Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2725, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 16, 2025 - December 16, 2025
Page Size: 307 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Berenice Abbott.

Church of God, 25 East 132nd Street, from Abbott's New York, Portfolio IV.

1936; printed 1979. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
102 Berenice Abbott.

Brownstone Front and Sky, 4 East 78th Street.

January 10, 1938. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,778.00
103 Clarence John Laughlin.

Atget Fantasia.

1939 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
104 Sol Libsohn.

Two boys, New York.

Circa 1940. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
105 Aaron Siskind.

Harlem (woman with lamp), from the Harlem Document series.

1940; printed circa 1980. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,206.00
106 Aaron Siskind.

Harlem (bedroom through doorway).

1940; printed circa 1980. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 698.00
107 Arthur Leipzig.

Association Football (Brooklyn), from The Children's Games series.

1943; printed 1990s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,778.00
108 Arthur Leipzig.

Children in snow, Prospect Park, from The Children's Games series, 1943-63.

1945; printed 1990s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
109 Godfrey Frankel.

Nathan Cohen Fish Market, New York.

1947 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 571.00
110 Bedrich Grunzweig.

Between Heaven and Earth.

1950; printed 1980s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,270.00
111 Rudy Burckhardt.

A portfolio entitled "Rudy Burckhardt: Photos." 1945-54; printed 1981.

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
112 Louis Faurer.

Playground, New York.

1947; printed 1981. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
113 Sam Mahl.

Couple, New York.

1952 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 571.00
114 Elliott Erwitt.

Mother and Child, New York.

1953 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,524.00
115 Eve Arnold.

Two Hands, First Five Minutes of a Baby's Life, Port Jefferson, New York.

1959; printed 1995. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
116

A group more than 40 photographs documenting the neon glow of signs, marquees, and decor, many taken at night.

1950s-70s. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,397.00
117 William Klein.

New York 54/55 Portfolio.

1954-55; printed 1978. USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 13,970.00
118 Paul Caponigro.

Galaxy Apple, New York City.

1964 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,904.00
119 Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Stock Market Traders.

1967 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,397.00
120 Arthur Tress.

Boy with Giant Ball * Father & Daughter, Cape.

1969-70; printed 1969 and 1970s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,778.00
121 Arthur Tress.

Hockey Player, New York.

1972; printed 1990s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 889.00
122 Louis Faurer.

Central Park, N.Y.

1977 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,302.00
123 Ruth Orkin.

Sheep Meadow in Fall, Central Park.

1980; printed 1983. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 Not Sold
124 Allen Ginsberg.

Snowy Backyards.

January 23, 1987. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,255.00
125 Tom Baril.

Chrysler Building (Detail).

1995 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
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