Auction Highlights: The New York Sale — September 26, 2024

At Auction Thursday, September 26 at 12:00 PM ET

Catalogue & Bidding

In honor of the 400th anniversary of the founding of New York City, Swann Galleries is bringing back the New York sale. From a monotype by Abraham Walkowitz featuring the crowded and timeless Coney Island to posters for still-iconic city events like the early editions of the New York Film Festival to street-style photographs and prints celebrating the early days of the Subway, the sale offers a slice—or maybe even a whole pie—of NYC life in all its glory. 

This special themed sale can trace its roots to the last years of the twentieth century when Swann last held auctions celebrating the city. Combining photography, prints, paintings, drawings, posters, books, maps and autographs, the auction explores the myth of the metropolis. Through moody depression-era prints, jubilant posters for tourism, and beyond, the sale presents New York as a visual icon, an aspirational destination, and a homeland.

William Klein, Dolores wants a Taxi, New York (Vogue), chromogenic print, 1958; printed 2021. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Designer Unknown, New York / Pan Am, circa 1975. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500.
Howard Cook, New York Night, lithograph, 1931. Estimate $5,000 to $8,000.
Ruth Orkin, Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square, silver print, 1939, printed before
1985. Estimate $2,500 to $3,500.
(left) Milton Glaser, I Love NY, folding fan, 1983. Estimate $200 to $300; (right) Milton Glaser, I Love New York, design revision submitted to Glaser, 1983. Estimate $1,200 to $1,800.
Designer Unknown, Bird’s-Eye View of the Great Suspension Bridge, Connecting the
Cities of New York and Brooklyn – From New York Looking South-East, large color-tinted lithographed panoramic view celebrating the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge May 24th, 1883. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Barbara Morgan, Spring on Madison Square (Photomontage), silver print, 1938, printed
1980. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Peter Teubner, Harlem / New York 125th Street / Apollo, 1968. Estimate $400 to $600.
Abraham Walkowitz, Coney Island, color monotype, 1908. Estimate $1,000 to $1,500.
Anthony Barboza, Harlem (for Essence Magazine), silver print, 1971. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Frederick “Fritz” Siebel, Wonderful Way to Get There / Farrell Lines / Cape Town New York, circa 1951. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
Ruth Orkin, White cars, snow, West 88th Street, New York • From My Window,
53 West 88th Street, Manhattan, 2 silver prints, circa 1952. Estimate $3,000 to $4,500.
Richard Estes, The L Train, color woodcut, 2017. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Saul Bass, 2nd New York Film Festival / Philharmonic Hall / Lincoln Center, 1964. Estimate $800 to $1,200.
William Klein, Wall Street from Below, silver print, 1954, printed 1990s. Estimate $3,000 to $4,500.
Armin Landeck, Manhattan Nocturne, drypoint, 1938. Estimate $600 to $900.
Ernst Haas, Yellow Cab, chromogenic print, 1952, printed 2017. Estimate $3,000 to $4,500.

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September 3, 2024
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