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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| 2019·10 | Yokohama, Japan (2 dogs in goggles) | $5,130–$7,696 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·10 | Wyoming | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | California Kiss, Santa Monica | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | North Carolina | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Marilyn Monroe, New York City | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Jacqueline Kennedy, Arlington Cemetery | Gelatin silver, 1964 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Brasilia | Gelatin silver, 1974 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Paris (Magnum Photographers) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | Brasilia, 1961 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | Arkansas | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | New York City | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | NYC (Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier bout) | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | Bruxelles | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | Bratsk, Siberia, USSR | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | Provence | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | California Kiss, Santa Monica | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·10 | Paris | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | New York City | $3,000–$4,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·05 | New York City | $2,007–$2,453 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·05 | 'felix, gladys and rover', new york city, c. 1974 | $7,685–$11,528 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | 'empire state building', new york city, 1955 | $8,966–$12,809 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | 'california kiss', santa monica, 1955 | $6,404–$8,966 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | 'paris', 1989 | $6,404–$8,966 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | 'marilyn monroe', new york, 1956 | $10,247–$15,371 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Museo del Prado, Madrid | $2,576–$5,152 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·05 | New York City | $1,288–$2,576 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·05 | Provence | $1,288–$2,576 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·05 | Paris | $3,864–$6,440 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Orléans, France | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·04 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·04 | Valencia, Spain (Robert and Mary Frank Dancing) | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·04 | Bermuda | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·04 | Reno, Nevada | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Paris, France | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Ireland | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | New York City (Alfred Hitchcock and Vera Miles) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Pasadena, California | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Miami Beach, Florida | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | New York I | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Self Portrait, Ireland | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Las Vegas, Nevada | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | Paris | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | Wyoming, 1954 | $6,854–$9,139 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·11 | Paris, 1989 | $6,854–$9,139 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·10 | Marlene Dietrich, New York City. 1959 | Presumably Vintage | $1,134–$1,702 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·10 | Saint-Gaudens Diana, Metropolitan Museum, New York | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | Lucienne and Ellen Erwitt, New York City | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | Bell Labs, New Jersey | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | Valencia, Spain | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | Paris | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | California Kiss, Santa Monica | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | Nikita Khrushchev & Richard Nixon, Moscow, USSR | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | William Carlos Williams, Paterson, New Jersey | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | Paris | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·09 | Untitled (Photographer's Wife and Child) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·06 | Reno, Nevada, (Marilyn Monroe and the cast of "The Misfits") | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | California | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·06 | Child at Broken Window, Colorado | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·06 | Bratsk, Sibiria | $1,750 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Paris | $3,501 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | California | $3,501 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·05 | „Rio de Janeiro“. 1972 | Gelatin silver print | $2,326–$3,490 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·05 | „Miami Beach“. 1962 | Later gelatin silver print | $2,326–$3,490 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·05 | „Rio de Janeiro“. 1984 | Gelatin silver print | $4,071–$5,234 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·05 | Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1956 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $6,757–$9,460 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Santa Monica, California, 1955 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $6,757–$9,460 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | 'felix, gladys, and rover', 1974 | $4,054–$6,757 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | 'california kiss', santa monica, 1955 | $6,757–$9,460 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·04 | 'guatemala' | $2,500–$3,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·04 | California Kiss, Santa Monica | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Paris | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | New York City | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Provence | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | Bridgehampton, N.Y., 1990 | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·04 | California | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | Wyoming | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·02 | Salvation Army Couple from Corning, New York | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Marilyn Monroe, New York | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | New York City (Marilyn Monroe in white dress) | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Israel | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Kent, England | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Corning Boy Scout and Scout Master | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Las Vegas | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Farmer Family at Meal, Douglas, Wyoming | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | Rocky Hill Meeting House, Massachusetts | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | New York City | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·02 | paris (dog jumping), 1989 | $3,664–$6,107 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·02 | New York City | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Paris | $6,565–$9,191 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | California | $7,878–$10,504 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Florida Keys (Long Spigot and Bird) | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2017·10 | Untitled, Argentina from Son of a Bitch | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Untitled (Woman asleep in a chair), New York City | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Nudist Camp, England, 1968 and Store Window (two photographs) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Corning Boy Scout and Scout Master | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Alabama | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Jacqueline Kennedy, Arlington, Virginia | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Nikita Khrushchev & Richard Nixon, Moscow, USSR | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
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