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Elliott Erwitt

American · 1928–2023 · Photographer

Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday… (Wikipedia)

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285lots offered2009–2026years recorded85%sold (233)$3.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Elliott Erwitt, New York City“ (Marilyn Monroe on the Set of The Seven Year Itch), 1954, Späterer Archival Inkjet-PrintNew York City“ (Marilyn Monroe on the Set of The Seven Year Itch)Grisebach · €18,750≈ $20,876≈ £13,641Sign up to see
  2. Elliott Erwitt, Wyoming, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed laterWyomingPhillips · £13,750≈ $20,815≈ €19,159Sign up to see
  3. Elliott Erwitt, Paris, 1989, Gelatin silver print, printed laterParisPhillips · $20,000≈ £12,349≈ €15,869Sign up to see

Elliott Erwitt’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).

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Average price
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median $3.7kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
233
of 275 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k201120132015201720192021202320252009-12-10 · $1,5002010-11-25 · $8,4512011-05-31 · $2,6112011-11-23 · $5,3902011-12-02 · $2,6162011-12-02 · $1,7982012-09-16 · $6252012-09-16 · $6252012-12-16 · $3132012-12-16 · $632013-05-08 · $5,8162013-05-08 · $8,1432013-05-25 · $5,6832013-05-29 · $5,5312013-10-01 · $6,8752013-11-07 · $9,0352013-11-07 · $3,8152013-11-07 · $11,0432014-04-01 · $8,0002014-05-08 · $3,1782014-05-08 · $4,0252014-05-30 · $2,3242014-10-01 · $10,0002014-10-01 · $20,0002014-11-18 · $9,7842015-05-21 · $5,0972015-05-21 · $3,5282015-05-21 · $9,4092015-05-29 · $3,9452015-05-29 · $4,8972015-06-03 · $20,8762015-07-20 · $1,5002015-10-08 · $16,2502015-10-08 · $4,7502015-10-08 · $8,7502015-10-08 · $6,2502015-11-06 · $20,8152015-11-25 · $4,4992015-11-27 · $2,4932015-11-27 · $2,6242015-11-27 · $4,7232016-04-04 · $8,7502016-04-04 · $6,2502016-05-19 · $10,0512016-06-01 · $4,8892016-06-03 · $4,7032016-10-05 · $8,1252016-10-05 · $16,2502016-10-05 · $5,0002016-11-03 · $9,0472016-11-03 · $10,1392016-11-05 · $1,1252017-05-31 · $2,2262017-10-03 · $3,2502017-10-03 · $2,7502017-11-02 · $8,2062018-04-09 · $9,3752018-04-09 · $9,3752018-04-09 · $8,7502018-05-30 · $10,9052018-06-01 · $2,4602018-06-01 · $6,2222018-06-01 · $4,0512018-07-18 · $3,5882018-10-04 · $5,0002018-10-04 · $6,8752018-10-04 · $8,7502018-10-04 · $8,1252018-10-04 · $1,2502019-05-16 · $8,8062019-05-16 · $3,5222019-05-16 · $4,4832019-05-16 · $4,4832019-05-31 · $2,0742019-06-07 · $4,0002019-10-01 · $6,2502019-10-01 · $5,0002019-10-25 · $6,4132020-06-19 · $2,3822020-06-19 · $3,5032020-10-14 · $6,2502020-12-07 · $11,3702021-02-05 · $3,1882021-04-10 · $6502021-04-16 · $2,8772021-04-16 · $2,2772021-05-20 · $9,7882021-05-20 · $3,2032021-05-24 · $3422021-06-17 · $5,9692021-11-23 · $10,9532021-12-01 · $12,7282021-12-03 · $8,4682021-12-03 · $6,9162022-03-30 · $6,0482022-04-06 · $9,4502022-06-01 · $1,8902022-10-12 · $7,5602022-10-14 · $5002022-10-14 · $6502022-10-14 · $8002022-10-14 · $5002022-10-14 · $4002022-10-14 · $6002022-10-14 · $6002022-10-14 · $5002022-10-14 · $4502022-11-16 · $6,7482022-11-16 · $8,2482022-11-16 · $1,9502022-11-16 · $3,2992022-11-16 · $4,4992022-11-16 · $1,6502022-11-16 · $1,9502022-11-16 · $1,1252022-11-16 · $1,2002022-11-30 · $4,1092022-12-02 · $1,0622022-12-02 · $5,0462023-01-25 · $1,3862023-04-04 · $15,2402023-04-04 · $4,8262023-04-20 · $9452023-04-20 · $2,7722023-05-19 · $2502023-05-19 · $7,9032023-06-02 · $3,0142023-06-02 · $8,0722023-06-02 · $4,3052023-06-02 · $5,3822023-06-02 · $10,2252023-06-04 · $4,0362023-06-06 · $1,0102023-07-16 · $8502023-10-10 · $3,0482023-10-11 · $13,9702023-10-11 · $13,9702023-10-20 · $7002023-10-20 · $4002023-10-20 · $5002023-11-01 · $1,0882023-11-18 · $4,3492023-11-18 · $2,3922023-11-18 · $4,8922023-11-18 · $3,6962023-11-30 · $3,3322023-11-30 · $4,4422023-11-30 · $1,9442023-11-30 · $3,3322023-12-01 · $1,0282023-12-01 · $4,1922023-12-01 · $1,0712024-01-28 · $4,2802024-04-10 · $1,3242024-05-16 · $9,6452024-05-16 · $6,4302024-06-02 · $7,0002024-06-05 · $3,0442024-06-05 · $4,1312024-06-05 · $6,5232024-06-05 · $6,5232024-06-05 · $3,9142024-07-10 · $6932024-10-09 · $6,3502024-11-29 · $1,9962024-11-29 · $6,6542024-12-03 · $1,1002024-12-03 · $5502024-12-12 · $7562024-12-12 · $1,7642025-04-02 · $7,6202025-04-03 · $5,1202025-04-03 · $3,0722025-04-03 · $4,3522025-04-03 · $1,9202025-04-03 · $4,0962025-04-03 · $5,6322025-04-03 · $8,9602025-04-03 · $6,4002025-05-30 · $3,7152025-06-10 · $9532025-06-10 · $2,9042025-06-10 · $4452025-07-31 · $4,0642025-10-10 · $4,0962025-10-10 · $3,8402025-10-10 · $6,1442025-10-10 · $1,6642025-10-10 · $7,0402025-10-10 · $8322025-10-10 · $1,5362025-10-10 · $3,3282025-10-10 · $4,8642025-10-10 · $2,0482025-10-22 · $5,1202025-11-04 · $1,9802025-11-04 · $1,5242025-11-04 · $1,0802025-11-04 · $1,5242025-11-21 · $3,9172025-11-21 · $6912025-11-21 · $9222025-11-21 · $6,3362025-11-21 · $2,0742025-12-03 · $3,0802025-12-03 · $4,3122025-12-03 · $6,6232026-01-22 · $5,6322026-01-22 · $1,7922026-02-27 · $1,5362026-02-27 · $8322026-02-27 · $5382026-02-27 · $4862026-02-27 · $5382026-02-27 · $1,0882026-02-27 · $8322026-02-27 · $9602026-02-27 · $4352026-02-27 · $8322026-02-27 · $4612026-02-27 · $5382026-03-22 · $2,8272026-04-11 · $1,5482026-04-11 · $4,5152026-04-14 · $1,4152026-04-14 · $1,1792026-05-05 · $3202026-05-05 · $5322026-05-05 · $1,2802026-05-28 · $2,7882026-05-28 · $4,4142026-06-05 · $2,0702026-07-14 · $3,584
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

10 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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Photography27022884%$4.5kSign up$3.8kSign up$20.9kSign up
Photograph27022884%$4.5kSign up$3.8kSign up$20.9kSign up
Other55100%$2.8kSign up$3.3kSign up$4.4kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20262726$1.1kSign up
20254337$3.7kSign up
20242118$4kSign up
20233733$3.3kSign up
20223025$1.6kSign up
20211712$4.6kSign up
202054$4.9kSign up
2019119$4.5kSign up
20181313$6.9kSign up
201774$3kSign up
20161411$8.1kSign up
20151816$4.8kSign up
201487$8kSign up
2013118$6.3kSign up
201264$469Sign up
201144$2.6kSign up
201021$8.5kSign up
200911$1.5kSign up

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