Heritage Auctions: Artists at Work: Photographs from the Collection of Milton Esterow Showcase Auction, 11258, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026
Page Size: 106 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38076 Alexander Liberman

Alexander Liberman (American, 1912-1999) Barnett Newman, circa 1961 Gelatin silver print 8-3/4 x 13-1/4 inches (22.2 x 33.7 cm) (image) 11 x 14 inches (sheet) Titled in pencil, and with the photographer's studio stamp, verso.

circa 1961 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
38077 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Various studies by Willem De Kooning, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns (19 works), 1960s Gelatin silver prints The majority 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the reverse (sheet) Each with the photographer's studio stamp

1960s USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
38078 Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008) Jasper Johns in His Studio, New York City, #11, 1955 Gelatin silver print, printed later 15 x 14-7/8 inches (38.1 x 37.7 cm) (image) 20 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed, titled and dated in ink, margin recto.

1955 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
38079 Robert Smeltzer

Robert Smeltzer (American, 1918-2008) Jasper Johns in His Studio, 1960s Gelatin silver print 9 x 13-1/2 inches (22.9 x 34.3 cm) (image) 11 x 14 inches (sheet) Titled in pencil and with the photographer's studio stamp, verso.

1960s USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
38080 Bill Wilson

Bill Wilson (American, 1931-2013) Robert Morris, 1967 Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1969 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (16.5 x 24.1 cm) Credit, title, date in pencil/ink and with ARTnews stamp in pencil, verso.

1967; circa 1969 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
38081 Anonymous

Anonymous (20th Century) Robert Rauschenberg with "Soundings", 1968 Gelatin silver print 8-1/4 x 6 inches (21.0 x 15.2 cm) (image/sheet) Titled, dated in pencil/ink and with ARTnews stamp, verso.

1968 USD 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
38082 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Robert Rauschenberg: Works Exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art, New York's exhibition "16 Americans", December 16, 1959-February 17, 1960 (10 works), Gelatin silver prints Each 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the

1959-1960 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
38083 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Donald Judd: Selected studies (25 works), 1960s Gelatin silver prints, printed later Each c. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the reverse (sheet) The majority with the photographer's studio/ ARTnews stamps and affixe

1960s USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
38084 Gretchen Lambert

Gretchen Lambert (American, active 20th-21st century) Eva Hesse: View of Studio Work, 1965-1966 Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s 7-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches (18.4 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) Credited and titled in ink, verso.

1965-1966; 1970s USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
38085 Alexander Liberman

Alexander Liberman (Ukrainian/American, 1912-1999) Sculpture by Alexander Liberman (4 works), 1968 Gelatin silver prints Each 9 x 13-3/8 inches (22.9 x 33.9 cm) (image) Each 11 x 14 (sheet) Each signed, titled, dated in pencil, and with the photographer's

1968 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
38086 Anonymous

Anonymous (20th Century) Red Grooms, Mimi Gross and Saskia Grooms, 1970s Gelatin silver print 7-7/8 x 7-1/2 inches (19.9 x 19.1 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Titled in ink, verso.

1970s USD 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
38087 Basil Langdon

Basil Langdon (American, 1912-2003) "David Hockney Paints a Picture" (21 works), 1969 Gelatin silver prints Various sizes from 3 x 4 inches (7.6 x 10.2 cm) to 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.2 cm) Some titled, the majority dated in pencil, with ARTnews stamps an

1969 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
38088 Ellen Auerbach

Ellen Auerbach (American, 1906-2004) Fairfield Porter: Selected Studies (10 works), 1960s-1970s Gelatin silver prints Each c. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the reverse Each with artist credit, title, date in pencil/ink and with the photographer's stud

1960s-1970s USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
38089 David Smith

David Smith (American, 1906-1965) Self Portrait with "Detroit Queen", 1957 Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) (sheet) Credit, dated and inscribed Answer is no to question do have any good pictures. I don't have many personals. John Stewar

1957 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
38090 Andreas Feininger

Andreas Feininger (French/American, 1906-1999) David Smith's "Growing Forms" (1939) and "Unity of Three Forms" (1937) Gelatin silver print, printed later Each 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) (image/sheet) Each credited, titled in ink and with the photograp

1939; 1937 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
38091 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) Sculpture Exhibition (De Creeft, Lachaise et al.), New York, Before 1963 Gelatin silver print 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) The photographer's studio stamp, verso.

Before 1963 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
38092 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Various studies of artists and their compositions: Joan Mitchell, Elaine De Kooning, Marisol, Jane Freilicher, and Nell Blaine (42 works), 1960s-1970s Gelatin silver prints Each circa 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or

1960s-1970s USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
38093 Ralph Steiner

Ralph Steiner (American, 1899-1986) Morris Carnovsky and Lee Strasberg Conferring on an Empty Stage, 1936 Gelatin silver print, printed 1983 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches (24.1 x 19.1 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Signed and dated in pencil, verso.

1936; 1983 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Unknown
38094 Ralph Steiner

Ralph Steiner (American, 1899-1986) S. J. Perelman with Rose and Gun, 1935 Gelatin silver print, printed 1980 9-5/8 x 7-1/2 inches (24.5 x 19.1 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Signed and dated in pencil, verso.

1935; 1980 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Unknown
38095 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) "Belief in Magic" by Maurice Sterne, Tempera Panel in the "Struggle for Justice" Series, Library of the Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C., 1935-1939 Gelatin silver print 4-3/4 x 9 inches (12.1 x 22.9 cm) (i

1935-1939 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
38096 Philippe Halsman

Philippe Halsman (American, 1906-1979) Salvador Dali Set for "Sentimental Colloquy", Ballet International at the International Theatre, 1944 Gelatin silver print 9-1/4 x 8 inches (23.5 x 20.3 cm) (image/sheet) Titled in ink and with the photographer's stu

1944 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
38097 Charles H. Weber

Charles H. Weber (American, 1906-2009) Leon Kroll, 1956 Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches (24.8 x 19.1 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Titled, dated in pencil and with the photographer's Johns Hopkins studio stamp, verso.

1956 USD 150.00 - 200.00 Unknown
38098 Arnold Genthe

Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942) Herbert Cescinsky, 1925 Gelatin silver print 9-1/2 x 7-1/8 inches (24.1 x 18.2 cm) (image/sheet) Titled in pencil and with an affixed photographer's studio label, verso

1925 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
38099 Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976) Alfred Stieglitz, Photographer, 1934 Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches (24.5 x 19.7 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and dated in pencil, mount recto. Typed titled and date on an affixed Cunningham Tr

1934 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
38100 Marc Vaux

Marc Vaux (British, 1932) Selected Studies of Sculpture by Alberto Giacometti (1925-1936) (8 works), 1960s-1970s Gelatin silver prints Each 9 x 7 inches (22.9 x 17.8 cm) (image/sheet) Each titled, dated in pencil and with the photographer's studio stamp,

1925-1936; 1960s-1970s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
  • ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.