Clarence John Laughlin

Clarence John Laughlin

American · 1905–1985 · Photographer

Clarence John Laughlin was an American photographer best known for his surrealist photographs of the American South. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Clarence John Laughlin, A Vision of Dead Desire, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979A Vision of Dead DesirePhillips · $3,500≈ £2,695≈ €3,043Sign up to see
  2. The Evil Specter of RuinBrunk Auctions · $900≈ £764≈ €873Sign up to see

Clarence John Laughlin’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).

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The Evil Specter of Ruin, 1940
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2022
$900Sign up free to see
Clarence John Laughlin, A Vision of Dead Desire, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979
A Vision of Dead Desire, 1954
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$3,500Sign up free to see
Clarence John Laughlin, The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection, 1950, Gelatin silver print
The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection, 1950
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
Clarence John Laughlin, Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938
Bonhams · Jul 20, 2014
Clarence John Laughlin, Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938
Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013
Clarence John Laughlin, The Bat, 1940, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, mounted on Crescent Illustration board, probably printed late 1950s-early 1960s
The Bat, 1940
Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013

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