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Heritage Auctions: Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction

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Auction Name Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 70,199.50
Auction Date December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 110,700.00
Sale Number #14231 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 165,100.00
Total Lots 207
Sold Lots 159.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 132,100.00
% of Lots Sold 76.81% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 197,300.00
Unsold Lots 48 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 35.58%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
39191 Carl Corey (American, 20th Century)

2412 Luck, Wisconsin (from the Habitat Series), 2008

2008 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,000.00
39170 Mike Mitchell (American, b. 1946)

The Beatles at the First US Concert Tour, 1964

1964, printed later USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,500.00
39073 Ernst Haas (American/Austrian, 1921-1986)

Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

1969, printed 2025 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,437.50
39118 E.J. Bellocq (American, 1873-1940)

Nude on a Wicker Chaise, 1911-1913

1911-1913, printed later USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,125.00
39125 Les Krims (American, b. 1943)

The Static Electric Effect of Minnie Mouse on Mickey Mouse Balloons, 1968

1968, printed 1972 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,125.00
39067 Harold Roth (American, 1918-2001)

East River Manhattan Bridge, 1948

1948, printed later USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,500.00
39017 Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)

Winter Sunrise Sierra Nevada

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
39119 Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999)

Eleanor, Port Huron,1954

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
39167 Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908-2002)

Pablo Casals, 1954 Oversized

1954, printed later USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
39121 Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)

Nude on Beach, circa 1970s

circa 1970s USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,187.50
39178 Gered Mankowitz (British, b. 1946)

Jimi Hendrix, 1967

1967, printed later USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,187.50
39194 Michael Eastman (American, b. 1947)

Isabella's Two Chairs, 2000

2000 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,125.00
39007 Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 1960

1960, printed later USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,062.50
39051 Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946)

Camera Work (Facsimile Edition) (52 books)

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,062.50
39127 Les Krims (American, b. 1943)

Please (10 of 11 works), 1978 Toned

1978, printed 1980 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,062.50
39012 Mark Klett (American, b. 1952)

Contemplating the View at Muley Point, Utah, 1994

1994 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,000.00
39075 George Tice (American, 1938-2025)

Two Amish Boys, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1962

1962 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,000.00
39085 Paul Strand (American, 1890-1976)

The Formative Years, (complete with 10 works), 1914-1917

1914-1917, printed later USD 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 USD 937.50
39163 Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976)

Alfred Stieglitz, 1934

1934, printed 1970s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 937.50
39169 Mike Mitchell (American, b. 1946)

George Harrison (from The Beatles First US Concert Tour), 1964

1964, printed later USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 937.50
39008 Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)

Half Dome Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

1938, printed later USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 875.00
39011 Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)

Half Dome from Glacier Point, circa 1950s

circa 1950s, printed 1996 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 750.00
39068 Harold Roth (American, 1918-2001)

South Street, 1948

1948, printed circa 1997 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
39076 Harold Roth (American, 1918-2001)

Bower at Houston, 1946

1946, printed later USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
39077 Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991)

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery Between Grand and Hester Streets, October 24, 1935

1935, printed later USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 750.00
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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