• Auction 19557

    Walker Evans: An American Master

    21 April 2020 - 29 April 2020, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 90,500 (USD)
38 Lots for Sale 19557
Lot 1
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Roadside Gas Sign, 1929
numbered 'P. 446' and annotated 'DUPE' in pencil (verso)
image: 5 x 7 in. (12.8 x 17.9 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 2
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Main Street Block, Selma, Alabama, 1936
stamped 'REPRODUCTION FROM THE COLLECTIONS/ OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS', numbered 'II/30' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19 x 23.4 cm.)
sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 in. (20.9 x 25.3 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 3
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
The Breakfast Room at Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana,...
image: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (19.6 x 24.1 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 4
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Untitled (Palmist), 1947
numbered 'p. 391 [top]' and annotated 'DUPE' in pencil (verso)
image: 7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (19.6 x 19 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 5
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
American Legionnaire, Pennsylvania, 1935
credited and variously annotated in pencil, stamped 'STUDY COLLECTION/ PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT/ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, N. Y.' and 'REPRODUCED FROM THE COLLECTIONS/ OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' with reproduction limitation (verso)
image: 7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.9 x 24.1 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 7
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Doorway, Nyack, New York, 1930–1931
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 8 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (21.3 x 16.4 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 8
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Detail of a Frame House in Ossining, New York, 1931
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 8 x 6 1/2 in. (20.4 x 16.4 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 9
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Folk Victorian Gazebo, 1930–1931
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.5 x 16.4 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,125
Lot 10
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
American Folk Object, Downtown Gallery, New York, 1933
dated 'DOW 69-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (16.8 x 10.8 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 7 in. (20.4 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 11
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Abandoned Storefront, New York City, 1930s
numbered 'P. 530' and annotated 'DUPE' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 12
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Moving Truck and Bureau Mirror, Brooklyn, 1929
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 5 x 7 in. (12.8 x 17.9 cm.)
sheet: 5 7/8 x 10 in. (14.9 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 13
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Outdoor Advertising, Florida, 1934
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 14
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Folk Victorian House, Family Summer Residence of Christine Fairchild,...
numbered 'P-119' and annotated 'DUPE' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$750
Lot 15
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Teague Hardware Company Building, Selma, Alabama, 1935–1936
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 16
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Southern Farmer’s Bed (Burroughs Family Cabin), Hale County, Alabama,...
dated 'DOW 69-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 17
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Southern Farmer’s Bed (Burroughs Family Cabin), Hale County, Alabama,...
credited, numbered 'RA-8134-A' and variously otherwise annotated in pencil/black crayon (verso)
image: 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (27.3 x 34.9 cm.)
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28 x 35.7 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 18
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Chicken Coop on Floyd Burroughs’ Farm, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
credited and numbered 'RA-8129-A' in pencil, stamped 'STUDY COLLECTION/ PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT/ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, N.Y.' (verso)
image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.2 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,375
Lot 19
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Kitchen, Burroughs Family Cabin, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
credited, titled and dated '1935' on affixed Museum label, with Museum of Modern Art Photography Department Study Collection stamp and various numbers in pencil/red pencil (verso)
image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 20
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Bedroom, Tengle Family House, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
credited, numbered 'RA-8152-1' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (34.9 x 27.2 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.7 x 28 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 21
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Katie Tengle, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
credited with Library of Congress inventory number 'RA8178E' and printer's notations in pencil (verso)
image: 13 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (34.8 x 12 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.7 x 28 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 22
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Filling Station and Company Houses for Miners, Vicinity Morgantown, West...
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 23
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Easton, Pennsylvania, 1935
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 24
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Junked Auto, Cape Cod, c. 1930
image: 6 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (15.8 x 19.3 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 25
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Junked Auto, Cape Cod, c. 1930
annotated 'Print J Dow' with printer's notations in pencil (mount, recto); variously numbered in pencil (mount, verso)
image: 5 x 6 3/4 in. (12.6 x 17.2 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
mount: 11 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (28.5 x 32.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 26
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Negro Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta, 1936
stamped 'Reproduced from the Collections/ of The Library of Congress' and numbered 'RA-8100' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 in. (20.9 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 27
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Bed and Stove, Truro, Massachusetts, 1931
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (16.5 x 20.9 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 28
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Interior, Storrs House, Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1933
numbered '21' and titled in green ink, variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (16.4 x 21.3 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,125
Lot 29
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Farmhouse Interior, near Copake, New York, 1933
annotated 'Print By J. Dow 1969-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.5 x 16.5 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 30
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Farmhouse Interior, near Copake, New York, 1933
titled, dated, numbered 'P-56' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24.1 x 18 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 31
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Untitled (Interior, Doorway to Library), 1930–1934
numbered 'P-46' and annotated 'DUPE' in pencil (verso)
image: 9 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.8 x 18.3 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$875
Lot 32
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Interior, near Copake, New York, 1933
dated 'DOW 69-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (16.4 x 21.3 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$875
Lot 33
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Farmhouse Interior, near Copake, New York, 1933
numbered 'P-393' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$750
Lot 34
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Untitled (Interior, cluttered desk), 1934
dated 'DOW 69-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (16.4 x 21.3 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 35
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Bedroom Dresser, Shrimp Fisherman’s House, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945
dated 'DOW 69-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (23.4 x 18.4 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 36
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Bedroom Interior with Religious and Family Pictures on Wall, Biloxi,...
annotated 'PRINT BY J. DOW 1969-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19 x 23.4 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 37
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Bedroom Dresser, Newcastle, Maine, c. 1962
dated 'DOW 69-70' and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.8 x 19 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 38
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
The Parlor Chairs, Oldwick, New Jersey, 1958–1962
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.5 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.2 x 27.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 39
WALKER EVANS (1903–1975)
Railroad Depot, October 1963
variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (24.7 x 24.7 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.7 x 28 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,000
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