161 Ansel Adams, Clearing Storm, Mount Williamson, From Manzanar, Sierra Nevada, California, silver print, 1944, printed 1970s. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $20,000 to $30,000.
213 Edward Steichen, The Matriarch, oversize silver print, 1935, printed 1960s-1971. Steichen made this portrait for the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies for use in a booklet soliciting financial help for the organization. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $3,000 to $4,500.
338 Ralph Gibson, Leda (from the series "Days at Sea"), silver print, 1974, printed 1986. Courtesy Swann Galleries -rnEstimate: $2,500 to $3,500.rn
305 Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bords da la Marne [On the Banks of the Marne], silver print, 1938, printed late 1980s. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $14,000 to $18,000.
194 W. Eugene Smith, Minamata --Tomoko and Her Mother (Japan), silver print, 1972. Courtesy Swann Galleries -rnEstimate: $12,000 to $18,000.rn
320 Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe (from "The Last Sitting"), unique enlarged Fuji Crystal Archive print contact sheet, 1962, printed 1979. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $14,000 to $18,000.
321 Milton Greene, a group of three photographs of Marilyn Monroe from "The Black Sitting:" Marilyn with her leg raised, Marilyn with her leg extended, Marilyn with a glass balanced on her knee, silver prints, 1956, printed 1974-1980. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $2,500 to $3,500.
325 Yousuf Karsh, Ernest Hemingway, silver print, 1957, printed 1970s. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $6,000 to $9,000.
343 Herb Ritts, Waterfall, Woman with Sphere, Hollywood, silver print, 1989. Courtesy Swann Galleries -rnEstimate: $7,000 to $10,000.rn
337 Helmut Newton, By-Product of An Advertising Sitting, ferrotyped silver print, with the notation on recto: "Photographed Clandestinely During a Fashion Sitting in Paris," in ink, 1973. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $12,000 to $18,000.
311 Irving Penn, Alexandra Beller, New York (from the "Dancer" series), selenium-toned silver print, 1999; printed 2000. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $18,000 to $22,000.
360 Horst P. Horst, Odalisque I, N.Y., silver print, 1943, printed 1990s. Courtesy Swann Galleries - Estimate: $5,000 to $7,500.
Here are a few of the highlights from the auction of photographs and photobooks today at Swann Galleries in New York. 389 lots featuring Ansel Adams, Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Ralph Gibson and many more.
Important Photobooks & Photographs May 19, 2011 1:30 PM
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