Past Auctions



Oct 22, 2020
Fine Photographs




Oct 17, 2019
Classic & Contemporary Photographs





Apr 19, 2018
The Knowing Eye: Photographs & Photobooks
An array of fine and vernacular photographs includes a rare daguerreotype portrait by Gustave Le Gray, alongside important works by Ansel Adams, Walker Evans and Alfred Eisenstaedt.


Oct 19, 2017
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Vernacular and fine art photographs span the lifetime of the medium in this sale, with highlights by Arbus, Ernst, Hujar and Muybridge.

Apr 20, 2017
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks
Important twentieth-century photographs span Edward S. Curtis to Robert Frank, alongside a premier selection of photobooks and vernacular images.

Feb 14, 2017
Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks
This sale boasts photographs from the early days of the medium to NASA missions. Contemporary works by Nan Goldin, Daido Moriyama and Hiroshi Sugimoto are highlights.

Oct 25, 2016
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Spanning nearly two centuries of the medium with a focus on narrative, this sale includes highlights by Julia Margaret Cameron, Tracey Moffat and Alfred Stieglitz. Learn more.

Apr 19, 2016
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks
Featuring works by Ormond Gigli, Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, Wilson A. Bentley and more. Further information here.

Feb 25, 2016
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
This auction highlights photography as a storytelling medium, including works by Ansel Adams, Peter Beard, Dorothea Lange and Sally Mann, among others. More information here.

Oct 15, 2015
Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs
This sale reflects the broad range of materials one can expect to discover at Swann’s Photographs auctions. More info about the photographs in this sale can be found here.