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Abelardo Morell

American · b. 1948 · Painter, Photographer

Abelardo Morell is a contemporary artist widely known for turning rooms into camera obscuras and then capturing the marriage of interior and exterior in large format… (Wikipedia)

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$7 MillionPhillips · Nov 2015£17,500≈ $26,492≈ €24,385Sign up to see
Tent-Camera Image on Ground: Rooftop View of the Brooklyn BridgePhillips · Apr 2019$21,250≈ £16,179≈ €18,941Sign up to see
Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta San Marco Looking Southeast in OfficePhillips · Oct 2015$18,750≈ £12,273≈ €16,661Sign up to see

Abelardo Morell’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Abelardo Morell, 'Detail of Book Damaged by Water' (from 'Books'), 2001, Gelatin silver print; flush-mounted — 'Detail of Book Damaged by Water' (from 'Books'), 2001
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$9,600Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Le Antichita Romane by Piranesi #2, 1994, Gelatin silver print — Le Antichita Romane by Piranesi #2, 1994
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$4,515Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: Image of San Francisco Looking East, 2002, Gelatin silver print; signed — Camera Obscura: Image of San Francisco Looking East, 2002
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$960Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Book: Three Women by Hopper, 2000, gelatin silver print — Book: Three Women by Hopper, 2000
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$762Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997, gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$7,620Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, 1841 Book of Proverbs for the Blind #1, 1995, gelatin silver print — 1841 Book of Proverbs for the Blind #1, 1995
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$5,016Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Book: Boy with Fruit by Caravaggio, 1993, gelatin silver print — Book: Boy with Fruit by Caravaggio, 1993
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$2,413Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, 'Book and Camera, in Memory of Fox Talbot', 1999, Gelatin silver print; signed — 'Book and Camera, in Memory of Fox Talbot', 1999
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$3,072Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$12,900Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room, 1996, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room, 1996
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$8,385Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of the Brooklyn Bridge in Bedroom, 1999, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of the Brooklyn Bridge in Bedroom, 1999
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$7,740Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, You Have Baked Me Too Brown, I Must Sugar My Hair (from the Alice in Wonderland series), 1998, gelatin silver print — You Have Baked Me Too Brown, I Must Sugar My Hair (from the Alice in Wonderland series), 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$1,080Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: Image of the Grand Canal Looking West Toward Accademia Bridge, Venice, 2007, gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura: Image of the Grand Canal Looking West Toward Accademia Bridge, Venice, 2007
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$4,620Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Santa Maria della Salute in Palazzo Bedroom, 2006, gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of Santa Maria della Salute in Palazzo Bedroom, 2006
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$4,826Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Old Travel Scrapbook: Munich, 2000, gelatin silver print — Old Travel Scrapbook: Munich, 2000
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$1,270Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1994, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1994
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$3,556Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Book: The Naked Maja by Goya — Book: The Naked Maja by Goya
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 4, 2025

Abelardo Morell, Mother and Son, Gardner Museum, 1998, gelatin silver print — Mother and Son, Gardner Museum, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$1,197Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, German-English Dictionnary, 1994, Gelatin silver print — German-English Dictionnary, 1994
Phillips · Nov 21, 2024
£3,810Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Still Life with Pears, 2006, gelatin silver photogram — Still Life with Pears, 2006
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$1,512Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: Image of the Empire State Building in Bedroom, 1994, gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura: Image of the Empire State Building in Bedroom, 1994
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$8,820Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005, gelatin silver print — The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$4,032Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Water Alphabet, 1998, gelatin silver print — Water Alphabet, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$1,134Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Four Old Books, 1995, gelatin silver print — Four Old Books, 1995
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$1,386Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: View of Volta del Canal in Palazzo Room Painted with Jungle Motif, Venice, Italy, 2008, Chromogenic print — Camera Obscura: View of Volta del Canal in Palazzo Room Painted with Jungle Motif, Venice, Italy, 2008
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$16,510Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, My Camera and Me, 1991, Gelatin silver print — My Camera and Me, 1991
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$5,080Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Light Bulb, 1991, Gelatin silver print — Light Bulb, 1991
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$3,556Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: View of Philadelphia from Loews Hotel Room #3013 with Upside Down Bed, 2014, archival pigment print — Camera Obscura: View of Philadelphia from Loews Hotel Room #3013 with Upside Down Bed, 2014
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,512Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, East Entrance in Gallery #171 with a de Chirico Painting, 2005, Chromogenic print — Camera Obscura Image of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, East Entrance in Gallery #171 with a de Chirico Painting, 2005
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$10,795Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, 7 Million, 2006, Gelatin silver print, mounted — 7 Million, 2006
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$10,160Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$11,430Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room, 1996, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted — Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room, 1996
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$8,890Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of the Florence Baptistry in Hotel Room #2/30, 2001, black and white photograph on paper — Camera Obscura Image of the Florence Baptistry in Hotel Room #2/30, 2001
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 6, 2022
CA$936Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room, 1997
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$12,600Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, The Metropolitan Opera, Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005, Pigment print from the Print Resource Center Portfolio — The Metropolitan Opera, Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$2,772Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, The Loveliest Garden I Ever Saw (from the Alice in Wonderland series), 1998, gelatin silver print — The Loveliest Garden I Ever Saw (from the Alice in Wonderland series), 1998
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$2,000Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Tim and Rembrandt, Gardner Museum (from the Museums and Theatre series), 1998, gelatin silver print — Tim and Rembrandt, Gardner Museum (from the Museums and Theatre series), 1998
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$845Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Two Paintings Sharing an Archway, Gardner Museum (from the Museums and Theatre series), 1998, gelatin silver print — Two Paintings Sharing an Archway, Gardner Museum (from the Museums and Theatre series), 1998
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$1,375Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of La Giraldilla de la Habana in Room with Broken Wall, 2002, Gelatin silver print — Camera Obscura Image of La Giraldilla de la Habana in Room with Broken Wall, 2002
Phillips · Sep 14, 2022
$4,788Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Two Books Looking at Each Other (from the Books series), 2000, gelatin silver print — Two Books Looking at Each Other (from the Books series), 2000
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$1,408Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Still Life With Pears: Photogram on 20 x 24 Film, 2006, gelatin silver print — Still Life With Pears: Photogram on 20 x 24 Film, 2006
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$1,375Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Light Entering My House, 2004, gelatin silver print — Light Entering My House, 2004
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$2,250Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Curiouser and Curiouser (from the Alice in Wonderland series), 1998, gelatin silver print — Curiouser and Curiouser (from the Alice in Wonderland series), 1998
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$1,250Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Down the Rabbit Hole (from the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland series), 1998, gelatin silver print — Down the Rabbit Hole (from the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland series), 1998
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$2,860Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, The Empire State Building in Bedroom, New York, NY, 1994, Gelatin silver print, mounted — The Empire State Building in Bedroom, New York, NY, 1994
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$10,080Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura, Havana #7/20, 2008, black and white photograph on paper — Camera Obscura, Havana #7/20, 2008
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 7, 2021
CA$2,574Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, The Metropolitan Opera, Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005, Gelatin silver print — The Metropolitan Opera, Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005
Phillips · Apr 8, 2021
$3,150Sign up free to see

Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: The Pantheon in Hotel Albergo del Sole Room #111, Rome, Italy, 2008, Archival pigment print, mounted — Camera Obscura: The Pantheon in Hotel Albergo del Sole Room #111, Rome, Italy, 2008
Phillips · Apr 8, 2021
$10,080Sign up free to see

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