Results of Swann Galleries' Auction of Photographic Literature and Photographs
New York—Swann Galleries’ auction of Photographic Literature & Photographs on December 13 saw competitive bidding for desirable works of photographic literature and top-dollar results for photographs by important artists. Daile Kaplan, Swann Galleries Vice President and Director of Photographs, said, “This was an exciting auction in which the synergy between Photographic Literature and classical photography was reconfirmed. The market for Photographic Literature is robust, and photographs by Cartier-Bresson, Eisenstaedt, Sheeler and Strand sold well above their estimates.”
Early photo lit highlights included several editions of Camera Work, among them Number 36, with 16 photogravures by Alfred Stieglitz, New York, 1911, which brought $28,800*. There were also many fine examples of Japanese photo books, such as Ken Domon’s Hiroshima, first edition, signed, Tokyo, 1958, $4,560; Domon and Shomei Tomatsu’s Hiroshimna-Nagasaki, Document 1961, first edition, 1961, $7,200; Daido Moriyama’s Karyudo [A Hunter], first edition, signed, Tokyo, 1972, $7,800; and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Theaters, special edition, issued with a signed photogravure, New York, 2000, $4,800.
Other 20th century examples of note were Owen Simmons’s The Book of Bread, with 30 images of loaves and slices of bread, first edition, London, 1903, $6,480; a group of typewritten manuscripts by Minor White, including Assignments for Publication, with five vintage photographs, 1940s-60s, $26,400; and Paul Graham’s A-1, The Great North Road, deluxe edition, signed, issued with an original photograph, Bristol, 1983, which sold for a record $24,000.
The second section of the auction, which was devoted to photographs, saw record results for two important portfolios. Roy De Carava’s Roy De Carava, with 12 dust-grain photogravures, 1991, was the auction’s top lot at $81,000; and Flor Garduño’s Witnesses of Time, with 10 photographs of Ecuador, Guatemala and Bolivia, platinum palladium prints, 1988-90, printed 1993, brought $16,800. Also setting a record was Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Siphnos, Greece, silver print, 1961, printed early-mid 1960s, $21,600. Other Cartier-Bresson highlights included Hyères, France, silver print, 1932, printed early 1970s, $9,600, and Dance Hall, Soviet Union, silver print, circa 1948, printed early 1970s, $9,000.
Desirable photographs from the 1930s included Paul Strand’s Grazing Horses, New Mexico, double-coated platinum print, 1930, $52,800; Edward Weston’s Cypress, Point Lobos, silver print, 1930, $12,000; Herbert Bayer’s Lonely Metropolitan, silver print, 1932, printed 1969, $14,400; Charles Sheeler’s View of New York, silver print after a painting, circa 1934, $20,400; and Margaret Bourke-White’s Steps to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., silver print, circa 1937, $9,600.
Featured mid-century images were Ansel Adams’s portrait of Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, silver print, 1945, printed 1974, $12,000; W. Eugene Smith’s Albert Schweitzer, silver print, 1949, printed 1960s, $11,400; Bourke-White’s Coney Island Parachute Jump, silver print, 1952, $12,000; and Alfred Eisenstaedt’s beloved image of Children at Puppet Theatre, Paris, silver print, 1963, printed 1980s, $29,400. Later 20th century highlights included Larry Clark’s Untitled (From “Tulsa”), silver print, early 1970s, $9,600; Shirin Neshat’s I Am Its Secret, chromogenic print, 1993, $14,700; and Printed Matter Photography Portfolio 1: Portraits, with 11 (of 12) photographs by major artists including Larry Clark, Jack Pierson and Richard Prince, 1994, $22,800.
For complete results, an illustrated auction catalogue with prices realized is available for $35 from Swann Galleries, Inc., 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010, or online at http://www.swanngalleries.com/. For further information, and to consign items to forthcoming Photographs auctions, please contact Daile Kaplan at 212-254-4710, extension 21, or via e-mail at dkaplan@swanngalleries.com.
Early photo lit highlights included several editions of Camera Work, among them Number 36, with 16 photogravures by Alfred Stieglitz, New York, 1911, which brought $28,800*. There were also many fine examples of Japanese photo books, such as Ken Domon’s Hiroshima, first edition, signed, Tokyo, 1958, $4,560; Domon and Shomei Tomatsu’s Hiroshimna-Nagasaki, Document 1961, first edition, 1961, $7,200; Daido Moriyama’s Karyudo [A Hunter], first edition, signed, Tokyo, 1972, $7,800; and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Theaters, special edition, issued with a signed photogravure, New York, 2000, $4,800.
Other 20th century examples of note were Owen Simmons’s The Book of Bread, with 30 images of loaves and slices of bread, first edition, London, 1903, $6,480; a group of typewritten manuscripts by Minor White, including Assignments for Publication, with five vintage photographs, 1940s-60s, $26,400; and Paul Graham’s A-1, The Great North Road, deluxe edition, signed, issued with an original photograph, Bristol, 1983, which sold for a record $24,000.
The second section of the auction, which was devoted to photographs, saw record results for two important portfolios. Roy De Carava’s Roy De Carava, with 12 dust-grain photogravures, 1991, was the auction’s top lot at $81,000; and Flor Garduño’s Witnesses of Time, with 10 photographs of Ecuador, Guatemala and Bolivia, platinum palladium prints, 1988-90, printed 1993, brought $16,800. Also setting a record was Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Siphnos, Greece, silver print, 1961, printed early-mid 1960s, $21,600. Other Cartier-Bresson highlights included Hyères, France, silver print, 1932, printed early 1970s, $9,600, and Dance Hall, Soviet Union, silver print, circa 1948, printed early 1970s, $9,000.
Desirable photographs from the 1930s included Paul Strand’s Grazing Horses, New Mexico, double-coated platinum print, 1930, $52,800; Edward Weston’s Cypress, Point Lobos, silver print, 1930, $12,000; Herbert Bayer’s Lonely Metropolitan, silver print, 1932, printed 1969, $14,400; Charles Sheeler’s View of New York, silver print after a painting, circa 1934, $20,400; and Margaret Bourke-White’s Steps to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., silver print, circa 1937, $9,600.
Featured mid-century images were Ansel Adams’s portrait of Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, silver print, 1945, printed 1974, $12,000; W. Eugene Smith’s Albert Schweitzer, silver print, 1949, printed 1960s, $11,400; Bourke-White’s Coney Island Parachute Jump, silver print, 1952, $12,000; and Alfred Eisenstaedt’s beloved image of Children at Puppet Theatre, Paris, silver print, 1963, printed 1980s, $29,400. Later 20th century highlights included Larry Clark’s Untitled (From “Tulsa”), silver print, early 1970s, $9,600; Shirin Neshat’s I Am Its Secret, chromogenic print, 1993, $14,700; and Printed Matter Photography Portfolio 1: Portraits, with 11 (of 12) photographs by major artists including Larry Clark, Jack Pierson and Richard Prince, 1994, $22,800.
For complete results, an illustrated auction catalogue with prices realized is available for $35 from Swann Galleries, Inc., 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010, or online at http://www.swanngalleries.com/. For further information, and to consign items to forthcoming Photographs auctions, please contact Daile Kaplan at 212-254-4710, extension 21, or via e-mail at dkaplan@swanngalleries.com.
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