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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Record prices
Heavy Roses, Voulangis, FrancePhillips · $524,000≈ £398,965≈ €467,065Sign up to see
Gloria Swanson, New YorkPhillips · £277,200≈ $346,306≈ €324,987Sign up to see
Richard Strauss, New YorkPhillips · £92,500≈ $148,574≈ €111,166Sign up to see
Edward Steichen’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).
Price trend
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $30.5kSign up | $30.5kSign up | $30.5kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $30.5kSign up | $30.5kSign up | $30.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 9 | 82% | $10.7kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $53.3kSign up |
| Etching | 5 | 4 | 80% | $16.2kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $53.3kSign up |
| Engraving | 4 | 3 | 75% | $920Sign up | $464Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $14.5kSign up | $14.5kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Photography | 101 | 78 | 77% | $32kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $524kSign up |
| Photograph | 101 | 78 | 77% | $32kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $524kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 80% | $7.7kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 4 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $567Sign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | $47.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $45.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | $51kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | $888Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $17.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $12.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |