Heritage Auctions: Photographs from The Collection of Hal Gould, Camera Obscura Gallery Showcase Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs from The Collection of Hal Gould, Camera Obscura Gallery Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 90,480.50 |
| Auction Date | June 10, 2025 - June 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 92,450.00 |
| Sale Number | #12159 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 135,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 140 | ||
| Sold Lots | 134.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 94,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 138,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 65.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39070 | William James Stillman (American, 1828-1901) | Selected studies from "The Acropolis of Athens",1882 |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
| 39101 | Roger Fenton (British, 1819-1869) | Harbour of Balaklava, the Cattle Pier, 1855 |
1855 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 39028 | Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) | Taos Water Girls, 1905, and A Taos Woman, Plates 544 and 548, Volume XVI, "North American Indian" (2 works) |
1905 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 39119 | Lou Stoumen (American, 1917-1991) | Times Square in the Rain, NYC, 1940 |
1940, printed 1980 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,937.50 |
| 39064 | Beaumont Newhall (American, 1908-1993) | Selected studies from Portfolio 7, 1940-1970 Nine |
1940-1970 , printed 1981 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,687.50 |
| 39031 | Alma Lavenson (American, 1897-1989) | Eucalyptus Leaves, 1933 |
1933, printed later | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,562.50 |
| 39081 | Louis Stettner (American, 1922-2016) | Brooklyn Promenade, 1951 |
1951, printed 1987 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,562.50 |
| 39086 | Dmitri Baltermants (Russian, 1912-1990) | Grief at Kerch, 1942 |
1942, printed later | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 39009 | Christopher Burkett (American, 1951) | Twilight, Virgin River at Zion Canyon, 1987 |
1987, printed 1992 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 39103 | A. Aubrey Bodine (American, 1906-1970) | Moose Cove, 1940s |
1940s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 39023 | Charles Milton Bell (American, 1848-1893) | Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, 1880 |
1880 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 39105 | Cole Weston (American, 1919-2003) | Palo Corona Ranch, Carmel, 1962 |
1962 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 39123 | Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946) | Camera Work, Incomplete volumes, XVII, XXIX, XIX, IV, XLIV, and selected images |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 39102 | Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (British, 1853-1941) | Whitby Harbor, circa 1887 Carbon print, mounted on board 11-5/8 x 9-5/8 inches (30.1 x 25 cm) |
circa 1887 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 39116 | Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985) | Aaron Siskind, Old Yuma Jail, Arizona, 1947 |
1947, printed later | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 39125 | Gilman Collection Photographs from the Collection of the Gilman Paper Company, 1985 |
1985 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 39008 | Cole Weston (American, 1919-2003) | Surf and Headlands, 1958 |
1958, printed 1980s | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 39027 | Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) | At the Old Well of Acoma, 1904, Vol. XVI, Plate 571 from "The North American Indian" |
1904 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 39050 | Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965) | Migrant Mother, 1936 |
1936, printed later | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 39058 | Willard Ames van Dyke (American, 1906-1986) | Edward Weston on Point Lobos,1930, and Ansel Adams at 683 Brocklehurst, CA, 1932 (Two works) |
1932 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 39072 | Peter Stackpole (American, 1913-1997) | Golden Gate Bridge Construction, circa 1934-1935 |
circa 1934-1935, printed later | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 39047 | James Balog (American, 1952) | Sally and Isabella (Rossellini), 1991 |
1991, printed 1994 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 39060 | Myron Wood (American, b. 1921) | Georgia O'Keeffe Polishing Rocks, Abiquiu, New Mexico, March 1980 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 39067 | Andre De Dienes (Hungarian, 1913-1985) | Flying Nude, 1950s |
1950s | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 39091 | Guglielmo von Pluschow (German, 1840-1930) | Untitled (Young woman and youth), Italy, circa 1889 |
circa 1889 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 937.50 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
