Swann Galleries Auction Preview- 19th & 20th Century Photography Part 1 of 3

Daile Kaplan Discusses Highlights of the October 21 Auction of 19th & 20th Century Photographs.

The Auction features Desirable lots with photographs of exotic lands and people include 75 rare Japanese landscapes, street scenes and views of temples by Felix Beato, the first photographer to devote himself entirely to photographing Asia, circa 1870. Early images include Julia Margaret Camerons Shepherds Keeping Watch by Night, albumen print, 1865-1866. Among highlights from the early 20th century is Edward Weston and Margrethe Mathers elegant view of The Marion Morgan Dancers, platinum-palladium print, circa 1921. Classic mid-century works include Ansel Adamss Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, silver print, 1944, printed 1978; and noteworthy contemporary examples include William Egglestons Untitled (Confederate flag), dye-transfer print, 1973, printed 1996.

About Swann Galleries:
Swann Galleries was founded in 1941 as an auction house specializing in Rare Books. Today Swann has separate departments devoted to Photographs, Posters and Prints & Drawings, in addition to Books, Maps & Atlases and Autographs.

As a member of International Auctioneers, an alliance of prestigious auction houses, our sales are publicized to auction clients around the world.

Swann is the ideal venue for buying and selling.

We invite everyone - public and private institutions, dealers, collectors and would-be collectors - to contact us. You will be pleased by the friendliness and knowledge of our specialists, and the breadth and quality of material we offer.

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