Photos of some of the 20th century’s greatest icons have been listed for thousands of dollars as part of a recent auction for Auction House Swann.
The photos auctioned for thousands of dollars included nude photos of Marilyn Monroe by photographer Lawrence Schiller, which fetched $12,000.
Psychedelic snapshots of George Harrison from The Beatles by legendary photographer Richard Avedon went for $38,000.
There are also rare prints of Brooke Shields’ iconic photographs advertising Calvin Klein jeans.
Legendary artist Andy Warhol’s photographs are also part of the Swann Galleries auction, which includes photographs by William Burroughs and famous photographs by Holly Solomon up for sale.
Photos of some of the 20th century’s greatest icons have been listed for sale for thousands of dollars as part of a recent auction for Swann Galleries
The photos auctioned for thousands of dollars included nude photos of Marilyn Monroe by photographer Lawrence Schiller, which fetched $12,000
The shots show Monroe emerging from the water in black and white and behind-the-scenes shots in color
In these photos, the legendary actress rises out of the water
Schiller included some of the footage in a book about his time with Monroe called Marilyn & Me
The photos had sold by noon on February 23 for a total of thousands of dollars
Schiller famously proclaimed in his book that he photographed the starlet ‘on her way down’ as he made her way up
Schiller said in interviews that he first photographed Monroe when he was only 23 years old
Monroe was 34 years old in 1960 when she first posed for Schiller
Sparks fly in this shot from Schiller’s collection
A psychedelic photo of George Harrison oversold an estimated $15,000-$20,000 and was bought for $38,000
This photo of Malcolm X taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson sold for $5,400
Andy Warhol’s famous portrait of William Burroughs sold for over $9,000, more than estimated at $5,000 – $7,000
This photo of Elvis Presley saw the King on July 4, 1956 on a train from Chattanooga to Memphis. The Alfred Wertheimer photo sold for $2,400
Another photo from Richard Avedon’s collection – this Brooke Shields campaign for Guess Jeans – sold for $8,000
This photo of the legendary genius Albert Einstein, taken by Philippe Halsman, sold for $2,800, according to Swann Galleries
A photo of famed supermodel Twiggy shot by the late Bert Stern sold for $1,900
Diego Rivera took this photo of Frida Kahlo and Emmy Lou Packard in Mexico City. It sold for $4,400
A $10,000 sale on this photo of Apache leader Geronimo by Edward S. Curtis
Andy Warhol Snapped These Famous Photobooth-Style Photos of Holly Solomon, Which Sold for $7,5000
Not all photos are of the rich and famous and legendary as this Diane Arbus photo titled ‘A young Brooklyn family goes for a Sunday outing’ sold for $10,000
This photograph of a Los Angeles home by Julius Shulman sold for $7,000
Gordon Parks’ photo, titled “Music – That Lordly Power,” sold for $4,400
A shot by Lewis W. Hine of a construction worker welding steel girders to the Empire State Building sold for $4,800
Famous American fashion designer Charles James sits in front of Peter Hujar in a shot that sold for $9,000
‘Clown Playing Solitaire’ – a photo of Emmett Kelly by Irving Penn – auctioned for $12,000
Jerry Uelsmann’s ‘Untitled (Ball and Cube at Beach)’ went up for auction for $2,800
An environmental landscape from Boulder, Colorado photographed by Robert Adams went for $16,000
This photo, known as ‘La Dernière Valse Du 14 Juillet’ by Robert Doisneau, was auctioned for $3,600
Famed author Truman Capote and Manson family friend Bobby Beausoleil appear in Peter Beard’s “San Quentin Summer.” The photo sold for $800
Many renovations ago, this shot of the interior of Penn Station by photographer Berenice Abbott sold for $5,800
‘Bari’ from Luigi Ghirri’s ‘Paesaggio Italiano’ series sold for $9,000
Revolutionaries Che Guevara and Fidel Castro enjoy a round of golf in this shot by Albert Korda. It sold for $1,000
This $600 shot was taken of the first gas attack by the Germans against the Allies in Ypres, Belgium
Ivan Shagin’s photo “Attack” sold for $2,200
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