Luxembourgish/American, 1879–1973
Edward Steichen
562results on record
77%sell-through
$3,024median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$2,928,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 562 recorded results (478 sold · 84 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1998–2026. 6 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 244 | 78% | $5,000 |
| prints | 101 | 81% | $824 |
| other | 36 | 65% | $3,323 |
| works on paper | 13 | 100% | $31,250 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 50% | $733 |
| painting | 4 | 100% | $83,650 |
Medium is recorded for 402 of 562 results (72%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Ansel Adams Edward Steichen Ansel Adams
| Metric | Edward Steichen | Ansel Adams |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $3,024 | $11,875 |
| Record price | $2,928,000 | $988,000 |
| Results on record | 562 | 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-through77%
- Meets estimate52%
- Market depth562 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 | 193 | 77% | $777 | — |
| Christie's | 98 | 100% | $14,400 | — |
| Sotheby's | 102 | 79% | $36,000 | 0.83× |
| Phillips | 52 | 63% | $47,500 | — |
| Bonhams | 39 | 74% | $1,250 | 0.62× |
| Lempertz | 23 | 91% | $1,402 | — |
| Grisebach | 16 | — | $9,923 | — |
| Rago | 12 | 92% | $858 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 11 | 91% | $578 | 0.49× |
| Dorotheum | 7 | 100% | $573 | — |
| Wright | 3 | 100% | $320 | — |
| A10 by Artmark | 2 | 100% | $2,380 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 50% | $845 | — |
| Galerie Bassenge | 1 | — | $844 | — |
| Finarte | 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 568 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 84 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Henri Matisse | gelatin silver print | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | The Early Years 1900-1927 (complete portfolio of twelve with text pages and portfolio case), 1981 | photogravures on BFK Rives | $1,500–$2,500 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | The Early Years: 1900-192 | $2,427–$2,966 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
| 2026·09 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | $1,000–$1,500 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
| 96 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2026·07 | Lady H. (from Camera work XXII) | Four Color halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·07 | G. Bernard Shaw (from Camera Work XXII) | Four color halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·07 | On the House-boat - "The Log Cabin" (from Camera Work XXII) | Four color halftone | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Dana Miller in the Pond, Umpawag, Connecticut (from Juxtaposition) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Steichen's Legacy; Edward Steichen, The Portraits; A Life in Photography, Edward Steichen (3 books), 1963; 1984; | 4to | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Frost Rambler Rose | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1986 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Clouds | Gelatin silver print, printed later by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | M. Auguste Rodin | $700–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Louise Brown, 1920s | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | The Early Years: 1900-192 | $2,684–$4,026 | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | Huntington Harbor | Oil on canvas laid on panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Gorham Silver | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Charlie Chaplin | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Bergdorf-Goodman Models in Vionnet (Marion Morehouse and an unidentified model) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·04 | Isadora Duncan at the Parthenon | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·04 | ‘The Flatiron Building. - Evening. New York’ | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·04 | Merle Oberon, Hollywood | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1986 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Laughing Boxes, West 86th Street, NYC | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Alfred Stieglitz | Gelatin silver printed 1981 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Balzac - The Open Sky (from "Camera Work" XXXIV/XXXV) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Model, 1920s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Improvisation- Osgood Perkins and Lee Tracy in "The Front Page" for Vanity Fair | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Wheelbarrow with Flower Pots, France | Gelatin silver printed by George Tice, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Paul Robeson as "Emperor Jones", New York | Gelatin silver print, printed by George Tice 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Sunday Night, 40th Street, New York | Gelatin sliver printed by George Tice, 1981-1982 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Anatole France (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII | Photogravure on tissue | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | The Flatiron, New York (from Early Years Portfolio), 1900-1927 | Photogravure, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Douglass Lighters (for J. Walter Thompson) | $60,000–$90,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·02 | Greta Garbo, Hollywood | $5,937–$8,312 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·01 | Sylvia Sidney, Hollywood, August 15 | Gelatin silver contact print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Foxgloves | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice under the supervision of Joanna Steichen | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | In Memoriam, New York | Photogravure, printed 1996 by Jon Goodman | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | The Maypole, (Empire State Building) | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice under the supervision of Joanna Steichen | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Avocados | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice under the supervision of Joanna Steichen | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Torso, Paris | Photogravure, printed 1981 by Jon Goodman | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Lotus, Mount Kisco, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice under the supervision of Joanna Steichen | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Brancusi in His Studio | Photogravure, printed 1996 by Jon Goodman | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Maeterlinck (from Camera Work Steichen Supplement) | Halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·11 | Balzac, Towards the Light, Midnight (from Camera Work No 34/35) | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Nocturne–Orangerie Staircase, Versailles (from Camera Work ), 1908 | duogravure | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of 11 works from Edward Steichen: The Early Years (with portfolio case) | photogravures printed on 300 gram Rives BFK | $2,000–$3,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·10 | Bergdorf-Goodman Models in Vionnet (Marion Morehouse and an unidentified model) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Lotus | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·10 | Charlie Chaplin | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·10 | Juxtaposition Portfolio (complete with 12 works) | Gelatin silver prints, printed 1984-1985 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Untitled Fashion Study (Girl in White Dress), 1930s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Sylvia Sidney, Hollywood, August 15 | Gelatin silver contact print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Matchsticks and Cigarettes (Stehli Silks, 'Americana' Print Collection of Fabric Designs) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | Venice (from Camera Work XLIV) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | The Early Years | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | Late Afternoon, Venice, from Camera Work | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Ann Hardin, Beverly Hill, California | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1986 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | Colette | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1986 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | Three Pears and an Apple (from Early Years Portfolio, 1900-1927) | Photogravure, printed 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | Marion Morehouse, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-195 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | Rudolf Valentino | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1985 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | Carl Sandburg, Michigan | Gelatin silver print, printed later by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | The Russian Pupils of Isadora Duncan | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Road Into the Valley - Moonrise (from the Steichen Special Edition of 'Camera Work') | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | The early years 1900 - 1927, 1981 | $2,900–$4,059 | Finarte | |||
| 2025·06 | Self Portrait with Sister; Steichen and Clara on their Honeymoon (from Edward Steichen, The Early Years portfolio) | Photogravures, printed 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Anatole France (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Steeplechase Day, Paris; After the Races (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII) | Duogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Dolor (from Camera Work II) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | The Brass Bowl (from Camera Work XIV) | Halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Torso-Milwaukee (from Early Years Portfolio, 1900-1927) | Photogravure, printed 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Sadakichi Hartmann (from Camera Work VII) | Halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Nude with Cat (from Camera Work II) | Halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Pastoral - Moonlight (from Camera Work XIX) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | The Big White Cloud (from Camera Work Steichen Supplement) | Halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Nocturne-Orangerie Staircase (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Mary Learns to Walk (from Camera Work XLII/XLIII) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Experiment in Three-color Photography (from Camera Work XV) | Three color Halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Venice (from Camera Work XLIV) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. (from Camera Work Steichen Supplement) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Bartholome (from Camera Work II) | Photogravure | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Venerable Tree Trunk | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Sunflower, France | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1986 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Alfred Stieglitz | Gelatin silver print, printed 1981-1982 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Elisabeth Bergner, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1985 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Carl Sandburg ephemera | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2025·06 | Peggy Shannon, Hollywood Avenue | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Balzac (A. Rodin) | $1,134–$1,701 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | M. Auguste Rodin, Paris | $1,361–$1,701 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled | $907–$1,134 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Thomas Mann, New York | $1,134–$1,701 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | The Pool | $680–$907 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Balzac - The Open Sky | $1,134–$1,701 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Cyclamen - Mrs. Philip Lydig | $680–$907 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Moonlight: The Pond | $907–$1,134 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Rodin | $907–$1,134 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Balzac - The Silhouette, 4 a.m. | $1,134–$1,701 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Portrait | $680–$907 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Franz von Lenbach, Munich | $907–$1,134 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | The Pool - Evening (for Camera Work No. 2) | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2025·04 | The Blue Sky Portfolio, (complete with 12 works) | Gelatin silver prints, printed 1987 by George Tice | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.