American, 1910–1988
Leon Levinstein
118results on record
58%sell-through
$776median result (USD, incl. premium; 75% observed, 25% estimated from hammer)
$7,484record in our coverage
Drawn from 118 recorded results (80 sold · 38 passed) across 8 auction houses, 1998–2026. 11 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 75% observed, 25% 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 | 59 | 83% | $1,250 |
| ceramics & design | 7 | 0% | $2,496 |
Medium is recorded for 66 of 118 results (56%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Berenice Abbott Leon Levinstein Berenice Abbott
| Metric | Leon Levinstein | Berenice Abbott |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $776 | $3,884 |
| Record price | $7,484 | $60,000 |
| Results on record | 118 | 1,226 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Berenice AbbottHorst P. HorstEdward WestonWalker Evans
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
47/ 100
- Sell-through58%
- Meets estimate9%
- Market depth118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman's | Hindman | 22 | 91% | $416 | 0.39× |
| Bonhams | 45 | 42% | $512 | 0.44× |
| Grisebach | 14 | — | $2,756 | — |
| Christie's | 9 | — | $3,585 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 12 | 67% | $938 | — |
| Sotheby's | 6 | 100% | $3,500 | 0.52× |
| Phillips | 7 | 29% | $3,125 | — |
| Lempertz | 3 | 67% | $2,458 | — |
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 129 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 38 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Four Works from Street Scene | gelatin silver prints | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Coney Island (two works) | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Three Works from Street Scene , 1982-1983 | gelatin silver prints | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Five Works | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Three Works | gelatin silver prints | $500–$700 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Three Works | gelatin silver prints | $500–$700 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Four Works | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Mardi Gras, New Orleans (from Street Scene ), 1975; printed later | gelatin silver print | $600–$800 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Five Works | gelatin silver prints | $1,000–$2,000 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Four Works from Street Scene | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
| 2026·09 | Five Works from Street Scene | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | upcoming | Freeman's | Hindman | |
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| 2026·03 | Four Works, 1960s | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Four Works | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Two Works | gelatin silver print and pigment print | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Five Works | gelatin silver prints | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Two Works | gelatin silver prints | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Coney Island (two works) | gelatin silver prints | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Two Works | gelatin silver prints | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Rockefeller Center (from Street Scene ); printed later | gelatin silver print | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Four Works | gelatin silver prints | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Two Works | gelatin silver prints | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Coney Island , ca. 1955 | gelatin silver print | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A pair of works | gelatin silver prints | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of five works | gelatin silver prints | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of four works | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of three works | gelatin silver prints | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A pair of works ( Untitled; Washington Square Park ) ca. 1960's | gelatin silver prints | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of three works | gelatin silver prints | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of five works | gelatin silver prints | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of three works | gelatin silver prints | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of five works | gelatin silver prints | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A pair of works titled Mexico , ca. 1956 | gelatin silver prints | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | A group of three works | gelatin silver prints | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·09 | Select Photographs of New York City 32 | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | Handball Players, Houston Street, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Coney Island | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Untitled (Three Ladies) | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Woman in a Doorway Smoking), C. 1960 | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Couple Walking in Down the Street), C. 1960 | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Untitled, Mexico [woman and man in uniform] | $200–$300 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Untitled [teenagers lying on Alamo, Astor Place] | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | East Harlem [family at window] | $200–$300 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Untitled [two women at window] | $200–$300 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Couple Walking in Down the Street), C. 1970 | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Man with Bowler Hat) C. 1960 | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled, New York [street scene, men with hands raised] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled, Mexico [Couple Embracing], 1960S | $200–$400 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled [Bureau], 1960S | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Disheveled Man on the Street), C. 1960 | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | NYC [woman with overcoat] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | NYC [woman in hotel entry] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Untitled [teenagers lying on Alamo, Astor Place] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | East Harlem [family at window] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Untitled, Mexico [woman and man in uniform] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Untitled [two women at window] | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Untitled, Mexico [Couple Embracing], 1960S | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Untitled [Bureau], 1960S | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Untitled [Nun and Child], 1960S | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Woman in a Doorway Smoking), C. 1960 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Man Resting His Foot on a Fire Hydrant), C. 1960 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Man Resting His Foot on a Lamp Post), C. 1960 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Couple Walking in Down the Street), C. 1970 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Couple Walking in Down the Street), C. 1960 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Disheveled Man on the Street), C. 1960 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | (1910-1988) Nyc (Man with Bowler Hat) C. 1960 | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Hyde Park, London | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | NYC [Times Square, street preacher] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Untitled, Mexico [couple embracing] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | NYC [man resting his foot on a fire hydrant] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Untitled [two girls lying on the beach, Coney Island, Brooklyn] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | NYC [woman in hotel entry] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | 42nd Street, NY; Fifth Avenue, NY | $2,500–$3,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·01 | Untitled [photo on a button] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Untitled [two women at window] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Untitled, New York [street scene, men with hands raised] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Untitled, Coney Island [woman on the beach] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Untitled [man in cowboy boots resting] | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Handball Players, Houston Street | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·09 | Coney Island | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Black Women and Child, N.Y. | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled, New York | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled, New York | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled, New York | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Washington Square Park, NYC (Tattoo and Cigarette) | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Boy looking at Car mirror. 1958 | Vintage | $2,828–$5,091 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·10 | Selected Images | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·07 | Handball Players, Houston Street, New York | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·04 | Tattoos and Cigarettes (Washington Square Park, New York City) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Man in Suit, Woman in Fur Coat | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·07 | „Coney Island“. 1975 | Gelatin silver print | $2,836–$3,403 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·06 | Untitled | $2,242–$2,802 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·06 | Untitled | $2,242–$2,802 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | Houston Street, New York | $2,272–$3,408 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Couple, Lower East Side, New York from the series Hipsters, Hustlers and Handball Players | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Couple, Lower East Side, New York from Hipsters, Hustlers and Handball Players | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Untitled (Peep Show), 1970s | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Handball players, Houston Street, New York | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | Coney Island | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | handball players, houston street, new york | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | 'coney island' | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.