French/American, 1928–2023
Elliott Erwitt
687results on record
78%sell-through
$3,328median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$30,720record in our coverage
Drawn from 687 recorded results (564 sold · 123 passed) across 17 auction houses, 1998–2026. 12 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 | 270 | 80% | $3,525 |
| other | 10 | 100% | $5,172 |
| sculpture | 3 | 33% | $1,280 |
| ceramics & design | 3 | n/a | $2,925 |
Medium is recorded for 286 of 687 results (42%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Henri Cartier-bresson Elliott Erwitt Henri Cartier-bresson
| Metric | Elliott Erwitt | Henri Cartier-bresson |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $3,328 | $9,375 |
| Record price | $30,720 | $265,000 |
| Results on record | 687 | 1,767 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Henri Cartier-bressonHorst P. HorstAnsel AdamsAndré Kertész
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
68/ 100
- Sell-through78%
- Meets estimate40%
- Market depth687 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 | 232 | 76% | $2,304 | 0.65× |
| Heritage Auctions | 127 | 80% | $1,912 | — |
| Phillips | 97 | 82% | $6,381 | — |
| Christie's | 63 | 89% | $6,555 | — |
| Sotheby's | 57 | 77% | $5,217 | 1.04× |
| Grisebach | 33 | — | $4,071 | — |
| Lempertz | 26 | 76% | $2,981 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 12 | 83% | $1,088 | 0.65× |
| Rago | 10 | 100% | $1,180 | — |
| Finarte | 10 | 70% | $725 | 0.76× |
| Dorotheum | 7 | 57% | $3,229 | — |
| Wright | 4 | 75% | $1,500 | — |
| Artcurial | 2 | — | $7,450 | 1.27× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 3 | 67% | $963 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 2 | 50% | $2,176 | — |
| Hermitage Fine Art | 1 | 100% | $4,347 | 0.92× |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 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 699 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 123 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2024·09 | 'Ballycotton, Ireland' | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Brighton, England' (Man Standing in the Sea) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Newcastle, England' | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Bratsk, Siberia USSR' (Children) | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Bratsk, Siberia' | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Venice, Italy' (Gallerie dell'Accademia) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Moscow' (Khrushchev/Nixon) | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Sicily, Italy' (Gloves) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Budapest, Hungary' (Train Station) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Czestochowa, Poland' (Confessional) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Hungary' (Women and Geese) | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Reno, Nevada' (The Misfits) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'New York City' (Marilyn Monroe) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Havana, Cuba (Che Guevara)' | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Israel' (Wedding) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Arlington, Virginia' (Jacqueline Kennedy) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Los Angeles' (John F. Kennedy) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Texas, USA' (Motel Room) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'North Carolina, USA' (Water Fountains) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Ireland' (Dun Laoghaire) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Pasadena, CA' (Lost Persons Area) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'California' (Kiss) | $6,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Brasilia' (Man and Woman) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'San Francisco' | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'New York City' (Empire State Building) | $6,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'New York City' (Sunbathers on Rooftop) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'New York City (Third Avenue El)' | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Colorado, USA' (Broken Window) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Wyoming, USA' (Father and Son) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Idaho, USA' (Store Window) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'Las Vegas, Nevada' (Slot Machine) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'New York City' (Lucienne and Baby) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | 'New York City' (Central Park) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Paris | $5,063–$7,594 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | New York City | $3,797–$6,328 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | New York, (Lucienne and Ellen Erwitt on Bed) | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | California Kiss, Santa Monica | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | 'New York City' | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Honfleur, France | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | „Versailles“, France. 1975 | Gelatin silver print, printed later | $2,718–$3,805 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·12 | 'U.s.a.' | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Versailles | $1,500–$2,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Pasadena | $1,500–$2,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | 'New York City' | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Marilyn Monroe, New York City | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Brighton, England | $1,088–$1,631 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | 'Pasadena, California' | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | New York City | $3,262–$4,350 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·11 | Waiters and Chef, Hotel Ritz, Paris | $3,279–$5,466 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | Paris | $2,186–$3,279 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | Paris | $2,186–$3,279 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | Arc de Triomphe, Paris | $3,279–$5,466 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | New York City, (Third Ave El), 1955 | $10,691–$16,036 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·11 | Saint-Tropez, France, 1959 | $7,484–$10,691 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·11 | New York City, (Chihuahua), 1946 | $12,829–$19,244 | upcoming | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | North Carolina, 1950 | $6,415–$8,553 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·11 | New York City, 1974 | $5,346–$7,484 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·10 | 'Hollywood, California' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | 'Rome, Italy' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Museo de las Momias, Guanajuato, Mexico | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Group of 3 Photographs on the set of "The Misfits" | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Misfits" | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | California Beach, 1970s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Dog Legs, New York City | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | California Kiss | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Venice | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | Marilyn Monroe, New York City | $3,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Jacksonville, Florida | $1,068–$1,602 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Stinson Beach Boy with Kite | $1,068–$1,602 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Marilyn Monroe, „New York City“. 1956 | Gelatin silver print, printed later | $3,229–$5,382 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·05 | Photographs | $8,712–$11,201 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·05 | 'North Carolina' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and the cast of The Misfits | $800–$1,000 | Wright | |||
| 2023·04 | New York City | $1,000–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2023·04 | Group of 4 Signed Photography Books | Each signed by Erwitt in ink, title pages | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Colorado | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | A Portfolio of Ten Photographs | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Las Vegas | $700–$900 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·12 | California (Kiss) | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | Paris | $4,215–$5,269 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·12 | Hungary | $948–$1,265 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·12 | New York City | $2,634–$3,161 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·11 | The Engagement Party of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York | $2,380–$3,571 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | California Kiss, Santa Monica | $3,571–$5,951 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Pittsburgh | $1,190–$2,380 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Wyoming | $7,141–$9,521 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | London | $1,190–$2,380 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Las Vegas, Nevada | $1,190–$2,380 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Reno, Nevada | $1,190–$2,380 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Marilyn Monroe, New York | $2,380–$3,571 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Marilyn Monroe, New York | $3,571–$5,951 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | New York (Couple Kissing in Back of a Car) | Digital pigment print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Paris, France | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·10 | Paris, France | Digital pigment print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Paris (Umbrella Jump) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | California Kiss | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | California Kiss, 1955 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | New York City (Dog Legs), 1974 | gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board | $15,000–$25,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2022·08 | Loire Valley, France | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
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