Alvin Langdon Coburn
British · 1882–1966 · Photographer
Alvin Langdon Coburn was an American photographer who became a key figure in the development of pictorialism. He became the first major photographer to emphasize the visual… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Self PortraitPhillips · $93,750≈ £75,368≈ €88,020Sign up to see
Portrait of Arthur Wesley DowPhillips · $62,500≈ £47,220≈ €53,178Sign up to see
St. Paul's Cathedral from Ludgate CircusPhillips · $9,375≈ £7,083≈ €7,977Sign up to see
Alvin Langdon Coburn’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).
Lots sold
12
of 15 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $455Sign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 2 | 50% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Etching | 4 | 2 | 50% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Photography | 7 | 6 | 86% | $26.5kSign up | $867Sign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 7 | 6 | 86% | $26.5kSign up | $867Sign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.