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

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Auction Name Artists at Work: Photographs from the Collection of Milton Esterow Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 50,471.00
Auction Date April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 92,250.00
Sale Number #11258 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 134,800.00
Total Lots 106
Sold Lots 101.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 94,700.00
% of Lots Sold 95.28% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 138,300.00
Unsold Lots 5 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 36.49%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38075 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Alex Katz: Selected Studies (41 works), 1970s-1980s Gelatin silver prints Each c. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the reverse (sheet) Each variously credited, titled, dated, inscribed in pencil/ink, with the photogr

1970s-1980s USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,000.00
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
38078 Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008) Jasper Johns in His Studio, New York City, #11, 1955 Gelatin silver print, printed later 15 x 14-7/8 inches (38.1 x 37.7 cm) (image) 20 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed, titled and dated in ink, margin recto.

1955 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,375.00
38083 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Donald Judd: Selected studies (25 works), 1960s Gelatin silver prints, printed later Each c. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the reverse (sheet) The majority with the photographer's studio/ ARTnews stamps and affixe

1960s USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,000.00
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
38061 Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton

Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (American, 1903-1990) Gjon Mili, c. 1940 Gelatin silver print, printed later 11-3/8 x 10 inches (28.8 x 25.4 cm) (image) 14 x 11 inches (sheet) Signed and titled in pencil, verso.

c. 1940 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,500.00
38068 Julian Wasser

Julian Wasser (American, 1933-22023) Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1964 Gelatin silver print 6-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches (16.5 x 23.5 cm) (sight)

1964 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
38052 Roberto Turnbull

Roberto Turnbull (Mexican, active 1920s) Diego Rivera, 1920s Gelatin silver print 6-1/4 x 4-3/8 inches (15.9 x 11.0 cm) (image) 6-34 x 4-5/8 inches (sheet) Titled, inscribed in pencil and with the photographer's studio stamp, verso.

1920s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,375.00
38010 Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) Henri Matisse with Doves, Villa Le Reve, Vence, 1944 Gelatin silver print, printed later 8 x 12 inches (20.3 x 30.5 cm) Credited, titled in an unknown hand in pencil and with the photographer's Magnum stamp, verso

1944 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,250.00
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
38002 Maurice Guibert

Maurice Guibert (French, 1856-1913) Lautrec Sitting for a Self Portrait, circa 1890 Halftone print, printed later 7-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches (19.7 x 18.4 cm) (image) 8-3/4 x 8 inches (sheet)

circa 1890 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,218.75
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
38005 Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) Eugene Atget, 1927 Gelatin silver print, printed later 13-7/8 x 20-7/8 inches (35.2 x 53 cm) (image) 14 x 11 inches (sheet) Signed in ink, titled in pencil and with the photographer's Maine studio stamp, verso.

1927 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,156.25
38020 Lotte Jacobi

Lotte Jacobi (American, 1896-1990) Kathe Kollwitz, 1930s Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-1/4 x 8-7/8 inches (23.5 x 22.5 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Signed in pencil, image recto.

1930s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,125.00
38017 Man Ray

Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) Marcel Duchamp with Shaving Lather, for "Monte Carlo Bonds", c. 1924 Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-3/8 x 7-1/2 inches (23.7 x 19.1 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Credit, titled and inscribed Coll Teeny Duchamp in a

c. 1924 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,062.50
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
38014 Andre Kertesz

Andre Kertesz (Hungarian, 1894-1985) Marc Chagall, 1933 Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-1/2 x 6-5/8 inches (24.1 x 16.9 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Signed, titled and dated in pencil, verso.

1933 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 906.25
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
38077 Rudy Burckhardt

Rudy Burckhardt (American, 1914-1999) Various studies by Willem De Kooning, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns (19 works), 1960s Gelatin silver prints The majority 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) or the reverse (sheet) Each with the photographer's studio stamp

1960s USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 875.00
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
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
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
38064 Lucien Clergue

Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014) Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Aaron Siskind, Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Andre Kertesz, Arles, July, 1979 Gelatin silver print, printed 2001 9-1/2 x 14-1/8 inches (24.1 x 35.9 cm) (image) 12 x 16 inches (sheet) Signed, titled, da

1979; 2001 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
38096 Philippe Halsman

Philippe Halsman (American, 1906-1979) Salvador Dali Set for "Sentimental Colloquy", Ballet International at the International Theatre, 1944 Gelatin silver print 9-1/4 x 8 inches (23.5 x 20.3 cm) (image/sheet) Titled in ink and with the photographer's stu

1944 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
38099 Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976) Alfred Stieglitz, Photographer, 1934 Gelatin silver print, printed later 9-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches (24.5 x 19.7 cm) (image/sheet) Signed and dated in pencil, mount recto. Typed titled and date on an affixed Cunningham Tr

1934 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 718.75
  • 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
  • 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.