Brunk Auctions: Photography, Native American Art, Emporium
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography, Native American Art, Emporium | Total Sales (USD) | 28,990.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 28,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #18198 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 46,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 37 | ||
| Sold Lots | 23.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 62,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 97,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.73% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | Carrie M Weems (born 1954) | Untitled (Woman and daughter with Makeup) |
1990/2010 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,525.00 |
| 530 | Timothy O'Sullivan (1840-1882); Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) | Slaughter Pen, Foot of Round Top, Gettysburg |
1863 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,380.00 |
| 504 | Cole Weston (1886-1958) | Bertha, Glendale (62N, Dancer's knees) |
1927, printed later | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,210.00 |
| 512 | Castle of Dreams |
1920 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 525 | Eugene Atget |
1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 524 | Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985); Russell Lee (1903-1986) | Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama |
1937, printed later; 1939 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,950.00 |
| 515 | Walker Evans (1903-1975) | Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama (Washroom in the Dog Run of Floyd Burroughs' Home) |
1936 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,400.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 510 | Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) | Nude In the Box, Horizontal |
1962, printed 1988 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 514 | Walker Evans (1903-1975) | Hudson Street Boarding House Detail, New York; Vicksburg Battlefield Monument, Mississippi |
1931; 1936 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 1,170.00 |
| 522 | Louis Faurer (1916-2001) | George Barrows in Robert Frank's Loft, New York, NY |
1947, printed 1991 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 910.00 |
| 503 | J.N.U. (1932-2022) | Untitled (Homage to the daguerreotype) |
1969 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 531 | Charles D. Fredricks & Co.; E. Anthony; R.W. Addis; McClees Gallery; Brady's National Portrait Gallery; E. and H.T. Anthony; Obermiller & Kern Studio | Portrait of Daniel Webster |
c. 1866; 1890s | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 643 | Female nude |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 845.00 | |
| 532 | Twelve portfolio photogravures |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 511 | Untitled, from the "Chicago Loop Series" |
1976-1978, printed 2001 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 527 | William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) | Seated Figure in the Cloisters, Lacock Abbey |
1843-1844, printed 1989 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 520.00 |
| 516 | Hine (1874-1940) | Vera Hill, 5 years old, Cotton Picker, Comanche County, Oklahoma |
1920/30 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 608 | William Billy Mitchell; Leo Tolstoy | studio photograph of William "Billy" Mitchell |
1905 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 526 | J. H. Lartigue (1894-1986) | Avenue des Acacias, Paris |
1911, printed later | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 325.00 |
| 533 | Pima Granaries |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 260.00 | |
| 508 | Dahlia Collanette 'Mans' |
2001 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 | |
| 523 | Old Order Amish Children Haying, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 | |
| 614 | Linda F Gourlay | Garden Angel in Wonderland: Study 2 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 195.00 |
