Photographs & Photobooks

Photographs & Photobooks

Fine Photographs: Highlights by Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe & Michael Halsband

At Auction June 11, 2020 Masterworks of 20th-Century Photography Michael Halsband’s iconic 1985 silver print, …

Photographs & Photobooks

A New Muse: Robert Mapplethorpe and Lisa Lyon

Robert Mapplethorpe met Lisa Lyon, the first World Women’s BodyBuilding Champion, at a party in SoHo in 1979 where h…

Photographs & Photobooks

Beyond Migrant Mother: Five FSA Photographers to Know

While Dorothea Lange—and her portrait of Florence Thompson, Migrant Mother—has become one of the most well-known pho…

Photographs & Photobooks

The Social Document: Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’

Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother is widely recognized as the most popular social documentary photograph of all time. …

Photographs & Photobooks

Collecting Photos 101: What Is a Photograph Edition?

With photography’s inherent ability to be duplicated, edition size can be a major focus and concern for collectors. …

Photographs & Photobooks

Fine Photographs: Highlights by Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe & Michael Halsband

At Auction June 11, 2020 Masterworks of 20th-Century Photography Michael Halsband’s iconic 1985 silver print, …

Photographs & Photobooks

Edward Steichen’s ‘White Lotus’ Brings Record for the Image in Winter 2020 Sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs

It was a Who’s Who among American photographers in Classic & Contemporary Photographs on Tuesday, February 25. …

Photographs & Photobooks

Artist Profile: Edward Steichen’s Foray into Color Photography

Our winter-spring 2020 sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs on February 25 is set to offer a rare color i…

Photographs & Photobooks

Classic & Contemporary Photographs: Winter-Spring 2020

Photographs by outstanding American artists headline this auction: Berenice Abbott, Dawoud Bey, Margaret Bourke-Whit…

Photographs & Photobooks

Edward S. Curtis & Irving Penn Shine in Fall 2019 Classic & Contemporary Photographs

Swann’s Thursday, October 17 sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs featured a broad range of photogr…

Photographs & Photobooks

The Making of an Image: Irving Penn’s Cuzco Children

Our October 17 sale of Classic & Contemporary Photographs features an impressive selection of portraiture from …

African American Art

Collecting Works by African-American Photographers

A superb selection of images by African-American photographers is set to come across the block in our Fall 2019 sale…