Swann’s upcoming sale covers all three of its usual bases – fine photographs, vernacular photographs, and photobooks. It’s a straightforward selection with few standout rarities, heavily tilted toward lower priced material. Overall, there are a total of 321 lots available in the sale, with a Total High Estimate of $1617700.
Here’s the statistical breakdown:
| Preview Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Low Lots (high estimate up to and including $10000) | 298 |
| Total Low Estimate (sum of high estimates of low lots) | $1196700 |
| Total Mid Lots (high estimate between $10000 and $50000) | 23 |
| Total Mid Estimate | $421000 |
| Total High Lots (high estimate above $50000) | 0 |
| Total High Estimate | $0 |
The top lot by High estimate is tied between five lots, all estimated at $20000-30000:
Lot 24, Lehnert, Landrock, and Bougault, Exotic scenes of Algeria, 1890-1915, (image above, via Swann)
Lot 37, Alfred Stieglitz, Wet Day on the Boulevard, Paris, 1894/1897, (image above, via Swann)
Lot 55, André Kertész, André Kertész: Photographs, Volume I, 1913-1929/1973
Lot 168, Robert Frank, Welsh miners, 1951-1953/c1970, (image above, via Swann)
Lot 180, Ormond Gigli, Girls in the Windows, New York City, 1960/later
Here’s the complete list of photographers with five or more lots in the sale, along with the number of lots on offer:
| Multiple Lots For Sale | |
|---|---|
| Berenice Abbott | 7 |
| Ruth Bernhard | 6 |
| Harry Callahan | 6 |
| Ansel Adams | 5 |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | 5 |
| Bruce Davidson | 5 |
| Walker Evans | 5 |
| André Kertész | 5 |
| Eadweard Muybridge | 5 |
| W. Eugene Smith | 5 |
Other lots of interest include (images above, via Swann):
Lot 1, Anna Atkins, Asplenium Fragrans, c1853, estimated at $2000-3000
Lot 228, Dennis Oppenheim, Accumulation Cut, 1969, estimated at $6000-9000
Lot 298, Daido Moriyama, Shashin yo Sayonara, 1972, estimated at $1500-2500
The complete lot by lot catalog can be found here.
