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Edward Steichen, The Pond—Moonlight

Edward Steichen

American · 1879–1973 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Edward Steichen, Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, 1914, Palladium print, solarizedHeavy Roses, Voulangis, FrancePhillips · $524,000≈ £398,965≈ €467,065Sign up to see
  2. Edward Steichen, Gloria Swanson, New York, 1924, Gelatin silver printGloria Swanson, New YorkPhillips · £277,200≈ $346,306≈ €324,987Sign up to see
  3. Edward Steichen, Richard Strauss, New York, 1904, Gum pigment printRichard Strauss, New YorkPhillips · £92,500≈ $148,574≈ €111,166Sign up to see

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Edward Steichen, Poster Lady, 1903, Photogravure, printed 1906 for "Camera Work" on double-weight matte paper, on original brown paper mount
Poster Lady, 1903
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€1,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Clarence H. White, 1903, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1961 by Rolf Petersen
Clarence H. White, 1903
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$2,540Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Steichen (The Steichen Book), New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1906. Illustrated with twenty-five prints (eighteen photogravures, six half-tone prints, one tricolor half-tone print) of the original twenty-nine prints produced for the volume
Steichen (The Steichen Book)
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$53,340Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, George M. Cohan, gelatin silver print
George M. Cohan
Wright · Oct 13, 2022
$63Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Eugene and Carlotta O'Neill (for Vanity Fair), c. 1932, vintage gelatin silver print
Eugene and Carlotta O'Neill (for Vanity Fair), c. 1932
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$320Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, J.P. Morgan, New York, gelatin silver print mounted to board
J.P. Morgan, New York
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$813Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Gloria Swanson, New York, 1924, Gelatin silver print
Gloria Swanson, New York, 1924
Phillips · May 25, 2022
£277,200Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Isadora Duncan at the Portal of the Parthenon, Athens, 1920, Silbergelatineabzug, vor 1963
Isadora Duncan at the Portal of the Parthenon, Athens, 1920
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021
€11,250Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Tulips, 1920, Vintage oder früher Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug vom Glasplattennegativ, getont
Tulips, 1920
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021
€20,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Wheelbarrow with Flower Pots, France, 1920, Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug vom Glasplattennegativ, 1930er–Jahre
Wheelbarrow with Flower Pots, France, 1920
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021
€18,750Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, 1914, Toned gelatin silver print, printed later by Rolf Petersen
Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, 1914
Phillips · Oct 7, 2021
$40,320Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Thomas, Mann, New York, 1934, vintage gelatin silver print mounted to Masonite
Thomas, Mann, New York, 1934
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$750Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Late Afternoon, Venice, photogravure
Late Afternoon, Venice
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$688Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Brâncuși în atelier, data negativului: 1927; data imprimării: 1963, heliogravură
Brâncuși în atelier, data negativului: 1927; data imprimării: 1963
Artmark · Apr 20, 2021
€1,600Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Cover Design, 1904, photograph
Cover Design, 1904
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021
€2,200Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Fashion Study with Marion Morehouse (Mrs. e. e. Cummings), 1930, Gelatin silver print
Fashion Study with Marion Morehouse (Mrs. e. e. Cummings), 1930
Phillips · Apr 8, 2021
$15,120Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Model Jule (Gwili) André für Vogue, 1937, Vintage oder früher Silbergelatineabzug
Model Jule (Gwili) André für Vogue, 1937
Grisebach · Nov 27, 2019
€6,875Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Untitled, 1879, 1879-1973) 'THE DE MARCOS' Photograph exhibited at the ICP Exhibition 'Fleeting Gestures
Untitled, 1879
Sworders · Oct 8, 2019
£180Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, 1914, Palladium print, solarized
Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, 1914
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$524,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Magnolia Blossoms, Voulangis, France, circa 1921, Gelatin silver print
Magnolia Blossoms, Voulangis, France, circa 1921
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$60,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, 6th Ave. and 40th St., circa 1930, Gelatin silver print
6th Ave. and 40th St., circa 1930
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$47,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Portrait der Lady H, 1908, Autotypie
Portrait der Lady H, 1908
Van Ham · Aug 17, 2018
€387Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, The Flatiron - Evening, 1905, Three-color halftone print from Camera Work on the original double-mount leaf
The Flatiron - Evening, 1905
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$27,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Selected Images, 1899-1907, Ten prints including six photogravures, two halftones, one duogravure and one two-color halftone from Camera Work
Selected Images, 1899-1907
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$5,250Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Foxgloves, France, 1926, Vintage oder früher Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug vom Glasplattennegativ
Foxgloves, France, 1926
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017
€77,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Moonlight: The Pond, 1904, Photogravure from Camera Work
Moonlight: The Pond, 1904
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$5,625Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Anita Chase in a Vionnet Gown, 1925, Gelatin silver print
Anita Chase in a Vionnet Gown, 1925
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$27,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Steichen The Photographer
Steichen The Photographer
Rago Auctions · May 6, 2017
$1,625Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Chéruit Gown (Marion Morehouse) (Mrs. E.E. Cummings), 1927, Gelatin silver print
Chéruit Gown (Marion Morehouse) (Mrs. E.E. Cummings), 1927
Phillips · Apr 3, 2017
$50,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, George Washington Bridge, New York, 1931, Gelatin silver print
George Washington Bridge, New York, 1931
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$62,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Sunflower, aus der Serie „Sunflowers from Seed to Seed, 1921, Vintage. Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug vom Glasplattennegativ
Sunflower, aus der Serie „Sunflowers from Seed to Seed, 1921
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2016
€25,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Jergens Lotion Advertisement for J. Walter Thompson, 1930, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug
Jergens Lotion Advertisement for J. Walter Thompson, 1930
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015
€4,375Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Greta Garbo, Hollywood, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1960
Greta Garbo, Hollywood, 1928
Phillips · Apr 2, 2015
$31,250Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Greta Garbo, Hollywood, 1928, Vintage. Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug
Greta Garbo, Hollywood, 1928
Grisebach · Nov 27, 2013
€37,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Richard Strauss, New York, 1904, Gum pigment print
Richard Strauss, New York, 1904
Phillips · Nov 7, 2013
£92,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Brancusi, Endless Column in Steichen's Garden, Voulangis, France, circa 1923, Gelatin silver print
Brancusi, Endless Column in Steichen's Garden, Voulangis, France, circa 1923
Phillips · Oct 1, 2013
$75,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Diagram of Doom - 2, circa 1922, Palladium print
Diagram of Doom - 2, circa 1922
Phillips · Apr 3, 2013
$122,500Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, The George Washington Bridge, 1931, Gelatin silver print
The George Washington Bridge, 1931
Phillips · Apr 3, 2013
$50,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, The Blue Sky- Dana, 1923, Platinum print
The Blue Sky- Dana, 1923
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013
$35,000Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, The Flatiron-Evening, 1905, Three color half tone
The Flatiron-Evening, 1905
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013
$23,750Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Henri Matisse, 1913, Photogravure on tissue; from Camera Work, Number 6, not framed
Henri Matisse, 1913
Bonhams · Dec 16, 2012
$525Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Self-Portrait with Photographic Paraphernalia, for Vanity Fair, 1929, Ferrotyped-gelatin silver print
Self-Portrait with Photographic Paraphernalia, for Vanity Fair, 1929
Bonhams · Dec 16, 2012
$1,250Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, The Maypole – Empire State Building, <br />, New York. 1932 Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, Mehrfachbelichtung
The Maypole – Empire State Building, <br />
Grisebach · Nov 26, 2009
€11,900Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Eugenie Leontovich in ‘Grand Hotel’, 1931, Vintage. Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug
Eugenie Leontovich in ‘Grand Hotel’, 1931
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2007
€8,330Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Torso, Photogravüre auf festem Büttenpapier
Torso
Lempertz · Oct 30, 2005
€952Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, Photogravüre 1981 auf festem Büttenpapier
Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France
Lempertz · May 1, 2005
€1,250Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Isadora Duncan at the Parthenon, Photogravüre 1981 auf festem Büttenpapier
Isadora Duncan at the Parthenon
Lempertz · May 1, 2005
€1,190Sign up free to see
Edward Steichen, Eduard et Voulangis: The Early Modernist Period, 1915-1923', Lumiere Press, Toronto 2011, 2011, photograph
Eduard et Voulangis: The Early Modernist Period, 1915-1923', Lumiere Press, Toronto 2011, 2011
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edward Steichen, The Pond—Moonlight
The Pond—Moonlight1904
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Edward Steichen, Le Tournesol (The Sunflower)
Le Tournesol (The Sunflower)1920
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Edward Steichen, Isadora Duncan in the Parthenon, Athens
Isadora Duncan in the Parthenon, Athens1921
Toledo Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Toledo Museum of Art
Edward Steichen, Moonlit Pond, Mamaronek
Moonlit Pond, Mamaronek
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Edward Steichen, Road into the Valley -- Moonrise
Road into the Valley -- Moonrise1906
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Edward Steichen, Balzac, the Open Sky
Balzac, the Open Sky1908
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edward Steichen, Rodin — The Thinker
Rodin — The Thinker1902
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Edward Steichen, The Flatiron
The Flatiron1904
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Edward Steichen, Untitled (World War I photographs)
Untitled (World War I photographs)1918/19, assembled 1919 · Album of gelatin silver prints (83)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William Kistler — public domain (CC0)

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