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March 1, 2018|Lauren Kristin|Photographs & Photobooks

A Look Inside the Catalogue: The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks

At Auction April 19 The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks features a rare vintage print of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic Premier at La Scala, Milan, circa 1933, and Robert Frank’s quirky Portrait of art…

October 21, 2017 | Photographs & Photobooks

Records & Results: Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks

On October 19 our sale of Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks combined works spanning the lifetime of the medium into an auction intended to “highlight the interrelationships between fine art, documentary and…

April 23, 2017 | Photographs & Photobooks

Records & Results: Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks

On Thursday, April 20, our sale ofImages & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks set multiple records for early and modern works, with 71% of works offered finding buyers. Nearly all…

October 4, 2016 | Photographs & Photobooks

Robert Frank and The Americans

Robert Frank is one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. Some of his masterpieces will be offered in our October 25 sale, Art & Storytelling: Photographs &…

September 8, 2015 | Photographs & Photobooks

Introduction to Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs

The following introduction was written by Swann Vice President and Director of Photographs & Photobooks Daile Kaplan. The title of our sale reflects the broad range of materials one…

February 19, 2014 | Photographs & Photobooks

The Photobook Library of Bill Diodato: Provocateurs & Innovators

As collector Bill Diodato knows, photography begins with the birth of the photobook. Long before the white wall or editioned print–and more than century before galleries and museums exhibited pictures–photographers…