Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 199,691.00 |
| Auction Date | October 31, 2024 - October 31, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 182,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #2684 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 277,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 315 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,300,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 11.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,946,450.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 278 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 10.26% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958) | Church Door, Hornitos. |
1940 | USD 30,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 51 | EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904) | Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill. |
1877 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 29 | EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958) | Cypress, Rock, Stone Crop. |
1930 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 2 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | Half Dome, Merced River, Winter. |
1938; printed 1962-63 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 30 | BRETT WESTON (1911-1993) | Cactus. |
1933 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 15 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | White Sands National Monument. |
Circa 1942; printed 1950s-60s | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 58 | LEWIS W. HINE (1874-1940) | Pennsylvania coal breakers [Breaker Boys]. |
1912; printed circa 1931 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 39 | EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958) | Egg Slicer. |
1930; printed circa 1953-54 by Brett Weston | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 1 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | Yosemite Valley Moonrise, California. |
1944 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 42 | LEE FRIEDLANDER (1934- ) | Lake Louise, Canada. |
2000; printed 2002 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 4 | CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) | A grid of four oval albumen prints, including the iconic Agassiz Column from Union Point, Yosemite. |
1878-81 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
| 56 | HERBERT PONTING (1870-1935) | A group of 29 photographs documenting the Terra Nova Expedition. |
1910-11 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 14 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | Mount Lyell and Mount McClure, Yosemite National Park. |
Circa 1936; printed 1960s | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 27 | EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958) | Whale Vertebrae, Point Lobos. |
1934; printed circa 1953-54 by Brett Weston | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 38 | PAUL CAPONIGRO (1932- ) | Redding Woods, Connecticut. |
1968; printed circa 1980 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 18 | ROGER FENTON (1819-1869) | St. Mary's, Cheltenham * Pittville Spa, Cheltenham. |
1852 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 25 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984) | Alfred Stieglitz, An American Place, NY. |
1938; printed 1948 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 36 | WYNN BULLOCK (1902-1975) | Mendocino, California. |
1968 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 50 | EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE (1830-1904) | A selection of 4 plates representing horses from Animal Locomotion. |
1887 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 44 | ROGER MINICK (1944- ) | Truck on Levee. |
1968; printed 1976 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 47 | SAMUEL BOURNE (1834-1912) | A group of 17 photographs depicting historical landmarks in Delhi. |
1860s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 41 | COLE WESTON (1919-2003) | Car Hood Detail. |
1951 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 45 | GEORGE A. TICE (1938- ) | Pitchfork, Lancaster, PA (Amish series). |
1968 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 43 | MICHAEL KENNA (1953- ) | Chapel Cross Power Station, Study 1, Scotland. |
1985; printed 1990 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 6 | CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) | Yosemite Valley from the Best General View. |
1865-66; printed prior to 1876 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
