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Bruce Davidson

American · b. 1933 · Photographer

Bruce Landon Davidson is an American photographer, who has been a member of the Magnum Photos agency since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, New York City,… (Wikipedia)

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SubwayPhillips · Jun 2025$82,550≈ £60,833≈ €71,361Sign up to see
Untitled, Subway, New YorkPhillips · Oct 2024$33,020≈ £25,235≈ €30,136Sign up to see
Aus der Serie „SubwayGrisebach · Jun 2022€20,000≈ $21,424≈ £17,032Sign up to see

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Bruce Davidson, Jimmy Armstrong, Palisades, New Jersey, gelatin silver print — Jimmy Armstrong, Palisades, New Jersey
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Welsh Boy with Stroller, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed — Welsh Boy with Stroller, 1965
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026
€1,524Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, The Dwarf', from the series 'Circus', Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey 1958, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1960s on double-weight semi-matte paper — The Dwarf', from the series 'Circus', Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey 1958, 1958
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€1,200Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Loving couple, England 1960, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1960s on double-weight semi-matte paper — Loving couple, England 1960, 1960
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€2,000Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Outside Mike’s Tattoo Shop in Coney Island, N.Y. (from the Brooklyn Gang series), 1959, vintage gelatin silver print — Outside Mike’s Tattoo Shop in Coney Island, N.Y. (from the Brooklyn Gang series), 1959
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$1,536Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Stickball Players (from the Brooklyn Gang series), gelatin silver print — Stickball Players (from the Brooklyn Gang series)
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$2,048Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Youth with Coke Machine (from the Brooklyn Gang series), gelatin silver print — Youth with Coke Machine (from the Brooklyn Gang series)
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$3,072Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Jimmy Armstrong, 'The Dwarf,' Palisades, New Jersey, USA, 1958
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$4,902Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Couple, East 100th Street, New York City, 1960, Oversized gelatin silver print — Couple, East 100th Street, New York City, 1960
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$6,144Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Marilyn Monroe, Simone Signoret, and Yves Montand, Beverly Hills, 1960, Gelatin silver print — Marilyn Monroe, Simone Signoret, and Yves Montand, Beverly Hills, 1960
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$960Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Yosemite Park (Campers), gelatin silver print — Yosemite Park (Campers)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$2,904Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Child Standing on Fire Escape (from 'East 100th Street'), c. 1966, Gelatin silver print — Child Standing on Fire Escape (from 'East 100th Street'), c. 1966
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$1,088Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, England, vintage gelatin silver print — England
Rago Auctions · Feb 12, 2026
$2,540Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, England/Scotland, gelatin silver print — England/Scotland
Rago Auctions · Feb 12, 2026
$1,270Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Bengie crossing himself in front of Holy Name Church, from Brooklyn Gang, 1959, Gelatin silver print — Bengie crossing himself in front of Holy Name Church, from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$768Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Time of Change (March on Washington), 1963, Gelatin silver print; mounted — Time of Change (March on Washington), 1963
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$1,024Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Boys Jiving on Boardwalk (from the Brooklyn Gang series), gelatin silver print — Boys Jiving on Boardwalk (from the Brooklyn Gang series)
Rago Auctions · Dec 11, 2025
$2,376Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Youth with Coke Machine (from the Brooklyn Gang series), gelatin silver print — Youth with Coke Machine (from the Brooklyn Gang series)
Rago Auctions · Dec 11, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Man Ordering at Drive-In (from the Los Angeles series), gelatin silver print — Man Ordering at Drive-In (from the Los Angeles series)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Girl smoking, from the series 'Brooklyn Gang', New York City 1959, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1990s on double-weight semi-matte paper — Girl smoking, from the series 'Brooklyn Gang', New York City 1959, 1959
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
€2,000Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Rotunda with Late Afternoon Shadows, circa 1980, Gelatin silver print — Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Rotunda with Late Afternoon Shadows, circa 1980
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$3,096Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Subway, 1980, ROSEGALLERY, Los Angeles and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 2006. Forty-seven dye transfer prints — Subway, 1980
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$82,550Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed 2006 — Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$12,065Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed 2006 — Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed 2006 — Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$2,540Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Selected Images from Subway, 1980, Two dye transfer prints, printed 2006 — Selected Images from Subway, 1980
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$1,905Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Brooklyn Gang (youths lying on a blanket at night), 1959, Gelatin silver print — Brooklyn Gang (youths lying on a blanket at night), 1959
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Brooklyn Gang (Coney Island Beach), 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Brooklyn Gang (Coney Island Beach), 1960
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Selected Images, Wales, 1965, Two gelatin silver prints, printed 1978 — Selected Images, Wales, 1965
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$3,556Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Subway platform. New York City, USA, 1980, C-Print — Subway platform. New York City, USA, 1980
Van Ham · Jan 15, 2025
€726Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled from East 100th Street, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Untitled from East 100th Street, 1966
Phillips · Dec 10, 2024
$2,159Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled from East 100th Street, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Untitled from East 100th Street, 1966
Phillips · Dec 10, 2024
$1,778Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, New York City from Time of Change, 1961-1965, Gelatin silver print, printed 1998 — New York City from Time of Change, 1961-1965
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$2,032Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980, Chromogenic print, printed later — Untitled, Subway, New York, 1980
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$33,020Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Bus from Brooklyn Gang, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed 1998 — Bus from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$1,905Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Gang members, Brooklyn, New York City 1959, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Gang members, Brooklyn, New York City 1959, 1959
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€4,000Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, East 100th Street', New York City 1966, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — East 100th Street', New York City 1966, 1966
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€3,000Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Horse, from the series 'Welsh Miners', Wales 1965, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Horse, from the series 'Welsh Miners', Wales 1965, 1965
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€2,600Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled (from the series: East 100th Street), 1966-68, Gelatin silver print, printed — Untitled (from the series: East 100th Street), 1966-68
Lempertz · Jun 4, 2024
€1,638Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Lefty showing off his new tattoo (from the series: Brooklyn Gang), 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed — Lefty showing off his new tattoo (from the series: Brooklyn Gang), 1959
Lempertz · Jun 4, 2024
€2,268Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Brooklyn Gang, New York, 1959, Gelatin silver print — Brooklyn Gang, New York, 1959
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$4,445Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Untitled, East 100th Street (young couple with heads together), 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Untitled, East 100th Street (young couple with heads together), 1966
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$2,794Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Playing Stickball on Seventeenth Street and Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Playing Stickball on Seventeenth Street and Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$3,810Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Outside Mike’s Tattoo Shop in Coney Island, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Outside Mike’s Tattoo Shop in Coney Island, N.Y., from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$1,905Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Subway, New York City from Brooklyn Gang, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Subway, New York City from Brooklyn Gang, 1959
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$2,413Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Sicily, gelatin silver print — Sicily
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,890Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, Welsh Miners, gelatin silver print — Welsh Miners
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,386Sign up free to see

Bruce Davidson, East 100th Street, gelatin silver print — East 100th Street
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$655Sign up free to see

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