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Heritage Auctions: Camera Work and the Art of the Photogravure Showcase Auction

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Auction Name Camera Work and the Art of the Photogravure Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 48,026.25
Auction Date June 23, 2025 - June 23, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 55,800.00
Sale Number #11241 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 84,400.00
Total Lots 152
Sold Lots 145 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 58,700.00
% of Lots Sold 95.39% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 88,600.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 54.21%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38105 Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)

Group of 3 Photogravures, 1903-1912

1903-1912 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,375.00
38094 Marius de Zayas (Mexican, 1880-1961)

Alfred Stieglitz (from Camera Work XLVI), 1914

1914 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,250.00
38087 Alice Boughton (American, 1865-1943)

Dawn (from Camera Work XXVI), 1909

1909 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,000.00
38096 Marius de Zayas (Mexican, 1880-1961)

Theodore Roosevelt (from Camera Work XLVI), 1914

1914 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,750.00
38014 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. (from Camera Work Steichen Supplement), 1904

1904 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,625.00
38115 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Venice (from Camera Work XLIV), 1913

1913 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,500.00
38127 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Nocturne-Orangerie Staircase (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII), 1913

1913 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,187.50
38026 Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946)

A Snapshot Paris (from Camera Work XLI), 1911

1911 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
38089 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Dolor (from Camera Work II), 1903

1903 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 937.50
38124 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

The Big White Cloud (from Camera Work Steichen Supplement), 1906

1906 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
38095 Marius de Zayas (Mexican, 1880-1961)

Dr. A. A. Berg (from Camera Work XLVI), 1914

1914 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 906.25
38131 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Pastoral -- Moonlight (from Camera Work XIX), 1907

1907 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 843.75
38139 Adolf Fassbender (German/American, 1884-1980)

When Knights were Bold (from Pictorial Artistry), 1937

1937 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 750.00
38113 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Experiment in Three-color Photography (from Camera Work XV), 1906 Three color

1906 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 718.75
38146 Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946)

Old and New New York (from Camera Work XXXVI), 1910

1910 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 600.00
38149 Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, 1882-1966)

Weir's Close -- Edinburgh (from Camera Work XV), 1906

1906 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 600.00
38012 Frank Eugene (American, 1865-1936)

Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz (from Camera Work XXV), 1909

1909 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 575.00
38025 Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, 1882-1966)

The Rudder (from Camera Work XXI), 1908

1908 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 575.00
38034 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Steeplechase Day, Paris; After the Races (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII), 1913

1913 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 575.00
38078 Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946)

Portrait -- S.R. (from Camera Work XLI), 1904

1904 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 575.00
38099 Baron Adolf De Meyer (American, 1868-1946)

Still Life (from Camera Work XXIV), 1908

1908 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 575.00
38027 Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)

Mary Learns to Walk (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII), 1913

1913 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 550.00
38032 Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946)

Nearing Land (from Camera Work XII), 1905

1905 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 550.00
38147 Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, 1882-1966)

New York (from Camera Work XXI), 1908

1908 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 550.00
38117 Joseph T. Keiley (American, 1869-1914)

The Last Hour (from Camera Work III), 1903

1903 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 525.00
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