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Bruce Davidson Photographs: Auction Prices

b. 1933

Bruce Davidson photographs have appeared at auction 128 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 105 sold, a sell-through rate of 82%. Across 105 sales with a published price, the typical result was $1.6kSign up free to see to $4.3kSign up free to see (median $2.6kSign up free to see). The highest recorded price is $82.5kSign up free to see for Subway at Phillips in June 2025. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (59), OstLicht Photo Auction (15) and Lempertz (10).

$82,550≈ £60,833≈ €71,361Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSubwayPhillips128auction results2011–2026years recorded82%sold$2.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Bruce Davidson photographs: key figures

Auction results
128
Sold rate
82%
Active at auction
2011–2026
Median price
$2.6kSign up free to see
Record price
$82.5kSign up free to see Subway, Phillips, Jun 2025

Top auction houses: Phillips (59), OstLicht Photo Auction (15), Lempertz (10)

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  1. Brooklyn Gang, New York by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Brooklyn Gang, New York, 1959
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (21 x 31.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 416
    $4,445≈ £3,517≈ €4,100Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Selected Images from Subway by Bruce Davidson, 1980s, Five chromogenic prints, offered Apr 2024
    Selected Images from Subway, 1980s
    Photograph
    Each 16 x 23 1/2 in. (40.6 x 59.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 214
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Outside Mike’s Tattoo Shop in Coney Island, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2024
    Outside Mike’s Tattoo Shop in Coney Island, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (29.8 x 20 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 136
    $1,905≈ £1,506≈ €1,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Playing Stickball on Seventeenth Street and Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2024
    Playing Stickball on Seventeenth Street and Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 8 in. (29.8 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 131
    $3,810≈ £3,012≈ €3,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Untitled, East 100th Street (young couple with heads together) by Bruce Davidson, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2024
    Untitled, East 100th Street (young couple with heads together), 1966
    Photograph
    8 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (21.9 x 27.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 129
    $2,794≈ £2,209≈ €2,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  6. Subway, New York City from Brooklyn Gang by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2024
    Subway, New York City from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
    Photograph
    12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (31.8 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 97
    $2,413≈ £1,908≈ €2,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Welsh Miners by Bruce Davidson, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2024
    Welsh Miners
    Photograph
    8 h x 12 w in (20 x 30 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 250
    $1,386≈ £1,080≈ €1,268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Sicily by Bruce Davidson, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2024
    Sicily
    Photograph
    8 h x 11⅞ w in (20 x 30 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 247
    $1,890≈ £1,472≈ €1,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Muscle Beach, Los Angeles by Bruce Davidson, 1962, Gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2023
    Muscle Beach, Los Angeles, 1962
    Photograph
    8 3/8 x 12 7/8 in. (21.2 x 32.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 39
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
  10. East 100th Street by Bruce Davidson, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2023
    East 100th Street
    Photograph
    11 h x 8¼ w in (28 x 21 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 213
    $630≈ £498≈ €579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  11. Topless Restaurant by Bruce Davidson, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2023
    Topless Restaurant
    Photograph
    9 h x 9 w in (23 x 23 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 214
    $756≈ £598≈ €695Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  12. East 100th Street by Bruce Davidson, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2023
    East 100th Street
    Photograph
    8¼ h x 11 w in (21 x 28 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 212
    $655≈ £518≈ €602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  13. Untitled (from the series: East 100th Street) by Bruce Davidson, 1960s, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Dec 2023
    Untitled (from the series: East 100th Street), 1960s
    Photograph
    22.5 x 27.9 cm (27.7 x 35.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 689
    €882≈ $959≈ £759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–1,200View at Lempertz ↗
  14. Subway, New York City 1980 by Bruce Davidson, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 by Schneider-Erdman, Inc., NY on double-weight semi-matte paper, sold Nov 2023
    Subway, New York City 1980, 1980
    Photograph · Paper
    50,9 x 75,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 156
    €8,000≈ $8,698≈ £6,992HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  15. Wales by Bruce Davidson, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper, sold Nov 2023
    Wales, 1965
    Photograph · Paper
    50,8 x 60,6 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 155
    €4,500≈ $4,892≈ £3,933HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  16. Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA by Bruce Davidson, 1958, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, sold Oct 2023
    Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA, 1958
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (29.2 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 109
    $4,826≈ £3,926≈ €4,551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Child on a Front Porch Playing with her Doll Baby, Shelby County, TN by Bruce Davidson, gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    Child on a Front Porch Playing with her Doll Baby, Shelby County, TN
    Photograph
    10 h x 6¾ w in (25 x 17 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 167
    $441≈ £345≈ €401Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  18. Wales (Boy Pushing Carriage) by Bruce Davidson, 1965, Archival pigment print, printed later, sold Jul 2023
    Wales (Boy Pushing Carriage), 1965
    Photograph · ed. 2/15
    31.9 x 48 cm (12 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    £2,032≈ $2,594≈ €2,382Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. East 100th Street', New York City 1966 by Bruce Davidson, 1966, photograph, offered Jun 2023
    East 100th Street', New York City 1966, 1966
    Photograph
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 173
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  20. East 100th Street', New York City 1966 by Bruce Davidson, 1966, photograph, offered Jun 2023
    East 100th Street', New York City 1966, 1966
    Photograph
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 172
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  21. The dwarf' (Circus), Palisades, New Jersey 1958 by Bruce Davidson, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper, sold Jun 2023
    The dwarf' (Circus), Palisades, New Jersey 1958, 1958
    Photograph · Paper
    60,6 x 50,6 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 171
    €6,500≈ $6,996≈ £5,586HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  22. East 100th Street', New York City 1966 by Bruce Davidson, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed 2003 on double-weight semi-matte paper, sold Jun 2023
    East 100th Street', New York City 1966, 1966
    Photograph · Paper · ed. 74/100
    25,3 x 20,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 93
    €2,200≈ $2,368≈ £1,891HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  23. Man's Best Friend
    Photograph
    20 x 16 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 807
    $400≈ £321≈ €370HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  24. England (nannies pulling prams)
    Photograph
    16 x 20 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 805
    $500≈ £402≈ €463HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  25. Brooklyn Gang (gang members on street) by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    Brooklyn Gang (gang members on street), 1959
    Photograph
    8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    $3,810≈ £3,052≈ €3,495Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Brooklyn Gang (gang members on bus) by Bruce Davidson, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    Brooklyn Gang (gang members on bus), 1965
    Photograph
    12 6/8 x 19 in. (32.4 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    $3,048≈ £2,442≈ €2,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. East 100th Street, New York (girl on fire escape) by Bruce Davidson, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2023
    East 100th Street, New York (girl on fire escape), 1966
    Photograph
    11 x 8 7/8 in. (27.9 x 22.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. East 100th Street, New York (facades) by Bruce Davidson, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    East 100th Street, New York (facades), 1966
    Photograph
    23 1/4 x 19 in. (59.1 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    $11,430≈ £9,157≈ €10,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Martha's Vineyard Ferry by Bruce Davidson, 1988, Inkjet-Print, sold Nov 2022
    Martha's Vineyard Ferry, 1988
    Photograph
    15,5 x 15,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 106
    €53≈ $55≈ £46Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
  30. Widow of Montmartre, Paris by Bruce Davidson, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2022
    Widow of Montmartre, Paris, 1956
    Photograph
    20.5 x 30.5 cm (8 1/8 x 12 in.) 28 x 35 cm (11 x 13 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    £1,260≈ $1,500≈ €1,440Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Trapper, Jersey Meadows, 1965
    Photograph
    23-1/4 x 20 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 119
    $1,000≈ £893≈ €1,029HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  32. Lady and gentleman on park bench kissing
    Photograph · Paper
    sheet 16 x 20 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 100
    $1,300≈ £1,162≈ €1,338HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  33. Couple, Coney Island, from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
    Photograph
    sheet 14 x 11 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 99
    $3,000≈ £2,680≈ €3,087HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  34. East 100th Street, 1966
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 98
    $1,400≈ £1,251≈ €1,441HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  35. East 100th Street Social Club
    Photograph
    sheet 14 x 11 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 96
    $1,800≈ £1,608≈ €1,852HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  36. Time of Change, Near Selma, Alabama, Child at Blackboard
    Photograph
    11 x 14 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 95
    $1,500≈ £1,340≈ €1,544HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  37. Child pushing stroller with doll and teddy bear
    Photograph
    sheet 16 x 20 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 94
    $1,300≈ £1,162≈ €1,338HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  38. Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA by Bruce Davidson, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1970, sold Oct 2022
    Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA, 1958
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (24.8 x 16.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    $6,048≈ £5,473≈ €6,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Selected Images from Subway by Bruce Davidson, 1980s, Five chromogenic prints, offered Oct 2022
    Selected Images from Subway, 1980s
    Photograph
    Each 16 x 23 1/2 in. (40.6 x 59.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Brooklyn Gang, New York by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Brooklyn Gang, New York, 1959
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (21 x 31.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Brooklyn Gang (group of teenagers in restaurant), New York by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Brooklyn Gang (group of teenagers in restaurant), New York, 1959
    Photograph
    6 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (15.6 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    $4,032≈ £3,649≈ €4,154Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Brooklyn Gang, Coney Island, New York by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Brooklyn Gang, Coney Island, New York, 1959
    Photograph
    11 x 16 1/8 in. (27.9 x 41 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    $5,040≈ £4,561≈ €5,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Aus der Serie „Subway by Bruce Davidson, 1980, 4 C-Prints, 2005. Je Fujicolor-Crystal-Archive-Papier, sold Jun 2022
    Aus der Serie „Subway, 1980
    Photograph
    50,8 × 76,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2031
    €20,000≈ $21,424≈ £17,032Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–24,000View at Grisebach ↗
  44. Untitled (from the series: East 100th Street) by Bruce Davidson, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Jun 2022
    Untitled (from the series: East 100th Street), 1966
    Photograph
    28.1 x 23.1 cm (35.4 x 27.9 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 602
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €900–1,200View at Lempertz ↗
  45. Fourth of July fireworks, Coney Island, New York by Bruce Davidson, 1962, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Mar 2022
    Fourth of July fireworks, Coney Island, New York, 1962
    Photograph
    12 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (32.4 x 47.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $5,292≈ £4,022≈ €4,756Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Brooklyn Gang, New York (stickball players) by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Mar 2022
    Brooklyn Gang, New York (stickball players), 1959
    Photograph
    18 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (47.6 x 32.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf', The Palisades, New Jersey, USA by Bruce Davidson, 1958, Silbergelatineabzug, 1970er–Jahre, sold Dec 2021
    Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf', The Palisades, New Jersey, USA, 1958
    Photograph
    29 × 19,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2029
    €5,000≈ $5,657≈ £4,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
  48. Arrest of a Demonstrator, Birmingham, Alabama by Bruce Davidson, 1963, Silbergelatineabzug, 1970er–Jahre, sold Dec 2021
    Arrest of a Demonstrator, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963
    Photograph
    20 × 30,3 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2018
    €6,250≈ $7,071≈ £5,312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
  49. Brooklyn Gang by Bruce Davidson, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2021
    Brooklyn Gang, 1959
    Photograph
    8 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (21.3 x 32.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 80
    $2,520≈ £1,853≈ €2,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA by Bruce Davidson, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1965, offered Apr 2021
    Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA, 1958
    Photograph
    7 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (18.1 x 12.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗

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