Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2729, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 290 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman. Parking Lot for the May Company at Wilshire and Fairfax. Circa 1954.

Circa 1954. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,524.00
27

Keystone "One-Cent" Sale, Rexall Drug Store, Riverside. April 12, 1921.

April 12, 1921. USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 635.00
28 Tazo Kato

Tazo Kato. Portrait of the actress Tsuru Aoki (1892-1961). 1923.

1923 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,302.00
29 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange. White Angel Breadline, San Francisco. 1934; printed 1970s.

1934; printed 1970s. USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 33,020.00
30 Pillsbury Picture Company

Pillsbury Picture Company. The Burning of the Call Building, San Francisco Earthquake. 1906.

1906 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
31

A split down an Oakland Street in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake. 1906.

1906 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
32

A suite of 4 snapshots depicting workers on top of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Circa 1935.

1936 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
33 Johan Hagemeyer

Johan Hagemeyer. Close up of San Francisco buildings. 1930s-40s.

1930s-40s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
34 William Edward Dassonville

William Edward Dassonville. San Francisco from the Water. Circa 1925.

Circa 1925. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
35 Edward Weston

Edward Weston. Dead Man, Colorado Desert. 1937.

1937 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
36 Hansel Mieth

Hansel Mieth. On the Road to Nowhere, California. 1936.

1936 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
37 Otto Hagel

Otto Hagel. Portrait of Tom Mooney. 1936.

1936 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
38 Otto Bettmann

Otto Bettmann. Portrait of folksinger Woody Guthrie. Circa 1940; printed 1970s.

Circa 1940; printed 1970s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
39 Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh. Portrait of John Steinbeck. 1954; printed circa 1980.

1954; printed Circa 1980. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
40 Fred McDarrah

Fred McDarrah. Allen Ginsberg at Judson Memorial Church. Circa 1950; printed 1970s.

Circa 1950; printed 1970s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
41 Donald Ross

Donald Ross. Nominating John F. Kennedy for President. 1960.

1960 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
42 Bud Gray

Bud Gray. Watts Riots, Los Angeles Police Frisk Subjects. August 1965.

August 1965. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
43 William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson. Goodbye Johnnie! Circa 1880.

Circa 1880. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
44 William Shew

William Shew. Self-portrait with group of Chinese men and children. Circa 1882.

Circa 1882. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
45 J.T. and Anna M. Pollock (Garden City Foto. Co.)

J.T. and Anna M. Pollock (Garden City Foto Co.). Chinese Parade with Dragon 150 Feet Long. 1897.

1897 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
46

Chinese American girls drum corps in a parade, San Francisco. 1928.

1928 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,397.00
47 Leo Hetzel

Leo Hetzel. Japanese Americans picking strawberries, Imperial Valley, California. Circa 1935.

Circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
48

International News Photos. Harie Shiwo, Los Angeles, Waiting to be Transported to Manzanar. 1942.

1942 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
49 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams. Benji Iguchi driving a tractor, Manzanar Relocation Center * Benji Iguchi with squash, Manzanar Relocation Center. 1943.

1943 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,376.00
50 Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams. Manzanar from Guard Tower. 1943.

1943 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 27,940.00
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000