1910-81. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
130 Boris Yaro

Boris Yaro. The Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. 1968; printed 1970.

1968; printed 1970. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
131 Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong. NASA--Apollo 11. Buzz Aldrin, Jr. walks on the surface of the Moon. July 1969.

Circa 1980. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
132

A press photograph of Patty Hearst from the Symbionese Liberation Army. 1974.

1974 USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
133 Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz. The Terminal, from Camera Work Number 36. 1893; printed 1911.

1893; printed 1911. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
134 Karl Struss

Karl Struss. Busy street scene. Circa 1910.

Circa 1910. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
135 Lewis W. Hine

Lewis W. Hine. On the Hoist, Riveter on the Empire State Building. 1931.

1931 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Unknown
136 Paul (1887) Wolff

Paul Wolff. Unemployed people in front of the central offices, New York (near Rockefeller Center). Circa 1932.

Circa 1932. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
137 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott. 23rd St. Surface Car. West 23rd St. March 26th, 1936.

1936 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
138 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott. Father Duffy, Times Square. April 14, 1937; printed 1950s.

April 14, 1937; printed 1950s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
139 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott. Charles Lane, between West and Washington Streets. 1938.

1938 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
140 Aaron Siskind

Aaron Siskind. Watermelon Man, from the Harlem Document series. 1940; printed circa 1980.

1940; printed Circa 1980. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
141 Weegee

Weegee [Arthur Fellig]. Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. December 2, 1940; printed 1950s.

December 2, 1940; printed 1950s. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Unknown
142 Sid Grossman

Sid Grossman. New York - the Eighth Avenue "El" goes down. Circa 1941.

Circa 1941. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
143 Morris Engel

Morris Engel. Shoeshine, 14th Street. 1947.

1947 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
144 John Albok

John Albok. Two Way Traffic, 96-97 Streets, Madison Ave., NYC. 1947.

1947 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
145 Louis Faurer

Louis Faurer. N.Y. (Woman with Umbrella). 1948; printed before 1981.

1948; printed before 1981. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
146 Cornell Capa

Cornell Capa. Pitching Ball, New York. 1948; printed before 2001.

1948; printed before 2001. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
147 Louis Faurer

Louis Faurer. New York, N.Y. (Woman With Glasses and Balding Man). 1949; printed 1981.

1949; printed 1981. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
148

An archive with approximately 78 photographs documenting the El Morocco Club in New York. 1930s-50s.

1930s-50s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
149 William Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith. Twelve Photos of the Broadway musical "South Pacific." March 24, 1949.

March 24, 1949. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Unknown
150 Weegee

Weegee [Arthur Fellig]. Coney Island. 1950.

1950 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 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: