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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
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    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
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    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000