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
51 Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein, Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937; printed circa 1980.

1937; printed circa 1980. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
52 Mabel Dwight

Mabel Dwight, Lonely House, 1938.

1938 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,016.00
53 Ada (1898) Gabriel

Ada V. Gabriel, Tree-lined Road, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 412.00
54 Dox Thrash

Dox Thrash, Mount Zion, circa 1939-41.

circa 1939-41. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,810.00
55 Joseph Solman

Joseph Solman, Untitled (Rural House with Sign), circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,524.00
56 Beatrice Mandelman

Beatrice Mandelman, The White Church, circa 1941.

circa 1941. USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 3,810.00
57 Howard Norton Cook

Howard Cook, Greetings from the House of Weyhe, 1929.

1929 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
58 Todros Geller

Todros Geller, Towers, 1932.

1932 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,206.00
59 James Penney

James Penney, Crosstown Street - Trucks in the Rain, 1935.

1935 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 762.00
60 Fritz Eichenberg

Fritz Eichenberg, City Lights, 1934.

1934 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,079.00
61 Mortimer Borne

Mortimer Borne, L Fulton Street, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 539.00
62 Ruth Chaney

Ruth Chaney, Elevated, circa 1935.

circa 1935. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 952.00
63 S. L. Margolies

Samuel Margolies, Fifty-Ninth and Fifth, 1936.

1936 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,651.00
64 Adolf Arthur Dehn

Adolf Dehn, Lower Manhattan, 1936.

1936 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 698.00
65 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott, Cropsey Avenue #2442, Brooklyn, NY, October 1936.

1936 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,397.00
66 Ruth Chaney

Ruth Chaney, Modern Ruins, circa 1936-38.

circa 1936-38. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,270.00
67 Beulah Stevenson

Beulah Stevenson, Brooklyn, NY, circa 1938.

circa 1938. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 4,064.00
68 Leon Bibel

Leon Bibel, Upper Harlem River.

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 7,112.00
69 Jules Halfant

Jules Halfant, Harlem Shop, 1937.

1937 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,159.00
70 Charles Surendorf

Charles Frederick Surendorf, Russian Town - San Francisco, 1937.

1937 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 762.00
71 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott, Grand Street, 605 to 609, Manhattan, April 1937.

April 1937. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
72 Leon Bibel

Leon Bibel, Railway Station, 1938.

1938 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,143.00
73 Mortimer Borne

Mortimer Borne, East 42nd Street, 1938.

1938 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,206.00
74 Albert (1906) Gold

Albert Gold, Sunday Trolley, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 571.00
75 Daniel Ralph Celentano

Daniel Ralph Celentano, 125th Street, circa 1940.

circa 1940. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,778.00
  • 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.
  • 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.