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Swann Galleries: Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History

Auction Reports

Auction Name Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History Total Sales (USD) 217,421.00
Auction Date February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 168,450.00
Sale Number #2728 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 255,100.00
Total Lots 191
Sold Lots 127.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 260,350.00
% of Lots Sold 66.49% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 394,600.00
Unsold Lots 64 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 55.10%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
152 Duane Michals

Duane Michals, Narcissus, a suite of 5 photographs. 1985.

1985 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 13,970.00
131 Jim French

Jim French, John Pruitt, Bow and Arrow. 1984.

1984 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,880.00
27 Jack Smith

Jack Smith, The Beautiful Book. Circa 1960.

Circa 1960. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,255.00
118 George Dureau

George Dureau, Wing Ding at the Mantle. 1978.

1978 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,280.00
59 Thomas W. Benton

Thomas W. Benton, Thompson for Sheriff / Aspen, Colorado. Group of 10 practice proofs. 1970.

1970 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
58 Thomas W. Benton

Thomas W. Benton, Thompson for Sheriff / Aspen, Colorado. 1970.

1970 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,572.00
120 Constantine Manos

Constantine Manos, Spring Break, Daytona Beach, Fl. 1981.

1981 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,572.00
116 Robert Giard

Robert Giard, Man in His Bathroom. 1978.

1978 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,318.00
68 Katsumi Watanabe

Katsumi Watanabe, A selection of 8 portraits taken in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. 1965-69.

1965-69. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,960.00
28 Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, Flowers. 1964.

1964 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,810.00
70 Gordon Matta-Clark

Gordon Matta-Clark, Walls Paper (Group of 22 screen-prints). 1972.

1972 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
78 Tom Jung

Tom Jung, Star Wars. 1977.

1977 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
150 Christian Thompson

Christian Thompson, Windswept, Ventura * Half Draped Torso. 1989.

1989 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
60 Thomas W. Benton

Thomas W. Benton, Gonzo. Two silkscreen posters. 1971.

1971 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,556.00
12 Bernard Perlin

Bernard Perlin, Untitled. 1942.

1942 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,302.00
77 Mick Rock

Mick Rock, Rocky Horror - The Transylvanians. 1974.

1974 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,048.00
92 Deadline Advertising and Design

Deadline Advertising and Design, The Clash / Bond International Casino. 1981.

1981 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,048.00
132 Jim French

Jim French, John Pruitt, Studio. 1984.

1984 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,048.00
21 John B. Lear

John B. Lear Jr., Untitled (Nude Sketch). 1959.

1959 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,904.00
7 Jared French

Jared French (PaJaMa), Jose Martinez, Fire Island. 1939.

1939 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
22 John B. Lear

John B. Lear Jr., Otter. 1983.

1983 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
31 Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, Cow. 1970.

1970 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,794.00
135 Bruce Rapp

Bruce Rapp, Boot. 1986.

1986 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,794.00
149 Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts, Veiled Torso - Close up, Los Angles, CA. 1985.

1985 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,794.00
24 Bruce Bellas

Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA), A collection of 39 Bruce of LA male physique "beefcake" photographs. 1950s-60s.

1950s-60s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,508.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000
    Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000
    Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.