Swann Galleries: Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History, 2728, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Bennette Moore | Portrait of the dancer, artist, and eventual gay icon Paul Swan (1883-1972) in costume. 1926. |
1926 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 2 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated naked man and naked woman). Circa 1920s. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Seated male nude). 1931. |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 4 | Jared French | Jared French, Untitled (Portrait of a Man). 1937. |
1937 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 5 | Various Designers | Various Designers, Bachelor. The first six issues of an early "queer-coded" mass-market magazine. 1937. |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 6 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Paul Cadmus. 1937. |
1937 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 7 | Jared French | Jared French (PaJaMa), Jose Martinez, Fire Island. 1939. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 8 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Jared French in his studio. 1949. |
1949 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 10 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 11 | Avel De Knight | Avel De Knight, Four Drawings. Each circa 1940s. |
circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 12 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled. 1942. |
1942 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 13 | Bernard Perlin | Bernard Perlin, Untitled (Self Portrait). circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 14 | Perry Davis | Perry Davis, Rehearsal. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Christopher Isherwood. Circa 1940s. |
Circa 1940s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 16 | Carl Van Vechten | Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Alice B. Toklas with Her Dog in Paris. October 7, 1949. |
1949 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 17 | Cecil Beaton | Cecil Beaton, Self portrait on the set of My Fair Lady. 1963; printed 1970s. |
1963; printed 1970s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Wilbur "Billy" Pippin. Circa 1951. |
Circa 1951. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 19 | George Platt Lynes | George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow on Bed. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,376.00 | |
| 20 | Theodore (Teddy) Haseltine | Theodore "Teddy" Haseltine, The Kingdom is There for the Will of the People. Circa 1952. |
Circa 1952. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 792.00 | |
| 21 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Untitled (Nude Sketch). 1959. |
1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,904.00 | |
| 22 | John B. Lear | John B. Lear Jr., Otter. 1983. |
1983 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 23 | Robert Henry (Bob) Mizer | Bob Mizer, Ted Bentley & Dick Kreutel * Roy Webb & Robert Jackson * Gene Wilkinson. Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. |
Circa 1950s; printed February 1992. | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 25 | Pierre (1900) Molinier | Pierre Molinier, Autoportrait aux bas (Self-portrait with stockings). Circa 1960. |
Circa 1960. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,206.00 |
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cbc8d1a4-d991-48c7-b788-7554a6774b0e.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/21ad2e05-5544-44aa-887d-76df423e17af.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/855dc2c0-17e3-4562-a1cc-2e7265c3769c.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")