American, 1922–2016
Louis Stettner
120results on record
70%sell-through
$1,903median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$18,837record in our coverage
Drawn from 120 recorded results (98 sold · 22 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% 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 | 65 | 73% | $1,762 |
| other | 6 | n/a | $4,900 |
Medium is recorded for 71 of 120 results (59%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Horst P. Horst Louis Stettner Horst P. Horst
| Metric | Louis Stettner | Horst P. Horst |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $1,903 | $7,500 |
| Record price | $18,837 | $288,000 |
| Results on record | 120 | 1,006 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Horst P. HorstAndré KertészHenri Cartier-bressonElliott Erwitt
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
66/ 100
- Sell-through70%
- Meets estimate46%
- Market depth120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grisebach | 20 | — | $3,129 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 21 | 95% | $1,250 | — |
| Sotheby's | 14 | 100% | $3,100 | 0.76× |
| Bonhams | 24 | 50% | $1,916 | 0.93× |
| Christie's | 10 | — | $1,934 | — |
| Phillips | 7 | 86% | $3,890 | — |
| Lempertz | 7 | 80% | $1,712 | — |
| Dorotheum | 4 | 100% | $572 | — |
| Rago | 3 | 100% | $1,250 | — |
| Artcurial | 2 | — | $4,783 | 1.52× |
| Finarte | 8 | 12% | $656 | 0.69× |
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 120 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 22 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Bus Waiting Room, Mexico | Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Saratoga Springs, 1957 | $928–$1,393 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Place du Clestalet, 1951 | $928–$1,393 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Train compartiment, vers l'Espagne, 1950s | $932–$1,398 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Restaurant Pierre, 1951 | $583–$932 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | NYC, 1950s | $816–$1,165 | Finarte | |||
| 2025·12 | Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand, New York City | $1,750–$2,334 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·12 | Penn Station | $1,750–$2,334 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·11 | Rainy Day on Wall Street, Constitutional Hall | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Manhattan from the Promenade, Brooklyn, New York | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | „Penn Station“. 1958 | Gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,752–$2,920 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·10 | Six Windows, Penn Station, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Penn Station, New York | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Penn Station | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Penn Station, New York | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Broadway Limited, Penn Station | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Brooklyn Promenade | Gelatin silver print, printed 1987 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Subway Series, New York City | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | 'Fifites Graffiti' (New York City) | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | 'Woman in Stocking Cap, Rockefeller' | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Brooklyn Promenade | $3,797–$6,328 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·01 | 'Woman in Stocking Cap, Rockefeller' | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | 'Penn Station' (Woman on Empty Platform, New York) | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | 'Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand' | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | 'Fifties Graffiti, NYC' | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·11 | Crossing the Seine, Mother and Child, Paris | $3,279–$5,466 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·06 | Rainy Day on Wall Street, New York | $1,602–$2,137 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Avenue de Chatillon | $1,068–$1,602 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York | $1,282–$1,602 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·05 | Brooklyn Promenade | $3,734–$6,223 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | The Great White Way, Times Square at Night, New York | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Brooklyn Promenade | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·08 | Penn Station (View through a subway window) and Penn Station 2 | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | „Penn Station“. 1958 | Gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,285–$1,607 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·05 | Elbowing an Out of Town Newsstand | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·05 | World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·05 | Chrysler Building from Times Square, New York | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Aubervilliers, Paris | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand, NYC | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·12 | „Boy reading Comics, Paris“. 1951 | Vintage | $3,960–$6,223 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·11 | "Women: 22 Photographs in Celebration of International Women's Year" | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Brooklyn Promenade | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·03 | Le mur (Wailing Wall), 1951 | $833–$1,191 | Finarte | |||
| 2021·03 | Corn, Athens, New York taken summer , 1984 | $833–$1,191 | Finarte | |||
| 2020·12 | 10 Photographs, Introduction by Brassaï (10 works) | Duotone, 1949 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·09 | Brooklyn Promenade | $3,821–$6,368 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·09 | Girl Playing in Circles, Penn Station, New York | $2,547–$3,821 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·04 | 10 Photographs, Introduction by Brassaï (10 works) | Duotone, 1949 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·03 | Imed plus Cat, Paris, 1951; Uptown on Broadway, 1946; Merry Go Round, Paris, 1951 (three works) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2020·03 | Pullman Car; Two Waiters on Train; Resting Feet from Penn Station Series (three works) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2020·03 | Paris, petite fille au manège, 1952 | $1,098–$1,647 | Finarte | |||
| 2019·12 | Girl Playing in Light Circles, Grand Central Station, New York | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | Young Girl Playing in Light Circles, Penn Station, New York City | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Lower Manhattan, Twin Towers | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Aubervilliers | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·07 | Brooklyn Promenade | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Penn Station | $1,338–$1,673 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·05 | On a Dutch Ferry | $1,338–$1,673 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·04 | Lower Manhattan | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·04 | Coming to America | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | Christmas Eve, Île Saint-Louis, Paris | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·06 | Soda Spigot, New York | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Christmas Eve, Île St. Louis | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Promenade, Brooklyn | $500–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·11 | „Aubervilliers“. 1947 | Later gelatin silver print | $1,419–$1,774 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·09 | Promenade, Brooklyn | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·09 | New York, Cars and Rainy Day | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·05 | „Paris“ (Dog, Near Avenue de l'Opéra). 1999 | Gelatin silver print | $1,347–$1,683 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·04 | Girl at Lamp Post, NY | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | Aubervilliers, Paris | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | Elbowing Out of Town Newstand, NY | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | „Penn Station“. 1958 | Later gelatin silver print | $1,270–$1,588 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | Battery Park - 1982 | Tirage argentique sur papier Agfa | $1,603–$2,672 | Artcurial | ||
| 2015·11 | urss, 1973 - 1975 | $16,146–$21,528 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | On the Dutch Ferry | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | Penn Station | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | 'nude', 1987 | $3,330–$5,550 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | 'manhattan from the brooklyn promenade', 1954 | $2,220–$3,330 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | On the Dutch Ferry, 1958 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,877–$2,815 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·01 | Penn Station | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·01 | On the Dutch Ferry | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Anastasia – 1986 | Tirage argentique d'époque | $1,865–$3,109 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·05 | „Central Park, N.Y.C.“. 1957 | Later dye destruction print | $2,590–$3,886 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·05 | „Lower Manhattan“ (Twin Towers). 1979 | Later gelatin silver print | $5,181–$6,476 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·05 | Concentric Circles, 1952 | $10,362–$15,542 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·12 | 'penn station' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | „Concierge, Paris“. Um 1951 | Vintage | $3,110–$4,353 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·01 | Man Near Manhole, Broadway, NYC, 1954 | gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed 1981 | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | „Lower Manhattan“ (Twin Towers). 1979 | Later gelatin silver print | $4,016–$4,685 | Grisebach | ||
| 2011·11 | „Soviet Union“. 1975 | 13 Vintages | $4,016–$6,694 | Grisebach | ||
| 2011·05 | „NYC, Subway Series“. 1947 | Vintage | $3,542–$4,959 | Grisebach | ||
| 2010·11 | „Manhattan“, Twin Towers. 1979 | Späterer Silbergelatineabzug | $3,330–$4,662 | Grisebach | ||
| 2010·06 | „Times Square“. 2006 | Cibachrome-Abzug | $1,227–$1,840 | Grisebach | ||
| 2009·11 | Little Girl, „Penn Station“. 1958 | Later gelatin silver print | $1,507–$1,809 | Grisebach | ||
| 2009·11 | „Seagull, Twin Towers“. 1979 | Vintage | $5,275–$8,289 | Grisebach | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.