Fine Photographs

Swann Auction Galleries Sale #2725: This December we are thrilled to present a diverse selection of 19th and 20th-century photography. Ranging from fine art to photojournalism to photobooks to vernacular photography, we seek to tell the dynamic, distinct, and broad history of the medium. Highlights include Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic Children at a Puppet Theater, Paris (1963; printed 1991), Francis Frith’s The Pyramids of Dahshoor, from the East (1857), a rare vintage example of Imogen Cunningham’s modernist Snake in Bucket (1920s), and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Sea of Buddha (#033) (1994).

We are also pleased to include the final selection of work from the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl, featuring classical 20th century work by practitioners such as Edward Weston, W. Eugene Smith, Ansel Adams, and Man Ray, 19th-century trailblazers Édouard Baldus and John Beasley Greene, as well as many others. Highlighting the Pearls’ distinctive and discriminating eye, the collection reflects the full beauty and history of the photographic medium.

Exhibition Hours
Thu, Dec 11th 12pm - 5pm
Fri, Dec 12th 12pm - 5pm
Sat, Dec 13th 12pm - 5pm
Mon, Dec 15th 12pm - 5pm