Typological collage of nine close-up cyanotype photographs of an unidentified machine, 1890s. Estimate $600 to $900
Swann auction Galleries 104 East 25th Street 10010 New York États-Unis
Swann has seen some impressive results for vernacular photography in recent months, and now its Photographs department is launching a sale devoted to rare 19th and 20th century albums, exceptional commercial images, eye-grabbing photographs by documentary or scientific practitioners, as well as fun three-dimensional photo objects. The Vernacular Eye: Albums, Snapshots & Objects.
For an idea of what this exciting new collecting area entails, here are examples of the range of material that's come up in Swann's Photographs auctions in the past few years: http://swanngalleriesinc.blogspot.fr/2013/12/do-you-believe-photography-and.html"
Highlights from Swann’s April 17th auction include :
Edward J. Kelty, group of five panoramic photographs of circus performers, 1928-36. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500.
Typological collage of nine close-up cyanotype photographs of an unidentified machine, 1890s. Estimate $600 to $900.
Ansel Adams, Hills Brothers coffee can featuring Winter Morning, Yosemite Valley, California, 1969. Estimate $900 to $1,200.
Avery Willard and Lee Brewster, photographs and ephemera related to transvestism and gay rights in New York, 1970s. Estimate $800 to $1,200.
Vernacular photograph of a hand grasping a young woman's long hair, bromide print, circa 1910. Estimate $600 to $900.
Binder with more than 30 photographs of arrested moonshiners in Georgia, 1960s. Estimate $1,500 to $2,500.
Collection of photographs, albums, letters and ephemera relating to the nudist lifestyle of a husband and wife, 1920s-90s. Estimate $5,500 to $7,500.
Group of five British photographs depicting spirits, Albumen prints, 1895-96. Estimate $2,500 to $3,500.
Group of eight photographs of séances, 1930s. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500
Ansel Adams, Hills Brothers coffee can featuring Winter Morning, Yosemite Valley, California, 1969.
Estimate $900 to $1,200
Vernacular photograph of a hand grasping a young woman's long hair, bromide print, circa 1910.
Estimate $600 to $900