Swann Galleries: The Artists of the WPA
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Artists of the WPA | Total Sales (USD) | 534,044.00 |
| Auction Date | January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 296,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #2727 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 445,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 302 | ||
| Sold Lots | 263.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 344,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 520,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 39 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 102.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | Dorothea Lange | Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936; printed 1970s. |
1936; printed 1970s. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 147 | David Wu Ject-Key | David Wu Ject-Key, Woman in Pink Blouse. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,220.00 | |
| 113 | Leon Bibel | Leon Bibel, Descending, 1938. |
1938 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 225 | Hendrik Glintenkamp | Hendrik Glintenkamp, Untitled (Fauvist Landscape), 1919. |
1919 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 141 | Raphael Soyer | Raphael Soyer, Portrait of Moses Soyer. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,920.00 | |
| 144 | Gertrude Shibley | Gertrude Abrams Shibley, Untitled (Portrait of an African American Woman), circa early 1940s. |
circa early 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 68 | Leon Bibel | Leon Bibel, Upper Harlem River. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 7,112.00 | |
| 97 | Harry Sternberg | Harry Sternberg, Construction, 1932. |
1932 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,112.00 |
| 173 | Robert Brackman | Robert Brackman, Bathers, 1936. |
1936 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,336.00 |
| 142 | Moses Soyer | Moses Soyer, Woman in a White Blouse. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 6,096.00 | |
| 8 | Margaret Bourke-White | Margaret Bourke-White, The American Way of Life (At the Time of the Louisville Flood, Kentucky), 1937; printed 1980s. |
1937; printed 1980s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,842.00 |
| 209 | Jack Tworkov | Jack Tworkov, Still Life. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,588.00 | |
| 91 | Lester Thomas Beall | Lester Thomas Beall, Cross Out Slums, 1941. |
1941 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 185 | Arnold Blanch | Arnold Blanch, Lynching, 1939. |
1939 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 190 | William Wallace Rosenbauer | William Wallace Rosenbauer, Dancer, 1934. |
1934 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,334.00 |
| 102 | Charles Turzak | Charles Turzak, South of the Loop, circa 1934. |
circa 1934. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 260 | Leon Bibel | Leon Bibel, Net Menders, 1938. |
1938 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 |
| 51 | Arthur Rothstein | Arthur Rothstein, Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937; printed circa 1980. |
1937; printed circa 1980. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 120 | Hananiah Harari | Hananiah Harari, Railroad Signals, 1939. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 178 | Raphael Ghislain | Raphael Soyer, Untitled (Woman in a Blue Coat), circa 1940. |
circa 1940. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 |
| 106 | Blanche Grambs | Blanche Grambs, Coal Breaker, circa 1936. |
circa 1936. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,488.00 |
| 119 | Louis Slobodkin | Louis Slobodkin, Worker with Rail, circa 1938. |
circa 1938. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,318.00 |
| 159 | Leon Bibel | Leon Bibel, Woman Writing, Artist Painting. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,318.00 | |
| 203 | Eugene Edward Speicher | Eugene Speicher, Flowers in a Vase. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,318.00 | |
| 243 | Arthur Osver | Arthur Osver, The Yards, 1951. |
1951 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,318.00 |
