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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2023·01 | Pomo Baskets | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Working Set of Pomo Baskets | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Pomo Baskets, Mortar and Pestle | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Pomo Seed-Gathering Utensils | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Cooking Acorns - Lake Pomo | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | A Pomo Camp | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Tule Balsa on Clear Lake | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Mono Basketry | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | A Yuki Woman | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | A Chukchansi Woman | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Flute Dancers Returning to Walpi | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | A Maidu Boy | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Quiet Waters | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Yokuts Basketry Designs (b) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Selected Images of Diegueño Women 2 | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Selected Images of Women (Volume XIV) 3 | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Sikyálĕtstiwa – Shipaulovi Snake Chief | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Walpi Architecture | $800–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Fishing Camp - Skokomish | $800–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | The Prayer | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | King Island Village from the Sea (Plate 700 from The North American Indian, Supplementary Portfolio 20) | $250–$350 | Wright | |||
| 2022·11 | Medicine Crow - Apsaroke , 1908 | orotone, reprinted 1998 by The Center for Creative Photography | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·10 | Selected Portraits of Native Americans | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·10 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | Red Thunder, Nez Perces | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | Son of the Desert | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Canyon de Chelly | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·08 | Scout, Apache | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Seven photogravures: Cheyenne Girl, Nespilim Woman , Homeward Bound, An Isleta Boy, On the Shores at Nootka , Puget Sound Type , Running Fisher - Atsina | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | |||
| 2022·05 | Old Bob Nootka, 1915 | black and white photograph | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·04 | 'Mósa-Mohave' | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Oasis in the Badlands | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | The Vanishing Race | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Maid of Dreams | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | The Scout, Apache | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | The Vanishing Race | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Oasis in the Badlands | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | The Clam Digger | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | In the Land of the Sioux, Three Chiefs Piegan | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | The Vanishing Race | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Youth, Navajo | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Selected studies from "North American Indian" | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Aphrodite | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | At the Old Well of Acoma | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Preparing for Winter | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·01 | Canon del Muerto | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·01 | Collection of six works from The North American Indian | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2021·11 | Cañon de Chelley, Navajo | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | At the Old Well of Acoma | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | The Vanishing Race | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | The Vanishing Race, Navaho | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | At the Old Well of Acoma | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | A Northern Plains Chief | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Yuma Girl | $700–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | The Vanishing Race | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | The Scout Apache | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Canon de Chelly | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Chief of the Desert | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | The Vanishing Race, Navaho | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Aphrodite | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | Native American Woman and Kyack | $1,800–$2,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Klamath Lake Marshes | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | At the Old Well of Acoma; | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Maid of Dreams | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods; | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Salmon Stream, Hupa | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Watching for Salmon, Hupa | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Spearing Salmon, Hupa | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Piki Maker | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Potter (Nampeyo) - Hopi | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Black Eagle, Assiniboin | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Vash Gon, Jicarilla | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Klamath Lake Marshes; | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Chief, Klamath | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Chief of Crater Lake | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | At the Water's Edge, Piegan | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Camp on the Little Big Horn, Apsaroke | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Flathead Camp on the Jocko River | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Maid of Dreams | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Watching for Salmon, Hupa | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Salmon Stream | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Clam Digger | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Rush Gatherer, Kutenai | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Hopi Girls at the Well | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | At the Old Well of Acoma | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Fisherman, Wisham | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Geronimo, Apache | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Zuni Governor | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Piki Maker | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Depositing a Prayer Stick | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Before the Storm, Apache | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Out of the Darkness, Navajo | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Vanishing Race | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | The Oath, Apsaroke | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Prayer to the Great Mystery (Slow Bull, Sioux) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Prayer to the Stars | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | Three Brothers, Yosemite | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.