Recent Auctions: Swann Gallery, Oct. 2011

Auction Results for Swann Gallery Photography Auction, Sale 2257, Oct. 18 2011

Sold for: $2,880
Lot 138
“Rescue” (variant). Ferrotyped silver print, 6 3/4×8 1/2 inches (17.1×21.6 cm.). Circa 1938
Estimate $3,000-4,500

[Of course this photo was made on August 23, 1943, and a variant was published on August 24, 1943…]

Unsold.
Lot 143
“Invitation to the Dance” (“Rehearsal, Yiddish Theatre”). Silver print, 12 3/4×10 1/2 inches (32.4×26.7 cm.), with the “Arthur Fellig 5 Center Market Place” hand stamp on verso. 1943
Estimate $3,000-4,500

Sold for $2,040
Lot 205
Untitled (Bettie Page being photographed). Ferrotyped silver print, 6 3/4×9 1/2 inches (17.1×24.1 cm.), with Weegee’s Photo-Representatives hand stamp on verso. Circa 1955
Estimate $1,800-2,200

Information and images from the Swann Website: http://www.swanngalleries.com/3dcat/2257/#/170/