In the picture: Swann presents Fine Photographs sale April 27

Willi Ruge, ‘Photo of Myself at the Moment of my Jump,’ estimated at $15,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Willi Ruge, ‘Photo of Myself at the Moment of my Jump,’ estimated at $15,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
Willi Ruge, ‘Photo of Myself at the Moment of my Jump,’ estimated at $15,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries will present A Singular History of Photography: 100 Works from the Stephen White Collection in the spring Fine Photographs auction on Thursday, April 27. This dynamic offering tells the history of the medium through White’s distinct perspective; one honed through decades in the business collecting and selling, and as many years living with, studying and loving photographs. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Swann to offer noted gallerist Virginia Zabriskie’s collection Sept. 21

Man Ray, ‘Perpetual Motif,’ metronome with lenticular printed eye, est. $40,000-$60,000
Man Ray, ‘Perpetual Motif,’ metronome with lenticular printed eye, est. $40,000-$60,000
Man Ray, ‘Perpetual Motif,’ metronome with lenticular printed eye, est. $40,000-$60,000

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries is set to open the fall 2021 season with the sale of The Virginia Zabriskie Collection on Tuesday, September 21. The special single-owner sale is comprised of Zabriskie’s personal collection, built during a pioneering career spanning more than five decades, marked by audacity and innovation in a field that was seldom encouraging to professional women. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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American themes captured in Swann May 27 Photography sale

Robert Frank, ‘Covered Car, Long Beach, California,’ estimated at $50,000 to $70,000
Robert Frank, ‘Covered Car, Long Beach, California,’ estimated at $50,000 to $70,000
Robert Frank, ‘Covered Car, Long Beach, California,’ estimated at $50,000 to $70,000

NEW YORK — Exploring the thematic and visual diversity of the photographic medium, Swann Galleries’s auction of Photographs & Photobooks on May 27 covers 20th-century masters, as well as contemporary practitioners and items from the visual vernacular: albums, archives, and individual objects. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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