Doris Ulmann Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1882–1934

ArtSell has recorded 6 auction results for Doris Ulmann photographs between 2017 and 2025, of which 3 sold (50% sell-through). Prices realised range from $635 to $40,000, with a median of $882 across 3 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $40,000 for “Baptism” at Phillips in 2017.

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1. 
   Old Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NC, 1930

   Photograph

   8⅛ h x 6¼ w in (21 x 16 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025 · Lot 259
   $635≈ £474≈ €542Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
2. 
   Untitled (Worker with Cap), 1917

   Photograph

   8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (21 x 15.9 cm.)

   Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025 · Lot 161
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Southern Appalachian Woman, 1932

   Photograph

   8 h x 6 w in (20 x 15 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 129
   $882≈ £691≈ €803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
4. 
   Woman in apron with garden cosmos, 1932

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 54
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
5. 
   Mountain woman washing cream pot, Sylva, N.C., 1924

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 53
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
6. 
   Baptism, 1929-1931

   Photograph

   8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 67
   $40,000≈ £32,157≈ €37,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗

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