Title: SIGNED HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE JEROME SHOCHET COLLECTION
Date: February 11, 2010
Time: 1:30 PM
Exhibition: Sat., February 6, 10-4
Mon., February 8, 10-6
Tues., February 9, 10-6
Wed., February 10, 10-6;
Thurs., February 11, 10-noon
Contact Person: Marco Tomaschett
mtomaschett@swanngalleries.com

Swann Galleries’ February 11 Autographs auction was devoted to Signed Historical Photographs from the Jerome Shochet Collection. Among 93 diverse examples were signed images of several presidents, world leaders and historical figures, artists, musicians, authors, scientists, inventors and more.The top lot, a carte-de-visite image of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner, Signed “A. Lincoln,” as President, brought $48,000. The portrait photograph was taken August 9, 1863, a Sunday, in order to avoid curious onlookers. A large portrait photograph of Sigmund Freud, signed and dated 1925, sold for $21,600—an auction record for a signed photograph of Freud. Western Americana items of note were a signed carte-de-visite portrait of Kit Carson in civilian attire by Mathew Brady, $33,600; and a remarkable group portrait of George Armstrong Custer and his men with their wives, gathered in front of Custer’s house in Fort Lincoln, North Dakota, inscribed and signed “G.A.C.” twice, and with Custer’s hand-written captions identifying each person, $24,000.