Christies: Photographs, 24333, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 17, 2026 - April 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | DIANE ARBUS (1923–1971) | Winston Churchill look-alike, London, England, 1969 |
1969 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 | |
| 152 | DIANE ARBUS (1923–1971) | Untitled (21), 1970-1971 |
1970-1971 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 | |
| 153 | DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971) | Untitled (20), 1970-71 (Variant) |
1970-71 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 154 | EMMET GOWIN (B. 1941) | Edith, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1967 |
1967 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 | |
| 155 | DIANE ARBUS (1923–1971) | A woman with pearl necklace and earrings, N.Y.C., 1967 |
1967 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 156 | RALPH GIBSON (B. 1939) | Hands through Door, 1968 |
1968, printed later | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 157 | GARRY WINOGRAND (1928-1984) | Central Park Zoo, New York City, 1967 |
1967 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 | |
| 158 | LEE FRIEDLANDER (B. 1934) | Knoxville, Tennessee, 1971 |
1971, printed mid-1980s | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 159 | LEE FRIEDLANDER (B. 1934) | Kansas City, Missouri, 1965 |
1965, printed mid-1980s | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 | |
| 160 | ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) | Standard, Beverly Boulevard, 1962 |
1962, printed 2012 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 | |
| 161 | LEE FRIEDLANDER (B. 1934) | Madison, Wisconsin, 1966 |
1966 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 162 | LEE FRIEDLANDER (B. 1934) | Portland, Maine, 1962 |
1962, printed mid-1970s | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 163 | WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939) | Untitled (Memphis), 1970 |
1970, printed in 2002 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 164 | WILLIAM EGGLESTON (B. 1939) | Untitled (Crossing Guard), 1970-1974 |
1970-1974, printed 2012 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 165 | LEWIS BALTZ (1945–2014) | Corona del Mar, #8, 1971 |
1971 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 166 | BERND AND HILLA BECHER (1931–2007 AND 1934–2015) | Industriebauten, 1961-1974 |
1961-1974 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 | |
| 167 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Untitled (Rome, Italy), 1977 |
1977 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 168 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Untitled (MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire), 1980 |
1980 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 169 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island, 1977 |
1977 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 | |
| 170 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | House #3, Providence, Rhode Island, 1975–76 |
1975–76 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 | |
| 171 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Untitled (Daniel Wolf in Sheep Mask), 1979 |
1979 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 | |
| 172 | FRANCESCA WOODMAN (1958-1981) | Charlie the Model #7, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976-77 |
1976-77 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 173 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004) | Andy Warhol, Artist, New York City, August 20, 1969 |
1969 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 174 | ANDY WARHOL (1928–1987) | Self-Portrait with Fright Wig, 1986 |
1986 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 175 | ANDY WARHOL (1928–1987) | Self-Portrait, 1973 |
1973 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.