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
101 Lewis W. Hine

Lewis W. Hine. Girls at Sewing Machine Showing Curvature of Spine. 1917.

January 1917. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,255.00
102 Doris Ulmann

Doris Ulmann. Dunkard Woman, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Circa 1925-26.

Circa 1925-26. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,556.00
103 Doris Ulmann

Doris Ulmann. Barefoot Girl with Basket, Brasstown, NC. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,980.00
104 Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein. Sharecropper's Daughter, Arkansas. 1935.

1935 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
105 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (horizontal). March 1936; printed 1950s.

March 1936; printed 1950s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 10,795.00
106 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange. Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. 1936.

1936 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
107 Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein. A suite of 5 photographs depicting coal miners, Birmingham, Alabama. February 1937.

February 1937. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
108 Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White. Workers. Circa 1930s.

Circa 1930s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,540.00
109 Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White. Mother surrounded by Children. 1936; printed 1999.

1936; printed 1999. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
110 Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty. The Eudora Welty Portfolio. 1930s-40s; printed 1992.

1930s-40s; printed 1992. USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 50,800.00
111 Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty. Girl with Guinea Pigs. 1930s.

1930s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,334.00
112 Bruce (1933) Davidson

Bruce Davidson. Welsh Miners. 1947; printed circa 1980.

1947; printed Circa 1980. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
113 William Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith. Children Playing near Fountain, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh. Circa 1956; printed 1960s.

Circa 1956; printed 1960s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,905.00
114 Bob Adelman

Bob Adelman. No Man Is an Island, Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama. 1963; printed 1980s.

1963; printed 1980s. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 11,220.00
115 Danny Lyon

Danny Lyon. Ferguson Unit, Texas. 1968; printed 1970s.

1968; printed 1970s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,048.00
116 Larry Clark

Larry Clark. Complete Tulsa Portfolio with 10 photographs. 1968-1971; printed 1972.

1968-1971; printed 1972. USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 38,100.00
117

A selection of approximately 22 press photographs from WWI. 1914-18.

1914-18. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
118

A selection of 6 photographs documenting the Hindenburg disaster and its aftermath, including the airship itself and the injured. 1937.

1937 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 603.00
119 Joe Rosenthal

Joe Rosenthal. Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima. 1945.

1945 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,112.00
120 Nat Fein

Nat Fein. Babe Bows Out. 1948.

1948 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
121 Frank Cancellare

Frank Cancellare. Dewey Defeats Truman. November 4, 1948.

1948 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 476.00
122

A selection of 4 photographs documenting polio victims in iron lungs and the rollout of the smallpox vaccine (one). 1952-54.

1952-54. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
123

A selection of 17 press photographs documenting the Korean War. 1950-60.

1950-60. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 990.00
124 Yasushi Nagao

Yasushi Nagao. The assassination of Socialist Leader Inejiro Asanuma. 1960; printed 1969.

1960; printed 1969. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
125 Paul Vathis

Paul Vathis. Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower at Camp David discussing the Cuban crisis. 1961.

1961 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 539.00
  • 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