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American · 1923–1971 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 250 of 271 lots (92% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Diane Arbus: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s11$27.7kSign upPhotograph
1950s1514$9.2kSign upPhotograph
1960s185145$11.3kSign upPhotograph
1970s4736$10.6kSign upPhotograph

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1940s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$27.7kSign up
Average
$27.7kSign up
Typical size
6.5 × 4.5 in (17 × 11 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1950s 15 works

Sold
14 of 15
Median
$9.2kSign up
Average
$14.5kSign up
Typical size
9 × 6 in (23 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (15)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Sea & coast (1)
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1960s 185 works

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145 of 185
Median
$11.3kSign up
Average
$33kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 14.5 in (36 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (185)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (44), Landscapes (7), Sunsets & night (5)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 161 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 47 works

Sold
36 of 47
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$16.9kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (47)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (13), Markets & villages (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

21 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$5.8kSign up
Average
$5.8kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 15 in (37 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$9.5kSign up
Average
$9.6kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 15 in (37 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works

Sold
16 of 17
Median
$4kSign up
Average
$4.9kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (17)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (9), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Diane Arbus auction results →