At Auction February 25
American Photographers
Outstanding American photographers headline the auction: Edward Steichen’s White Lotus, dye transfer print, 1939, printed 1940, showcases a master working in striking color, while Margaret Bourke-White’s The George Washington Bridge, 1933, highlights her rigorous sense of form and scale. The latter descends from the estate of Bourke-White’s onetime assistant Robert Kiehl, whose father founded Kiehl’s Pharmacy.
Pictured: Margaret Bourke-White, The George Washington Bridge, warm-toned silver print, from the artist to Robert Edward Kiehl, 1933. $50,000 to $75,000.
Edward Steichen’s Early Color Work
American Abstraction
The auction’s American story continues with a graphic abstraction, Chicago, by Harry Callahan, circa 1948, as well as numerous examples of FSA photography, including works by Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange (illustrated below).
Prominent Portraits
Other highlights include a vintage signed example of Berenice Abbott’s iconic 1928 portrait of James Joyce; Richard Avedon’s portrait of Charlie Chaplin, 1972, printed 1975; Imogen Cunningham’s breathtaking Magnolia Blossom, 1925, printed circa 1970; and vintage works by Edward S. Curtis, Lewis W. Hine, and Brett and Edward Weston. Contemporary American masterpieces include cutting-edge artworks by Chris McCaw and Nan Goldin.
Pictured: Berenice Abbott, James Joyce, silver print, 1928. $5,000 to $7,500.
Documentary
Farm Security Administration
South America
Photobooks
Vernacular Photographs
Feminist Revolutionaries
American Cultural History
Novel, Humorous & Unusual
Exhibition Begins February 20
The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups with advance notice—send an inquiry to rsvp@swanngalleries.com.
Exhibition Hours
Thursday, February 20 — 12 PM to 5 PM
Friday, February 21 — 12 PM to 5 PM
Saturday, February 22 — 12 PM to 5 PM
Monday, February 24 — 12 PM to 5 PM
Thursday, February 20 — 10 AM to 12 PM
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