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Heritage Auctions: Photographs from The Abe Frajndlich Collection: A Photographer Collects Showcase Auction
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| Auction Name | Photographs from The Abe Frajndlich Collection: A Photographer Collects Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 41,868.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 44,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #11256 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 66,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 92 | ||
| Sold Lots | 51.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 80,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 55.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 120,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 41 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 34.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38066 | Gunter Blum (German, 1949-1997) | Nude with Mesh (Facing Left), 1993 |
1993 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,375.00 |
| 38002 | Gianni Berengo Gardin (Italian, 1930-2025) | Lo Studio di Morandi, Bologna (The Studio of Morandi), 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 38067 | Gunter Blum (German, 1949-1997) | Nude with Spikes, 1992 Toned |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 38032 | Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) | Gloucester, 1944 |
1944 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 38075 | Kishin Shinoyama (Japanese, 1930-2024) | Two Nudes on Rock, 1969 |
1969 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,562.50 |
| 38029 | Minor White (American, 1908-1976) | Stony Brook State Park, 1959 |
1959 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 38089 | Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903-1990) | Dennis Shute, Multiflash, 1938 |
1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 38051 | Serge Moreno Cohen (French, b. 1951) | Richard Avedon with Negative Self Portrait, 1994 |
1994 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
| 38084 | Lotte Jacobi (American, 1896-1990) | Group of 3 photographs, circa 1980s |
circa 1980s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 38003 | Gianni Berengo Gardin (Italian, 1930-2025) | Lo Studio di Morandi, Bologna (The Studio of Morandi), 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 38025 | Minor White (American, 1908-1976) | Man, Sheet, and Face in Door, San Francisco, 1949 |
1949 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 968.75 |
| 38027 | Minor White (American, 1908-1976) | Notom, Utah, 1963 |
1963 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 38028 | Minor White (American, 1908-1976) | Steamboat Lake, Oregon, 1941 |
1941 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 38057 | Lotte Jacobi (American, 1896-1990) | Kathe Kollwitz, 1931 |
1931 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 38079 | Ilse Bing (German/American, 1899-1998) | Scandale, 1947 |
1947 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 38083 | Minor White (American, 1908-1976) | Puerto Rico, 1973 |
1973 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 38036 | Alfred Seiland (Austrian, b. 1952) | Universal City, 1998 |
1998 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 38055 | John Loengard (American, b. 1934) | Brassai, 1981 |
1981 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 38080 | Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) | Rome 53, 1967 |
1967 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 38085 | Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) | Seaweed 1, 1943 |
1943 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 38018 | Erich Lessing (Austrian, 1923-2018) | Revolution in Hungary, 1956 |
1956 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 656.25 |
| 38063 | Wolfgang Wesener (German/American, b. 1960) | Miles Davis, 1987 |
1987 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 656.25 |
| 38008 | Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) | Rome Monument, 1963 |
1963 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 38020 | Ilse Bing (German/American, 1899-1998) | Barber College, 1936 |
1936 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 38044 | Wolfgang Wesener (German/American, b. 1960) | Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1986 |
1986 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 625.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.