Dorothy Norman Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1905–1997

Dorothy Norman photographs have appeared at auction 14 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2025; 13 sold, a sell-through rate of 93%. Across 13 sales with a published price, the typical result was $450Sign up free to see to $4.9kSign up free to see (median $2.8kSign up free to see). An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb holds the top price on file: $6.1kSign up free to see at Grisebach (November 2007). The houses with the most results are Phillips (5), Grisebach (4) and Bonhams (3).

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1. 
   Select Portraits including Ananda Coomaraswamy, Boston, 1947

   Photograph

   up to 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm) or reverse

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2025 · Lot 255
   $256≈ £195≈ €221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Alfred Stieglitz XL, 1934

   Photograph

   3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (9.5 x 7.0 cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2025 · Lot 203
   $435≈ £332≈ €376Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Select Portraits including Carlo Levi, New York, 1947-48

   Photograph

   up to 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (13.7 x 8.9 cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2025 · Lot 153
   $13≈ £10≈ €11Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Selected Images, 1930s

   Photograph

   Varying sizes from 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (6 x 6.4 cm) to 4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 2, 2025 · Lot 28
   $1,080≈ £834≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Selected Images, 1936-1949

   Photograph

   Varying sizes from 2 5/8 x 2 in. (6.7 x 5.1 cm) to 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (8.9 x 6 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 272
   $2,540≈ £1,941≈ €2,318Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Selected Images of New York City, 1930s

   Photograph

   Each approximately 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (9.8 x 7.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 271
   $5,715≈ £4,368≈ €5,216Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Selected Images, 1930s

   Photograph

   Varying sizes from 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (6 x 6.4 cm) to 4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 270
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Alfred Stieglitz

   Photograph

   3.75" high x 3" wide

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 7, 2021 · Lot 119
   $450≈ £332≈ €391HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
9. 
   Walls - An American Place, 1940s

   Photograph

   2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (7 x 9.5 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 103
   $3,250≈ £2,653≈ €2,982Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb, Um 1936

    Photograph

    9,6 × 7,4 cm

    Grisebach · May 29, 2019 · Lot 2027
    €3,000≈ $3,347≈ £2,647Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
11. 
    Alfred Stieglitz at an American Place

    Photograph

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017 · Lot 137
    $2,813≈ £2,292≈ €2,656Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
12. 
    An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb, Um 1936

    Photograph

    9,6 × 7,4 cm

    Grisebach · May 28, 2014 · Lot 2129
    €3,625≈ $4,933≈ £2,945Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,200–3,800View at Grisebach ↗
13. 
    Alfred Stieglitz – Hands, 1935

    Photograph

    7,6 × 9,5 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2007 · Lot 1274
    €3,570≈ $5,261≈ £2,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
14. 
    An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb, Um 1936

    Photograph

    9,6 × 7,4 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2007 · Lot 1275
    €4,165≈ $6,138≈ £2,977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗

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