Freeman's | Hindman: Photographs, including property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs, including property from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Total Sales (USD) | 182,358.00 |
| Auction Date | November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 149,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #6451 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 232,710.00 |
| Total Lots | 211 | ||
| Sold Lots | 129.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 301,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 464,610.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 82 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.25% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | Ansel Adams | Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska, 1947; printed ca. 1973-77 |
1947; printed ca. 1973-77 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 48 | Nat Fein | Babe Ruth (Babe Ruth from behind in baseball uniform), 1948; printed later |
1948; printed later | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 14,300.00 |
| 30 | Martin Chambi | Victor Mendivil and the Llusco giant, Cuzco, 1925 |
1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 149 | Edward Weston | Shell, 1927; printed later by Cole Weston |
1927; printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,175.00 |
| 99 | O. Winston Link | Hot Shot east Bound, Iaeger Drive In, Iaeger, West Virginia, 1956 |
1956 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,550.00 |
| 67 | Emmet Gowin | Edith, Danville, Virginia, 1963 |
1963 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 122 | Ho Fan | Serenity, School is Over, and Her Study (three works); printed later |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,900.00 | |
| 27 | Paul Strand | The Mexican Portfolio, 1967 (the complete portfolio of 20 with portfolio case) |
1967 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,575.00 |
| 17 | Oscar Graubner | Margaret Bourke-White Working Atop the Chrysler Building, New York, NY, 1934; printed 2006 |
1934; printed 2006 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 118 | Ansel Adams | Fern Spring, Dusk Yosemite Valley, California, ca. 1961; printed later |
ca. 1961; printed later | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 180 | Yousuf Karsh | Ernest Hemingway, 1957 |
1957 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 7 | Bruce Davidson | Cathy Fixing her Hair in Cigarette Machine Mirror (from Brooklyn Gang), 1959 |
1959 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,925.00 |
| 97 | Herman Leonard | James Moody, NYC, 1951; "Prez" Lester Young, NYC, 1948; and Dexter Gordon, Royal Roost, NYC, 1948; (three works, mounted as a triptych) |
1951; 1948; and 1948 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 98 | Herman Leonard | Palm Court Cafe, New Orleans, 1996 |
1996 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 143 | Harry Callahan | Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1948; printed later |
1948; printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 181 | Philippe Halsman | A group of five photographs of Salvador Dali (Dali's Underwater Atomic Explosion; Dali Cyclops; Dali Explosion; Dali's Moustache; Dali) |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 146 | Manuel Alvarez Bravo | Tentaciones en Casa de Antonio (from Manuel Alvarez Bravo), 1970; printed 1979 |
1970; printed 1979 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,470.00 |
| 139 | Harry Callahan | Eleanor, Chicago, 1949; printed ca. 1970 |
1949; printed ca. 1970 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,340.00 |
| 76 | Louis Faurer | 5th Avenue at 34th Street, New York, New York, ca. 1948; printed 1980 |
ca. 1948; printed 1980 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,210.00 |
| 2 | Harold Eugene Edgerton | Bullet through apple, 1964 |
1964 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,080.00 |
| 50 | Bert Hardy | Neighbours, Vaughton Street, Birmingham, 1954; printed later |
1954; printed later | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,080.00 |
| 65 | Ruth Bernhard | Mr. Reilly, 1956 |
1956 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,080.00 |
| 104 | Jerry Uelsmann | Untitled (Philosopher's Desk), 1976 |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,080.00 |
| 84 | Louis Faurer | Looking Toward Queensboro Bridge, New York, New York, 1948; printed 1979 |
1948; printed 1979 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,950.00 |
| 137 | John Coplans | Self Portrait (Back with Arms Above), 1984 |
1984 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,950.00 |
![<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.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
