Auction Closed
  • liveAugust 17, 2023 10:30 AM EDT
  • New York, NY, US

LGBTQ+ ART, MATERIAL CULTURE & HISTORY

373 lots

        NAPOLÉON SARONY (1821-1896)... image

        1: NAPOLÉON SARONY (1821-1896) Portrait of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900).

        Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
        Sold:$2,400
        JEREMIAH GURNEY & SON (acti... image

        2: JEREMIAH GURNEY & SON (active 1860-1874) Portrait of the American writer Walt Whitman (1819-1892).

        Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
        Sold:$2,800
        MAUD HUNT SQUIRE (1873-1954... image

        3: MAUD HUNT SQUIRE (1873-1954) Two watercolors.

        Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
        Sold:$1,000
        GUGLIELMO PLÜSCHOW (1852-19... image

        4: GUGLIELMO PLÜSCHOW (1852-1930) Seated figure.

        Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
        Sold:$3,200
        WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1... image

        5: WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1931) Academic Male Nude.

        Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
        Passed
        WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1... image

        6: WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1931) Two standing male nudes.

        Estimate: $1,400 - $1,800
        Sold:$1,800
        WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1... image

        7: WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1931) Study of a male figure on a rock.

        Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
        Sold:$2,000
        JACQUES D’ADELSWÄRD-FERSEN ... image

        8: JACQUES D’ADELSWÄRD-FERSEN (1880-1923) Le Baiser de Narcisse.

        Estimate: $700 - $900
        Sold:$500
        VESTA TILLEY (1864-1952) Tw... image

        9: VESTA TILLEY (1864-1952) Two Period Images of the Performer Dressed as a Man.

        Estimate: $300 - $500
        Sold:$750
        JULIAN ELTINGE (1881-1941) ... image

        10: JULIAN ELTINGE (1881-1941) Two Large Press Photos of the Female Impersonator in Drag.

        Estimate: $300 - $500
        Sold:$600
        JULIAN ELTINGE (1881-1941) ... image

        11: JULIAN ELTINGE (1881-1941) Signed Promotional Photograph for Cousin Lucy from the William Morris Agency.

        Estimate: $300 - $500
        Sold:$750
        FRANCIS ORVILLE LIBBY (1881... image

        12: FRANCIS ORVILLE LIBBY (1881-1961) Study of a standing figure.

        Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
        Passed
        ERTÉ [ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF] (1... image

        13: ERTÉ [ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF] (1892-1990) Self-portrait of the iconic artist and designer with a cat.

        Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
        Sold:$2,200
        FRANZ LÖWY (1883-1949) Port... image

        14: FRANZ LÖWY (1883-1949) Portrait of the celebrity hairdresser Antoine de Paris.

        Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
        Sold:$2,600
        GLADYS BENTLEY (1907-1960) ... image

        15: GLADYS BENTLEY (1907-1960) Signed portrait of the cross-dressing Harlem Renaissance performer Gladys Bentley.

        Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
        Sold:$5,000
        HOWARD BAER "Midnight Mona ... image

        16: HOWARD BAER "Midnight Mona Lisa," a portrait of the performer Gladys Bentley.

        Estimate: $600 - $900
        Sold:$850
        (FÉRAL BENGA) A suite of 4 ... image

        17: (FÉRAL BENGA) A suite of 4 real photo postcards of the iconic figure François "Féral" Benga.

        Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500
        Sold:$3,600
        CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964... image

        18: CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964) Bahamian dancer Paul Meeres (tattoo study).

        Estimate: $600 - $900
        Sold:$650
        CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964... image

        19: CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964) Portrait of the writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).

        Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
        Sold:$1,500
        CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964... image

        20: CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964) Self-portrait.

        Estimate: $600 - $900
        Passed