Heritage Auctions: Artists at Work: Photographs from the Collection of Milton Esterow Showcase Auction, 11258, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026
Page Size: 106 items in 5 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38026 Henry Moore

Henry Moore (British, 1831-1895) "Memorial Figure", Horoton Stone, circa 1946 Gelatin silver print 6-7/8 x 10-3/8 inches (17.4 x 26.3 cm) (image/sheet) Signed, titled and inscribed To be placed in the grounds of Dartington Hall, Devonshire" [England] in i

circa 1946 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 209.00
38027 Brassai

Brassai (French, 1899-1984) "Femme Qui Marche" (1932) by Alberto Giacometti, 1935 Gelatin silver print 9 x 6-1/2 inches (22.9 x 16.5 cm) Dated in pencil and with the photographer's studio stamp, verso.

1935 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,250.00
38028 Herbert Matter

Herbert Matter (Swiss, 1907-1984) Alberto Giacometti Sculptures (3 works), circa 1960 Gelatin silver prints Each 11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm) (sheet) Two signed and titled, the third credited in pencil, verso.

circa 1960 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 687.50
38029

Vezenberg & Co. (Russian, 19th Century) Leo Tolstoy, 1880s Carte de Visite 3-1/2 x 2 inches (8.9 x 5.1 cm) (image) Titled and inscribed in Russian, mount recto.

1880s USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
38030 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Selected Studies: Constantin Brancusi; Mark Rothko; and David Smith (5 works), 1960s-1970s Gelatin silver prints Various sizes from 8-1/4 x 7-5/8 inches (21.0 x 19.4 cm) to 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Each variousl

1960s-1970s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 149.00
38031 Reginald Pollack

Reginald Pollack (American, 1924-2001) Constantin Brancusi's Studio, Paris, 1958 Gelatin silver print 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches (12.1 x 12.1 cm) (image) 7 x 5 inches (sheet) Credit, title and date in pencil, verso.

1958 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 450.00
38032 Brassai

Brassai (French, 1899-1984) La Cite Radieuse, Marseilles, c. 1952 Gelatin silver print 11-5/8 x 9-1/8 inches (29.6 x 23.2 cm) (image/sheet) Titled Le Corbusier, variously inscribed and notated in pencil, stamped 'Made in France' and with the photographer'

c. 1952 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 450.00
38033 Willy Maywald

Willy Maywald (German, 1907-1985) Sculpture by Maillol from the Collection of Dina Vierny (2 works), circa 1950 Gelatin silver prints 10-3/8 x 9-3/8 inches (26.3 x 23.7 cm), and 12 x 9-1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) Each titled and with the pho

circa 1950 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 89.00
38034 Pierre Jamet

Pierre Jamet (French, 1910-2000) Dina Vierny, 1935-1979 (5 works) Gelatin silver prints Each 9-1/2 x 7 inches (24.1 x 17.8 cm) (image/sheet) Each titled in pencil/ink and with the photographer's copyright reproduction limitation studio stamp, verso.

1935-1979 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 159.00
38035 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Vice et Versailles (Prisonnier Barbe et Venus Callipyge), 1966 Gelatin silver print, printed November 1980 9-3/8 x 14-1/8 inches (23.7 x 35.9 cm) (image) 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, margin recto. Initialed, ti

1966 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 812.50
38036 Anonymous

Anonymous (20th Century) Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, 1992 Gelatin silver print 13 x 12-3/8 inches (33.0 x 31.4 cm) (image) 20 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed indecipherably and dated in ink, margin recto.

1992 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 50.00
38037 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (Swiss/American, 1914-1999) Architecture by Antoni Gaudi: View of the Facade of Sagrada Familia from the Temple of the Holy Family, and Casa Mila La Padrera, Paseo de Gracia, Barcelona (2 works), circa 1960s Gelatin silver prints Each c. 8

circa 1960s USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 750.00
38038 Clarence John Laughlin

Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905-1985) Jean Arp, "Coupes Superposees", circa 1947-1954 Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and titled in white pencil, mount recto. The photographer's studio stamp, mount verso.

circa 1947-1954 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 475.00
38039 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Jean Arp (3 works), 1950s Gelatin silver prints Each 7 x 9-1/2 inches (17.8 x 24.1 cm) (image/sheet) Each with sitter credit in pencil/ink and with the photographer's studio stamp, verso.

1950s USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,000.00
38040 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Georges Braque dans Son Atelier, rue du Douanier, Paris, 1953 Gelatin silver print, printed January 1978 9-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (24.1 x 31.8 cm) (image) 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, margin recto. Initialed, titl

1953 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 179.00
38041 Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) Marcel Duchamp, 1968 Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-1/4 x 14 inches (23.5 x 35.6 cm) (image) 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed in ink and with the photographer's blindstamp, margin recto.

1968 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 875.00
38042 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Pablo Picasso and Francoise Gilot, 1952 Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980 9-1/2 x 10 inches (24.1 x 25.4 cm) (image) 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, margin recto. Initialed, titled and dated in ink, verso.

1952 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,187.50
38043 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Le Pains du Picasso, 1952 Gelatin silver print, printed later 11 x 8-3/4 inches (27.9 x 22.2 cm) (image) 16 x 12 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, lower margin recto. Initialed, titled and dated in ink, verso.

1952 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,500.00
38044 Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman (American, 1918-2006) Pablo Picasso, 1954 Gelatin silver print, printed later 12-1/8 x 9-3/4 inches (30.9 x 24.8 cm) (image) 14 x 11 inches (sheet) The photographer's copyright reproduction limitation stamp, verso.

1954 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 687.50
38045 Jacqueline Picasso

Jacqueline Picasso (French, 1916-1986) Picasso, and Picasso Sculpture on the Lawn of Les Mougins (2 works), 1960s Gelatin silver prints Each 9 x 11-3/8 inches (22.9 x 28.8 cm) (image) 9-1/2 x 11-5/8 inches (sheet) One titled and dated in ink, verso.

1960s USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 325.00
38046 Roberto Otero

Roberto Otero (Argentinian, 1931-2004) Pablo Picasso, and Picasso with Catherine Hutin-Blay and Jacqueline Roque (2 works), 1960s Gelatin silver prints, printed later 6-1/2 x 4-3/4 inches (16.5 x 12.1 cm) or the reverse (image) 7 x 5 inches or the reverse

1960s USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 149.00
38047 Jacques-Henri Lartigue

Jacques-Henri Lartigue (French, 1894-1986) Picasso, 1955 Gelatin silver print, printed later 11 x 10-1/4 inches (27.9 x 26.0 cm) (image) The photographer's blindstamp, lower margin recto.

1955 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 687.50
38048 Anonymous

Anonymous (20th Century) Picasso dans son atelier d'Antibes, 1950s Gelatin silver print 4-1/8 x 2-1/2 inches (10.5 x 6.3 cm) (image) 4-1/4 x 3-3/4 inches (sheet) Credit 'R.R' and titled in ink on an affixed label, verso.

1950s USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 750.00
38049 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Fernand Leger dans Ses Oeuvres, 1954 Gelatin silver print, printed 1979 12 x 10 inches (30.5 x 25.4 cm) (image) 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, margin recto. Initialed, titled and dated in ink, verso.

1954 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,750.00
38050 Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Colette et Ses Sulfurs, 1950 Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980 11-5/8 x 9-5/8 inches (29.6 x 24.5 cm) (image) 16 x 12 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, margin recto. Initialed, titled and dated in ink, verso.

1950 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 550.00
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950