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Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs

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Auction Name Fine Photographs Total Sales (USD) 1,152,179.00
Auction Date October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 844,050.00
Sale Number #2716 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,262,150.00
Total Lots 329
Sold Lots 258.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,070,650.00
% of Lots Sold 78.42% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,596,150.00
Unsold Lots 71 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 72.19%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
314 Steve McCurry.

Steve McCurry. Portfolio Children, with 10 photographs. Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010.

Circa 1992-2001; printed 2010 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 35,560.00
26 Ansel Adams.

Ansel Adams. Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California. 1944; printed April 1978.

1944; printed April 1978 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 33,020.00
27 Ansel Adams.

Ansel Adams. Sierra Nevada, Winter, from the Owens Valley, California. 1944; printed December 1978.

1944; printed December 1978 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 33,020.00
286 William Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith. Saipan (two soldiers). 1944; printed 1960s.

1944; printed 1960s USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 33,020.00
242 Eugene Atget.

Eugene Atget. Coiffeur, Avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris. 1926.

1926 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 25,400.00
262 Ruth Orkin.

Ruth Orkin. American Girl in Italy (Ninalee Craig). 1951; printed 1980.

1951; printed 1980 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 25,400.00
141 Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Hiroshi Sugimoto. Rosecrans Drive-In, Paramount. 1993.

1993 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 21,590.00
140 Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Hiroshi Sugimoto. Palms, Michigan. 1980.

1980 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 19,050.00
225 Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts, Wrapped Torso, Los Angeles. 1989.

1989 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,510.00
22 Brett Weston.

Brett Weston. Tin Roofs, Mexico. 1926.

1926 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,240.00
74 Lewis W. Hine.

Lewis W. Hine. Welders on the Empire State Building. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,240.00
300 Lucas Samaras.

Lucas Samaras. Photo-transformation 11/5/73. 1973.

1973 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 15,240.00
6 Carleton E. Watkins.

Carleton E. Watkins. Distant View of The Domes. 1865-66.

1865-66 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 13,970.00
195 Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Edgerton. Portfolio entitled Seeing the Unseen: Twelve Photographs by Harold Edgerton. 1938-64; printed 1977.

1938-64; printed 1977 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 13,200.00
219 Francesca Woodman.

Francesca Woodman. Untitled, New York. 1979-80; printed 1990s.

1979-80; printed 1990s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,065.00
301 Barbara Kasten.

Barbara Kasten. Photogenic Painting 74. 1974.

1974 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 12,065.00
20 John A. Mather.

John A. Mather. Region Views of Western Pennsylvania, Parts 1 & 2. 1895.

1895 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 11,430.00
136 George Tice.

George Tice. Petit's Mobil Station and Watertower, Cherry Hill, N.J. 1974; printed 1988.

1974; printed 1988 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 11,430.00
179 Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon. Portrait of Andy Warhol. 1969; printed 1975.

1969; printed 1975 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
221 Robert Mapplethorpe.

Robert Mapplethorpe. Phillip on Pedestal (Front). 1979.

1979 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 9,525.00
299 Sebastiao Salgado.

Sebastiao Salgado. Elephant (against light), Kafue National Park, Zambia. 2010.

2010 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 9,525.00
94 William Klein.

William Klein. El, 67th Street, New York. 1955; printed later.

1955; printed later USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 8,890.00
189 Aleksandr Michajlovic Rodcenko

Alexander Rodchenko. Power Lines. Circa 1927; printed circa 1950.

Circa 1927; printed Circa 1950 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,890.00
211 George Platt Lynes.

George Platt Lynes. Yul Brynner. 1951.

1951 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 8,890.00
308 Cindy Sherman.

Cindy Sherman. Untitled #229. 1987-90.

1987-90 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,255.00
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    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
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