Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 764,734.00 |
| Auction Date | April 14, 2022 - April 14, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 600,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #2601 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 891,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 293 | ||
| Sold Lots | 193 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,015,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,513,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 100 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 50.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | ANSEL ADAMS | Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park. |
1926; printed 1973-77 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 11 | EDWARD S. CURTIS | The North American Indian. Volume I. |
1907 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 185 | HORST P. HORST | Hands, Hands. |
1941; printed 1980s | USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 41 | ANSEL ADAMS | El Capitan, Winter, Sunrise, Yosemite National Park, California. |
1968; printed 1973-77 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 93 | BERENICE ABBOTT | Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx. |
1936 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 141 | ROY DECARAVA | Roy DeCarava, Photographs. |
1949; printed 1982 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 152 | HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Marseilles, France. |
1932; printed circa 2000 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 186 | HORST P. HORST | Carmen Face Massage, New York. |
1946; printed 1980s | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 27 | PAUL STRAND | Wall Street |
1916 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 101 | GORDON PARKS | American Gothic, Washington D.C. |
1942; printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 203 | HARRY CALLAHAN | Chicago. |
1950 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 3 | A.T.W. Penn | An album with more than 40 photographs, some by A.T.W. Penn (1849-1924), of the Tamil Nadu hill station of Ootacamund (Ooty). |
Late 1870s | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 33 | MANUEL ÁLVAREZ BRAVO | El ensueño [The Daydream]. |
1931; printed circa 1990s | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 36 | ANSEL ADAMS | Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, Sequoia National Park, California. |
1927; printed 1973-77 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 256 | Views of Peking [Beijing], Tientsin [Tianjin] and Neighbourhood |
1890s | USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 9,375.00 | |
| 16 | EDWARD S. CURTIS | The Lone Chief - Cheyenne |
1908-27 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 92 | BERENICE ABBOTT | Theoline, Pier 11, East River, Manhattan, New York. |
1936 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 158 | HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Palais-Royal, Paris. |
1960; printed circa 1990 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 149 | W. EUGENE SMITH | Welsh Miners. |
Circa 1950 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 171 | EDWARD WESTON | Cypress trees, Point Lobos. |
1930 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 48 | BRASSAÏ | A Monastic Brothel, rue Monsieur-le-Prince, Paris. |
Circa 1931, printed late 1970s | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 145 | DANNY LYON | John Lewis in Cambridge, MD. |
1964; printed circa 2010 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 211 | AARON SISKIND | Volcano 106, |
1950-80; printed circa 1980 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 116 | DOROTHEA LANGE | Gunlock, Utah. |
1953; printed no later than 1965 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,280.00 |
| 90 | BERENICE ABBOTT | New York at Night. |
1932; printed 1980s | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
