Berenice Abbott
American · 1898–1991 · Photographer
Berenice Alice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her portraits of cultural figures of the interwar period, New York City photographs of architecture and urban… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Automat, 977 Eighth AvenuePhillips · $40,000≈ £28,313≈ €32,510Sign up to see
Portfolio IIPhillips · $40,000≈ £27,022≈ €36,934Sign up to see
New York Portfolio IIIPhillips · $32,500≈ £20,068≈ €25,788Sign up to see
Berenice Abbott’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).
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.5kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Photography | 239 | 177 | 74% | $5.7kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Photograph | 239 | 177 | 74% | $5.7kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 22 | $2kSign up |
| 2025 | 19 | 14 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 27 | 22 | $3kSign up |
| 2023 | 20 | 18 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 29 | 25 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 15 | 10 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 12 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 10 | 7 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 14 | 3 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 15 | 10 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $3kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $7kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |