Artist
Edward Sheriff Curtis
332results on record
81%sell-through
$938median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$104,454record in our coverage
Drawn from 332 recorded results (272 sold · 60 passed) across 9 auction houses, 2006–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 144 | 80% | $500 |
| photography | 98 | 87% | $938 |
| other | 64 | 89% | $2,188 |
| ceramics & design | 8 | 25% | $1,571 |
| works on paper | 3 | n/a | $8,190 |
Medium is recorded for 317 of 332 results (95%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Ansel Adams Edward Sheriff Curtis Ansel Adams
| Metric | Edward Sheriff Curtis | Ansel Adams |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $938 | $11,875 |
| Record price | $104,454 | $988,000 |
| Results on record | 332 | 2,991 |
| Years active at auction | 2006–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Ansel AdamsBerenice AbbottEdward SteichenEdward Weston
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
79/ 100
- Sell-through81%
- Meets estimate67%
- Market depth332 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | 300 | 82% | $750 | — |
| Christie's | 12 | 100% | $8,190 | — |
| Sotheby's | 5 | — | $20,475 | 1.20× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 4 | 100% | $3,944 | 1.00× |
| Bonhams | 5 | 60% | $6,875 | 0.88× |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $3,920 | — |
| Phillips | 3 | 33% | $17,500 | — |
| Lion & Unicorn | 1 | 100% | $100 | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 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 335 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 60 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2012·11 | Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods | Orotone | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·11 | At the Old Well of Acoma | Orotone | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·11 | By the Arrow I Have Said It | Photogravure on tissue | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·11 | The Vanishing Race | Orotone | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·05 | The Vanishing Race, 1904 | $10,274–$15,412 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Ready for Okipe Buffalo Dance, Koskimo, Cheyenne Woman, and Pgwis-Qagyuhl (Four Photographs) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·11 | A Walpi Man. 1921 | Photogravure on Japan paper, 1922 | $3,347–$4,685 | Grisebach | ||
| 2011·11 | The Vanishing Race – Navaho. 1904 | Vintage | $4,016–$5,355 | Grisebach | ||
| 2011·11 | An Oasis in the Badlands, 1904 | $10,920–$16,380 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Untitled | $8,190–$10,920 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | The Vanishing Race, 1904 | $10,920–$16,380 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | The Vanishing Race | Orotone, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·09 | The North American Indian: Two Moons - Cheyenne, plate 213 | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·05 | The North American Indian: Two Moons - Cheyenne, plate 213,... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2011·05 | Before the Storm, 1906 | $11,486–$17,230 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Under the Cottonwood, Navajo Sheep | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·11 | The North American Indian, Volume 20: The Alaskan Eskimo, the Nuniv... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·11 | The North American Indian, Volume 19: The Indians of Oklahoma, The... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·11 | The North American Indian: Old Person - Piegan, plate 204,... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·11 | The North American Indian, Volume 13: The Hupa, The Yurok, The Karo... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·11 | The North American Indian, Volume 15: Southern California Shoshonea... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2010·11 | The North American Indian: Two Moons - Cheyenne, plate 213,... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·12 | Numerous Volumes and Plates of The North American Indian, 1... | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2009·07 | On the Canadian River, Plate 659 | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | A Mountain Fastness - Apsaroke, Plate 140 | Photogra... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | In a Piegan Lodge, Plate 188 | from The North Ame... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | Ola-Noatak, Plate 716 | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | Two Moons Cheyenne, Plate 213 | from The North Am... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | A Mountain Camp - Yakima, Plate 224 | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·07 | Old Person - Piegan, Plate 204 | from The North A... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·01 | The Three Chiefs - Piegan, 1900 | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·12 | The Vanishing Race | Toned silver gelatin, 1904 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·12 | The Scout, Apache | Toned silver gelatin, 1906 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Henry Wichita | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | Lucero - Santo Domingo | PROVENA... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.