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Swann Galleries: The Artists of the WPA, 2727, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
Page Size: 302 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Carl Mydans

Carl Mydans, Cotton workers on the road, carrying all they possess in the world, Crittenden Co., Arkansas, 1936; printed 1960s.

1936; printed 1960s. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
27 Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange, Three related drought refugee families from homes near Claremore, Oklahoma, 1937.

1937 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
28 John P. Heins

John P. Heins, Tompkin's Barn, circa 1937.

circa 1937. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,651.00
29 Russell Lee

Russell Lee, A suite of 8 photographs documenting sugar cane farming in Louisiana, 1938.

1938 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
30 Joe Jones

Joe Jones, Missouri Wheat Farmers, 1938.

1938 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,524.00
31 Russell Lee

Russell Lee, Sugar Cane Worker in Louisiana * Doll Buggy on farm near Northome, Minnesota, Circa 1938 & September 1937.

circa 1938 & September 1937. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,079.00
32 Marion Post Wolcott

Marion Post Wolcott, Migrant vegetable pickers lined up behind truck in field to be paid off. Near Homestead, Florida, 1939; printed 1977.

1939; printed 1977. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 952.00
33 Marion Post Wolcott

Marion Post Wolcott, Young cotton pickers waiting in plantation store to be paid-off, Mileston, Miss, 1939; printed 1980s.

1939; printed 1980s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,032.00
34 John Stockton De Martelly

John S. De Martelly, Looking at the Sunshine, 1939.

1939 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
35 John Vachon

John Vachon, Ozark Mountain Farmer and Family, Missouri, May 1940; printed 1950s.

May 1940; printed 1950s. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,079.00
36 Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton, Instruction, 1940.

1940 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,159.00
37 Merritt Mauzey

Merritt Mauzey, Molten Skies, circa 1943.

circa 1943. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,904.00
38 Leonard Pytlak

Leonard Pytlak, Untitled (Winter Farm Scene), circa 1941.

circa 1941. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,143.00
39 Jack Delano

Jack Delano, Negro tenant farmer couple living in an old mansion in southern Greene County, Georgia, June 1941.

1941 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
40 Georges Schreiber

Georges Schreiber, Rain, 1942.

1942 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 762.00
41 Louis Slobodkin

Louis Slobodkin, Mormon Couple, circa 1940s.

circa 1940s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 792.00
42 Louis Slobodkin

Louis Slobodkin, Farm Couple, circa 1940s.

circa 1940s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
43 John (1833) Curry

John Steuart Curry, Sanctuary, 1944.

1944 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,206.00
44 Harry Gottlieb

Harry Gottlieb, Untitled (Field Workers).

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,651.00
45 Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton, The Boy, 1948.

1948 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,302.00
46 Lewis W. Hine

Lewis W. Hine, A selection of 16 photographs from the Tennessee Valley Authority documenting construction of new electric homes, including 4 by Hine, 1933-34.

1933-34. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
47 Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein, Group of three photographs depicting rural America, 1935-42.

1935-42. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,159.00
48 Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn, The Home of a Family in the Negro Quarter, Natchez, Mississippi, October 1935.

October 1935. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
49 Walker Evans

Walker Evans, Washroom and dining area of Floyd Burroughs' home, Hale County, Alabama. Summer 1936, printed 1970s.

Summer 1936, printed 1970s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,079.00
50 Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White, Lansdale, Arkansas, 1937.

1937 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,397.00
  • Chiswick Auctions
    Books & Works on Paper
    12th March 2026
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
  • 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.