American, 1916–2001
Louis Faurer
161results on record
63%sell-through
$2,624median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$133,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 161 recorded results (126 sold · 35 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1998–2026. 5 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?
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 | 101 | 59% | $2,469 |
Medium is recorded for 101 of 161 results (63%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Henri Cartier-bresson Louis Faurer Henri Cartier-bresson
| Metric | Louis Faurer | Henri Cartier-bresson |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,624 | $9,375 |
| Record price | $133,000 | $265,000 |
| Results on record | 161 | 1,767 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Henri Cartier-bressonAnsel AdamsBerenice AbbottAndré Kertész
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
59/ 100
- Sell-through63%
- Meets estimate36%
- Market depth161 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 49 | 100% | $2,820 | — |
| Sotheby's | 31 | 61% | $6,177 | 0.75× |
| Heritage Auctions | 24 | 62% | $1,125 | — |
| Bonhams | 20 | 60% | $2,658 | 0.66× |
| Phillips | 17 | 65% | $9,027 | — |
| Lempertz | 5 | 100% | $2,026 | — |
| Grisebach | 4 | — | $3,053 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 8 | 38% | $1,920 | 0.57× |
| Rago | 3 | 100% | $756 | — |
| Galerie Bassenge | 2 | — | $669 | — |
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 168 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 35 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $39, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2017·07 | Repaving Times Square, New York City | Gelatin silver, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·07 | Social Patron | Gelatin silver, early 1980s | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·07 | Staten Island Ferry | Gelatin silver, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | 'Penn Station, N.Y.C.', 1948 | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'Times Square, N.Y.C.', 1947 | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | 'park avenue garage', 1950 | $6,923–$9,231 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | New York City | Gelatin silver, printed in 1991 by Schneider/Erdman | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | 'Park Ave Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York City' | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | Family, Times Square | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Bowing for the Vogue Collections, Paris | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | 'bus no 7, new york, ny', 1950 | $3,462–$5,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | 'park avenue garage at hotel marguery, new york city', 1950 | $5,770–$8,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Park Ave. Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York City | $6,742–$9,438 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·01 | Eddie, N.Y., N.Y., 1948 | gelatin silver print, printed 1980 | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·10 | Robert Frank and Mary Frank at San Gennaro Festival, N.Y.C. | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·04 | Broadway Convertible, N.Y.C. | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·04 | Bowing for the Vogue Collections, Paris | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·04 | The LIGHT Suite, Philadelphia and New York | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·12 | Times Square, NYC | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·11 | 'nyc, times square', 1949'untitled, new york, new york', 1950'bus no.7, new york, n.y.', 1950 | $9,231–$11,539 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Bowing for the 'Vogue' Collections, Paris, 1972 | gelatin silver print, printed 1991 | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·04 | Accident, New York, N.Y. | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2012·12 | 'freudian hand clasp, n. y. c.' | $1,500–$2,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Philadelphia and New York, 1937-1973, The LIGHT Suite | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | New York City, 1946 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,618–$2,427 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·11 | Indian Summer, NY, NY, 1949 | gelatin silver print, printed 1981 | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·11 | New York, c. 1947 | gelatin silver print | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | Montreal, Canada, 1972 | gelatin silver print | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | New York, 1971 | gelatin silver print | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·04 | 42nd Street, New York, NY | Gelatin silver, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Staten Island Ferry | Gelatin silver, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | New York City (Woman on Subway) | Gelatin silver, 1980 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Orchard Street, New York, NY | Gelatin silver, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Re-paving Times Square, New York City | Gelatin silver, 1981 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·02 | N.y.c., 1946 | gelatin silver print, printed 1980s | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Bowing Lady, for the Vogue Collections, Paris, 1972 | gelatin silver print, printed 1991 | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Robert and Mary at San Gennaro Festival, N.Y.C., 1950 | gelatin silver print, printed 1990 | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Garage, Park Ave., New York, N.Y., 1950 | gelatin silver print, printed 1980 | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Times Square, Through Balustrade on Roof of Times Building, New York, c. 1946 | gelatin silver print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Selected images | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | 'bowing for the vogue collections, paris' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Park Avenue Garage | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | 56th Street Behind City Center on a Sunday, 1951 | gelatin silver print, printed 1980s | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Construction Site on Madison Avenue Looking Toward Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y., 1947-49 | gelatin silver print, printed 1980s | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Philadelphia Savoy Fund Society Collage, c. 1940 | gelatin silver print | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | 'park avenue garage' | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | N.y., N.y., 1952 | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | Philadelphia, 1938 | gelatin silver print | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Untitled, c. 1938 | gelatin silver print | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·04 | Outside the Ritz Bar, New York, c. 1948 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | New York, 1947 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Park Avenue Garage, N.Y.C., 1950 | gelatin silver print, printed 1981 | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Lee Strasberg and Students at the Actors' Studio, 1948 | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2005·02 | N.y.c., 1947 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2004·10 | Eddie, N.Y.C., 1945 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·05 | Accident, N.Y.C., 1952 | gelatin silver print, printed 1990 | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·05 | 53rd and 3rd Avenue Elevated Train | $2,022–$2,697 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | New York, N.Y.; and Backstage, Madison Square Garden | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | New York, NY | $1,200–$1,800 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Orchard Street, NYC; and New York, NY | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Madison Avenue Looking Toward Time/Life Building, N.Y.C.; and Wedding Cake Hat on Times Square, N.Y.C. | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Selected images | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | The Accident | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | N.Y. - 42nd Street | $1,800–$2,200 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·03 | Convertible on Broadway (c.1949) | $1,200–$1,800 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·03 | "Eddie", New York, N.Y. (1948) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·03 | Bowing for the Collections, French Vogue (1972) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Park Avenue Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York City (1950) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.