What: Auction of Photographs & PhotobooksWhere: Swann Auction Galleries, 104 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010When: October 19, 1.00 pmPublic Viewing: October 14, 16, 17, and 18, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm, October 19, 10:00am - 12:00 pmThe auction features vernacular and fine art photographs. The sale spans the lifetime of the medium featuring photographers such as Arbus, Ernst, Hujar, and Muybridge.Top Lots of the Sale:- ‘Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico’, 1941; printed circa 1965, silver print, the image measuring 15 1/2x19 1/2 inches (39.4x49.5 cm.), by Ansel Adams (1902-1984). Estimate: US$ 80,000 - US$ 120,000- An album with 67 photographs credited to the pioneering photographer, including more than 30 depicting China, as well as images from Singapore and Borneo, circa 1862-72, albumen prints, the images measuring 9 1/4x11 inches (23.5x28 cm.) by John Thomson (1837-1921). Estimate: US$ 40,000 - US$60,000- A selection of 54 plates from ‘Animal Locomotion’, 1887, collotypes, measuring approximately 6 5/8x17 3/8 inches (16.8x44.1 cm.), and smaller, the two-toned sheets 19x24 inches (48.3x61 cm.), by Eadward Muybridge (1830-1904). Estimate: US$ 40,000 - US$60,000- ‘Shop, Le Bacares, Pyrénées, Orientales, France’, 1951; printed 1960s silver print, the image measuring 7 1/8x5 5/8 inches (18.1x14.3 cm.), the sheet 7 7/8x6 1/2 inches (20x16.5 cm.), by Paul Strand (1890-1976). Estimate: US$ 25,000 - US$ 35,000- ‘A Hungarian Memory’, New York: Hyperion Press, 1914-24; printed 1980, silver prints, the images measuring approximately 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), one of an edition of 100 numbered copies and 7 artist's proofs, by André Kertész (1894-1985). Estimate: US$ 20,000 - US$ 30,000- A portfolio titled ‘BRASSAÏ’, Witkin-Berley, 1932-1951; printed 1973, silver prints, the images measuring approximately 12x9 inches (30.5x22.9 cm.), the mounts 16x20 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), one of 50 numbered copies, by BRASSAÏ (1899-1984). Estimate: US$ 20,000 - US$ 30,000- ‘Les Garçons Bouchers’, 1950; printed 1951, silver print, the image measuring 12 7/8x9 3/4 inches (32.7x24.8 cm.), the mount 15x11 inches (38.1x27.9 cm.), by Irving Penn (1917-2009). Estimate: US$ 20,000 - US$ 30,000For details, visit: http://www.swanngalleries.com/ Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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