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
201 Soichi Sunami

Soichi Sunami. Portrait of Agnes de Mille. 1929.

1929 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 825.00
202 Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt. Marlene Dietrich and husband Erich Siebert, Berlin. 1929; printed before 1952.

1929; printed before 1952. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
203 Carl Van Vechten

Carl Van Vechten. Self-portrait. September 5, 1933.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
204 George Hoyningen-Huene

George Hoyningen-Huene. Portrait of Katherine Hepburn in a fur coat. Circa 1940.

Circa 1940. USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD 2,286.00
205 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott. Max Ernst, N.Y. 1941.

1941 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,452.00
206 Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman. Max Ernst. 1942; printed circa 1980.

1942; printed Circa 1980. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,584.00
207 Gjon Mili

Gjon Mili. Martha Graham. 1942.

1942 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,696.00
208 Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton.6 photographs of the British royal family, including George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, and Princess Margaret. Circa 1943-50.

Circa 1943-50. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
209 Philippe Halsman

Philippe Halsman. Albert Einstein. 1947; printed before 1972.

1947; printed before 1972. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 2,904.00
210 Ernst Haas

Ernst Haas. Albert Einstein in his study at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, NJ. 1951.

1951 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
211 Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh. Georgia O'Keeffe. 1956; printed before 1969.

1956; printed before 1969. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,810.00
212 Loomis Dean

Loomis Dean. William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin at the Beat Hotel, Paris. 1959.

1959 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,016.00
213 Larry Clark

Larry Clark. Portrait of W. Eugene Smith. 1964; printed 1970s.

1964; printed 1970s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,640.00
214 Duane Michals

Duane Michals. A portfolio entitled "A Visit with Magritte." 1965; printed 1981.

1965; printed 1981. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,696.00
215 Bob Adelman

Bob Adelman. Andy Warhol on the Red Factory Couch. 1965; printed 2008.

1965; printed 2008. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
216 Bob Adelman

Bob Adelman. Roy Lichtenstein in front of the "Greene Street Mural," Leo Castelli Gallery. 1983; printed 2015.

1983; printed 2015. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
217 Edward Steichen

Edward Steichen. Cover Design, from Camera Work Number 14. 1906.

1906 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,376.00
218 Aleksandr Vladimirovic Chlebnikov

Aleksandr Klebnikov. Portrait with a bottle of perfume. Circa 1925.

Circa 1925. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
219 Alexey Brodovitch

Alexey Brodovitch. Untitled, from the Ballet series "Choreartium." 1935-37; printed 1950s-early 60s.

1935-37; printed 1950s-early 60s. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,350.00
220 George Hoyningen-Huene

George Hoyningen-Huene. Portrait of Carmel Snow, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar (profile). 1935-39.

1935-39. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
221 Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon. A pair of fashion portraits. 1940s.

1940s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
222 Erwin Blumenfeld

Erwin Blumenfeld. Cubistic Purple Nude, New York. 1947; printed 1984.

1947; printed 1984. USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,143.00
223 Norman Parkinson

Norman Parkinson. Lisa Fonssagrives for Vogue, New York. 1949; printed later.

1949; printed later. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
224 Ormond Gigli

Ormond Gigli. Girls in the Windows, NYC. 1960; printed 1980s.

1960; printed 1980s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,318.00
225 Deborah Turbeville

Deborah Turbeville. Asser Levy Bathhouse. 1975; printed late 1980s.

1975; printed late 1980s. USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 12,540.00
  • 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