Carl Van Vechten
American · 1880–1964 · Photographer
Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Man RayPhillips · $6,096≈ £4,884≈ €5,592Sign up to see
Selected Portraits (Including 'Jean Cocteau', 'Rufino Tamayo', 'Alexander Calder', and 'Marie Laurencin', among others)Bonhams · $1,792≈ £1,316≈ €1,516Sign up to see
Baroness Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)Lempertz · €976≈ $1,263≈ £836Sign up to see
Carl Van Vechten’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 19 | 13 | 68% | $1.2kSign up | $792Sign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Photograph | 19 | 13 | 68% | $1.2kSign up | $792Sign up | $6.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.