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Swann Galleries: The New York Sale - Vintage Posters
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The New York Sale - Vintage Posters | Total Sales (USD) | 523,878.00 |
| Auction Date | September 25, 2025 - September 25, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 358,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #2714 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 534,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 215 | ||
| Sold Lots | 161.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 439,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 658,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 54 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.54% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Martin Lewis | Relics (Speakeasy Corner) |
1928 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 43,180.00 |
| 50 | Martin Lewis | Shadow Dance |
1930 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 43,180.00 |
| 58 | Berenice Abbott | New York at Night |
1932; printed later. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
| 28 | Adolph Treidler | New York Central Lines / The Wonder City of the World |
1927 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 |
| 51 | Martin Lewis | Rainy Day, Queens |
1931 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 48 | Martin Lewis | Subway Steps |
1930 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 |
| 150 | Garry Winogrand | Woman with Ice Cream Cone, N.Y.C., from the Women are Beautiful series |
1968; printed 1981 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 131 | David Klein | New York / Fly TWA |
1956 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
| 47 | Martin Lewis | Quarter of Nine, Saturday's Children |
1929 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 |
| 9 | Edward Steichen | The Flatiron - Evening, from Camera Work XIV |
1904; printed 1906 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 179 | Saul Steinberg | The New Yorker |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 25 | Fairchild Aerial Surveys | Woolworth Building in the clouds, New York City. June 4, |
1927 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 43 | Martin Lewis | The Orator, Madison Square |
1916 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 52 | Martin Lewis | Little Penthouse |
1931 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 57 | Lewis W. Hine | Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Modern Men and Machines.. |
1932 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,112.00 |
| 37 | Sherril Schell | Skylights, Penn Station |
1929 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,858.00 |
| 149 | Garry Winogrand | Central Park Zoo, New York City |
1967; printed before 1984 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,858.00 |
| 44 | Martin Lewis | Shadows on the Ramp |
1927 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,588.00 |
| 124 | Rudy Burckhardt | Brooklyn Bridge |
1954; printed 1980s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,588.00 |
| 8 | Max Weber | Brooklyn Bridge |
1911 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,588.00 |
| 36 | Louis Lozowick | 57th Street |
1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 123 | Joseph Delaney | Central Park |
1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 46 | Martin Lewis | East Side, Williamsburg Bridge |
1928 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 27 | Reginald Marsh | The Upper Crust |
1927 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 212 | Frederick Brosen | 75 St. & Broadway and Sixth Ave at 22nd St. |
2004 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
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