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Dawoud Bey

b. 1953

Dawoud Bey is an American photographer, artist and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in… (Wikipedia)

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Untitled #25 (Lake Erie and Sky) from Night Coming Tenderly, BlackPhillips · Oct 2023$50,800≈ £41,328≈ €47,906Sign up to see
EugenePhillips · Oct 2020$35,000≈ £26,925≈ €29,787Sign up to see
Birmingham: Four Girls, Two BoysPhillips · Oct 2022$31,500≈ £28,507≈ €32,454Sign up to see

Dawoud Bey’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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Dawoud Bey, Untitled, c. 1995, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print — Untitled, c. 1995
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$4,064Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Untitled, c. 1995, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print — Untitled, c. 1995
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$4,064Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Five Children, Syracuse, New York, 1985, Gelatin silver print — Five Children, Syracuse, New York, 1985
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$960Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Nikki and Manting (diptych), 1992, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print — Nikki and Manting (diptych), 1992
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$8,255Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Shirley, 1993, unique Polaroid Polacolor Pro 100 print in four parts — Shirley, 1993
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Alex and Sarah, 1995, large-format Polaroid Polacolor print in six parts — Alex and Sarah, 1995
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$10,795Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Untitled (triptych), 1992, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor prints — Untitled (triptych), 1992
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$16,510Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Toyia, Kelvin, and Erica, 1994, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print in eight parts — Toyia, Kelvin, and Erica, 1994
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$16,510Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Parris, Walida, and Mike: Phillips Academy students, Boston, MA (triptych), 1992, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor prints — Parris, Walida, and Mike: Phillips Academy students, Boston, MA (triptych), 1992
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$8,255Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Itan, 1993, unique Polaroid Polacolor Pro 100 print in four parts — Itan, 1993
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$3,432Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Two boys on Carrollsburg Place, gelatin silver print from Polaroid Positive/Negative 4x5 film — Two boys on Carrollsburg Place
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$5,715Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Untitled, 1993, unique Polaroid Polacolor Pro 100 print in four parts — Untitled, 1993
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$5,334Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, The Woman in the Light, Harlem, New York 1980, digital C-print — The Woman in the Light, Harlem, New York 1980
Rago Auctions · Nov 22, 2024
$315Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Joseph, School Of Arts, San Francisco from Class Pictures, 2006, Chromogenic print with text panel, flush-mounted — Joseph, School Of Arts, San Francisco from Class Pictures, 2006
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$8,890Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Marc & Eric, 1994, Polaroid print polyptych — Marc & Eric, 1994
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$19,050Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Shalanta from Class Pictures, 2003, Chromogenic print with text label — Shalanta from Class Pictures, 2003
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$7,620Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Christopher, South Shore High School from Class Pictures, 2003, Chromogenic print with text label — Christopher, South Shore High School from Class Pictures, 2003
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$6,350Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Untitled #25 (Lake Erie and Sky) from Night Coming Tenderly, Black, 2017, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted — Untitled #25 (Lake Erie and Sky) from Night Coming Tenderly, Black, 2017
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$50,800Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Birmingham: Four Girls, Two Boys, 2014, Stephen Daiter Gallery: Chicago, 2014. Six pigment prints — Birmingham: Four Girls, Two Boys, 2014
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$31,500Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Sara, 1999, Unique Polaroid print triptych — Sara, 1999
Phillips · Oct 7, 2021
$27,720Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Monique II, 1999, Polacolor ER print, triptych — Monique II, 1999
Phillips · Dec 8, 2020
$26,460Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Eugene, 1998, Unique Polaroid triptych, mounted — Eugene, 1998
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$35,000Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Amishi, 1993, Four Polaroid prints — Amishi, 1993
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$20,000Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Hillary and Taro III (triptych), 1992, Polaroids — Hillary and Taro III (triptych), 1992
Wright · Dec 10, 2009
$3,250Sign up free to see

Dawoud Bey, Robert, Chadsey High School, Detroit from Class Pictures, 2003, Chromogenic print with text panel, flush-mounted — Robert, Chadsey High School, Detroit from Class Pictures, 2003
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024

Dawoud Bey, Monique II, 1999, Polaroid print triptych — Monique II, 1999
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024

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