Records & Results: Vernacular Photographs Last week Swann Galleries held an auction devoted to Vernacular Photography, which was the first sale of its kind. Two items led the auction–bringing $22,500 each–and they could not have been more different from each other. One was a group of 63 cyanotypes documenting the construction of a vast trestle bridge in the southern French countryside near Carmaux with views of the day-by-day building of the foundations, trestles and spans, through the various seasons, 1899-1902. The other was the 1979 maquette for Jimmy De Sana’s book Submission, containing 31 erotic silver prints, many sadomasochistic. De Sana collaborated with William S. Burroughs on the self-published cult classic, and this maquette was from the collection of a gallerist who represented De Sana. Also generating interest were a group of 19 photographs–most taken by Orville Wright–of the Wright Bros. No. 2 glider flying at Sims Field with and close-ups of machinery, and with handwritten notations, 1901-1928. It brought $20,000. An album containing 250 photographs of the store windows at Buffalo’s Kleinhans Co., a men’s clothing store, 1919-1926. The pictures include sartorial displays devoted to seasonal trouser suits, neckwear, fashion knits, headware, luggage, overcoats, and shoes and slippers. It sold for $15,000. Swann Galleries holds three auctions of Photographs & Photobooks annually. Share Facebook Twitter April 21, 2014Author: Swann CommunicationsCategory: Photographs & Photobooks Tags: cyanotypes Daile Kaplan Jimmy De Sana Kleinhans Photobooks Records & Results sadomasochism top lots Vernacular Photography William S. Burroughs Wright Brothers Previous Battle of the Nile Sketch: The French Fleet on the Eve of Its Destruction Next Collectors on Collecting: Sam Speigel on Collecting Edward Gorey Recommended Posts First Sale Dedicated to the Accomplishments of Women at Swann Exceeds High Estimate Focus On Women July 20, 2021 The Photobook and Conceptual Art Photographs & Photobooks December 3, 2009 ‘Saturday Evening Post’ Covers Pop in Swann Winter 2021 Illustration Art Sale Illustration Art February 2, 2021