Danny Lyon
American · b. 1942 · Photographer
Danny Lyon is an American photographer and filmmaker. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The BikeridersPhillips · $50,800≈ £40,158≈ €46,812Sign up to see
Selected Images of Bikeriders and ChicagoPhillips · $25,000≈ £19,253≈ €21,735Sign up to see
Policemen, Clarksdale, MississippiPhillips · $25,000≈ £19,659≈ €22,300Sign up to see
Danny Lyon’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
49
of 57 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 56 | 48 | 86% | $6kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $50.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 56 | 48 | 86% | $6kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $50.8kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign 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 | 6 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | $2kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | $7kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | $25kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $17.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $375Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $4.7kSign up |