Upcoming Highlights: Classic & Contemporary Photographs At Auction April 18 Complete Catalogue Our diverse April auction bridges classical and contemporary visual idioms with important work, including Robert Mapplethorpe’s Lisa Lyon, Dorothea Lange’s emotive Korean Child, Man Ray’s Electricité portfolio, Ansel Adams’ iconic Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, as well as dynamic constructs by Barbara Kasten, and Sarah Charlesworth’s evocative Subtle Body, from the Academy of Secrets series. We also offer a suite of 50 Abstract Expressionist photographs by Aaron Siskind and a Lawrence Schiller portfolio titled Marilyn 12. Other photographers represented include Robert Adams, Edward Burtynsky, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Andrew Moore, Irving Penn, Edward Ruscha and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Our expansive offerings of vernacular photographs include small archives and collections, ranging from motorcycle gangs, around-the-world travelogues and documentarian imagery from the food industry, to women’s bowling, fashion, and NASA. The highlight is an album of 118 photographs depicting the city and region of Cusco, Peru, 16 of which are credited to Martin Chambi. Fine Photographs Lot 185: Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Lyon, oversized silver print, 1980-82. Estimate $50,000 to $75,000. Lot 98: Andreas Feininger, The Photojournalist (Dennis Stock), New York, silver print, 1951, printed 1992. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000. Dorothea Lange Lot 149: Dorothea Lange, Hand, Indonesian Dancer, Java, silver print, 1958, printed 1960s. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. Lot 148: Dorothea Lange, Korean Child, silver print, 1958, printed 1960s. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. Suites & Portfolios Lot 134: Ansel Adams, Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley, complete portfolio, The Sierra Club, 1926-59, printed 1960. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000. Lot 225: Franco Fontana, group of 16 cibachrome prints, 1967-84. Estimate $12,000 to $18,000. Lot 171: Graciela Iturbide, suite of five silver prints from Mujeres de Juchitan, 1979-89, printed circa 1990. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500. Lot 48: Man Ray, Electricité, 10 photogravures after the artist’s rayographs, with text by Pierre Bost, 1931. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000. Albums Lot 47: Wilson A. Bentley, album of 55 silver prints, 1888-1927. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000. Complete Catalogue Buying at Swann Selling with Swann Complete Auction Schedule Share Facebook Twitter March 5, 2019Author: Swann CommunicationsCategory: Photographs & Photobooks Tags: Ansel Adams Dorothea Lange Edward Burtynsky Lisa Lyon Man Ray Martin Chambi NASA Photographs auction Robert Adams Robert Frank Robert Mapplethorpe Sarah Charlesworth Vernacular Photography walker evans Previous Graphic Design Next Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Recommended Posts Black and White All Over: The Riddle of Classical Photography Photographs & Photobooks August 17, 2017 Records & Results: Vernacular Photographs Photographs & Photobooks April 21, 2014 Records & Results: Photographs & Photobooks Photographs & Photobooks February 27, 2019