American, 1868–1952
Edward S. Curtis
839results on record
79%sell-through
$4,845median result (USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer)
$1,416,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 839 recorded results (723 sold · 116 passed) across 14 auction houses, 1998–2026. 46 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 123 | 80% | $4,800 |
| prints | 108 | 85% | $684 |
| other | 76 | 100% | $18,522 |
| ceramics & design | 6 | 100% | $1,463 |
Medium is recorded for 313 of 839 results (37%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Ansel Adams Edward S. Curtis Ansel Adams
| Metric | Edward S. Curtis | Ansel Adams |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,845 | $11,875 |
| Record price | $1,416,000 | $988,000 |
| Results on record | 839 | 2,991 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Ansel AdamsBerenice AbbottEdward WestonHenri Cartier-bresson
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
72/ 100
- Sell-through79%
- Meets estimate52%
- Market depth839 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonhams | 395 | 76% | $3,520 | 0.86× |
| Christie's | 241 | — | $6,394 | — |
| Sotheby's | 97 | 95% | $8,750 | 0.70× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 52 | 92% | $384 | 0.43× |
| Heritage Auctions | 26 | 77% | $1,125 | — |
| Rago | 15 | 93% | $826 | — |
| Wright | 4 | 50% | $456 | — |
| Phillips | 1 | 100% | $882 | — |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $6,183 | 0.78× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 50% | $320 | — |
| Shelby's Auctioneers Ltd. | 1 | 100% | $143 | 3.40× |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $469 | 0.62× |
| Lempertz | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Arader Galleries | 3 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 886 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 116 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Photogravures of Native American Male Subjects, Most Identified Lot of 21 | $1,500–$2,500 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Photogravures Documenting Camp Scenes, Ceremonies, and Other Happenings Lot of 21 | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Photogravures Associated with the Piegan Lot of 12 | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Photogravures of Piegan and Blackfoot Subjects Lot of 8 | $500–$700 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Arikara Medicine Fraternity Plate 157 | photogravure | $300–$500 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | The Fisherman - Wishham Plate 274 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | On Klickitat River (b) Plate 290 | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Sitting Elk - Apsaroke Plate 146 | $500–$700 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | In Black Canon - Apsaroke Plate 136 | photogravure | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Mosquito Hawk - Assinboin Plate 102 | photogravure | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Alchise - Apache Plate 5 | photogravure | $500–$700 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Cheyenne Girl Plate 212 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Pima Matron Plate 46 | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Gambler - Piegan Plate 194 | photogravure | $300–$500 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Little Sioux - Arikara Plate 155 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Nunivak Children AND Noatak Kaiaks Plates 688 and 718 | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Crow Eagle - Piegan Plate 201 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Horse Capture - Atsina Plate 170 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | The Columbia Near Wind River Plate 285 | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Group of Winter Dancers - Qagyuhl Plate 348 | photogravure | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Nesjaja Hatali - Navaho Plate 31 | photogravure | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Nez Perce Brave Plate 263 | photogravure | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Piegan Dandy Plate 208 | photogravure | $300–$400 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | A Hilltop Camp - Jicarilla Plate 24 | photogravure | $200–$300 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Wife of Mnainak - Yakima Plate 221 | photogravure | $200–$300 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Nespilim Girl Plate 246 | photogravure | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Swallow Bird - Apsaroke Plate 134 | photogravure | $500–$700 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | The Potter Mixing Clay Plate 419 | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Travaux - Piegan Plate 193 | photogravure | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | The Morning Attack Plate 99 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Homeward Plate 318 | photogravure | $400–$600 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Ola - Noatak Plate 716 | photogravure | $300–$500 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Maid of Dreams | orotone | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | A Zuni Woman , 1903 | photogravure | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Hollow Horn Bear , 1907 | $700–$1,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Qahatika Water Girl , 1907 | $700–$1,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Swallow Bird - Apsaroke , 1908 | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Watching for the Signal - Apsaroke , 1908 | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Two Bear Woman - Piegan , 1911 | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Old Person - Piegan , 1911 | photogravure | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Honovi -Walpi Snake Priest, with Totokya Day Painting , 1921 | $700–$1,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·09 | Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods | orotone | $5,000–$7,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Prayer to the Stars | orotone | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Otíla- Maidu | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
| 2026·09 | Selected Photogravures from 'The North American Indian' (comprising 'Pâvía - Taos' and 'A Tlŭ'wŭláhŭ Mask - Tsawatenok') | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
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| 2026·09 | A Yaudanchi Yokuts Woman | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·09 | A Diegueño Woman of Campo | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·09 | Achomawi Basket-Maker | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·09 | Shatíla – Pomo | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·09 | Lucero - Santo Domingo | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Aphrodite | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Sunset Trail | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | The Vanishing Race, Navajo | $6,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Ghost Dancer, Kwakiutl (from the North American Indian portfolio) | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Three works from The North American Indian portfolio | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Two works from The North American Indian portfolio | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | A Diegueño Woman of Campo | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Dip-Netting in Pools - Wishham (Plate 275 from 'The North American Indian') | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Achomawi Man | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Wichita Grass-House | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Henry-Wichita | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | The North American Indian, 1907-1930 | $2,697–$4,045 | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·04 | Apache - Land, Plate 4 | photogravure | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | A Hilltop Camp - Jicarilla, Plate 24 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Southwestern Subjects | photogravures | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Alchise – Apache, Plate 5 | photogravure | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Sigesh - Apache , Plate 6 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Apache , Plate 7 | photogravure | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Apache Reaper, Plate 8 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Storm - Apache, Plate 9 | photogravure | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Getting Water - Apache , Plate 10 | photogravure | $100–$200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Scout – Apache , Plate 13 | photogravure | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Renegade Type - Apache, Plate 12 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Morning Bath - Apache , Plate 14 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Apache Nalin , Plate 15 | photogravure | $100–$200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Eskadi Apache, Plate 16 | photogravure | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | An Apache Babe , Plate 17 | photogravure | $100–$200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Chideh - Apache , Plate 18 | photogravure | $200–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Vash Gon - Jicarilla, Plate 20 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Chief Garfield - Jicarill a, Plate 21 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Jicarilla Maiden, Plate 22 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Jicarilla Matron, Plate 23 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Jicarilla Women , Plate 25 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Women of the Desert, Navaho , Plate 27 | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Navaho Flocks , Plate 33 | photogravure | $200–$300 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Blanket Weaver - Navaho , Plate 34 | photogravure | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Hastobiga, Navaho Medicine-Man , Plate 35 | photogravure | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | A Point of Interest - Navaho , Plate 36 | photogravure | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Out of the Darkness - Navaho, Plate 37 | photogravure | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Alhkidokihi - Navajo , Plate 39 | photogravure | $100–$150 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Tablita Woman Dancer - San Ildefonso | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Rush Gatherer - Kutenai , 1998 | contemporary orontone by Curtis Centennial Project, Inc. | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Tolowa Tattooing | photogravure | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Nimkish Village at Alert Bay | photogravure | $150–$300 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Northwest Coast Scenes | photogravures | $300–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Hamasaka in Tlu'wulahu Costume with Speaker's Staff - Qagyuhl | photogravure | $200–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | A Son of the Desert - Navajo , Plate 32 | photogravure | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Medicine Crow | platinum print | $1,000–$1,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Canon de Chelly - Navaho | platinum print | $2,500–$3,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | The Vanishing Race | orotone | $3,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.