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Eudora Welty Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1909–2001

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ArtSell has recorded 53 auction results for Eudora Welty photographs between 2017 and 2025, and 53 of them sold (100%). Half of the priced sales fell between $950Sign up free to see and $2.5kSign up free to see, with a median of $1.5kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson)" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio, sold at Leland Little in November 2021 for $13kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Leland Little (52) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1).

$13,000≈ £9,645≈ €11,459Sign uprecord priceA Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson)" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs PortfolioLeland Little53auction results2017–2025years recorded100%sold$1.5kSign up free to seemedian price

Eudora Welty photographs prices at a glance

Auction results
53 2017–2025
Price range
$500–$13kSign up free to see
Median price
$1.5kSign up free to see 53 sold
Most recent sale
$1.7kSign up free to see Jul 2025, Leland Little
Record sale
$13kSign up free to see 2021, Leland Little

Recent sales: Side Show, State Fair · A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson, Missis… · Old Midwife (Ida M'Toy), Jackson, Mississippi

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Eudora Welty photographs: key figures

Auction results
53
Sold rate
100%
Active at auction
2017–2025
Median price
$1.5kSign up free to see
Record price
$13kSign up free to see A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson)" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio, Leland Little, Nov 2021

Top auction houses: Leland Little (52), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1)

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  1. Side Show, State Fair by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jul 2025
    Side Show, State Fair, 1939
    Photograph · ed. edition of 75
    9 x 13 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 4048
    $1,700≈ £1,264≈ €1,450HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  2. Additional Photograph Taken for Eudora Welty: Twenty Photographs by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Additional Photograph Taken for Eudora Welty: Twenty Photographs
    Photograph
    Leland Little · · Lot 264
    $700≈ £570≈ €664HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  3. Store Front by Eudora Welty, 1940, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Store Front, 1940
    Photograph
    11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 263
    $500≈ £407≈ €474HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  4. Saturday Strollers by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Saturday Strollers, 1935
    Photograph
    14 x 8 3/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 262
    $850≈ £693≈ €807HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  5. Side Show, State Fair by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Side Show, State Fair, 1939
    Photograph
    9 x 13 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 261
    $950≈ £774≈ €901HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  6. Courthouse Town by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Courthouse Town, 1935
    Photograph
    8 1/8 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 260
    $750≈ £611≈ €712HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  7. Saturday Trip to Town by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Saturday Trip to Town, 1939
    Photograph
    10 x 13 3/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 259
    $800≈ £652≈ €759HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  8. Ghost River-Town by Eudora Welty, 1942, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Ghost River-Town, 1942
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 258
    $500≈ £407≈ €474HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  9. Tomato Packers' Recess by Eudora Welty, 1936, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Tomato Packers' Recess, 1936
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 257
    $750≈ £611≈ €712HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  10. Preacher and Leaders of the Holiness Church by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Preacher and Leaders of the Holiness Church, 1939
    Photograph
    14 x 10 3/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 256
    $950≈ £774≈ €901HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  11. Abandoned "Lunatic Asylum," 1940 by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Abandoned "Lunatic Asylum," 1940
    Photograph
    10 7/8 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 255
    $700≈ £570≈ €664HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  12. Child on the Porch by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Child on the Porch, 1939
    Photograph
    14 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 254
    $1,100≈ £896≈ €1,044HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  13. Home by Dark by Eudora Welty, 1936, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Home by Dark, 1936
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 253
    $1,300≈ £1,059≈ €1,234HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  14. Carrying Home the Ice by Eudora Welty, 1936, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Carrying Home the Ice, 1936
    Photograph
    14 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 252
    $1,200≈ £978≈ €1,139HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  15. Ruins of Windsor by Eudora Welty, 1942, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Ruins of Windsor, 1942
    Photograph
    11 1/8 x 13 7/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 251
    $1,500≈ £1,222≈ €1,423HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  16. Chopping in the Fields by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Chopping in the Fields, 1935
    Photograph
    10 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 250
    $950≈ £774≈ €901HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  17. Delegate by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Delegate, 1935
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 249
    $1,000≈ £815≈ €949HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  18. House with Bottle Trees by Eudora Welty, 1941, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    House with Bottle Trees, 1941
    Photograph
    10 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 248
    $1,000≈ £815≈ €949HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  19. Houseboat Family, Pearl River by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Houseboat Family, Pearl River, 1939
    Photograph
    14 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 247
    $600≈ £489≈ €569HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  20. Mother and Child by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Mother and Child, 1935
    Photograph
    11 1/8 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 246
    $1,000≈ £815≈ €949HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  21. Old Midwife (Ida M'Toy), Jackson, Mississippi by Eudora Welty, 1940, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    Old Midwife (Ida M'Toy), Jackson, Mississippi, 1940
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 245
    $900≈ £733≈ €854HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  22. A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson, Mississippi) by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Dec 2022
    A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson, Mississippi)
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 244
    $2,300≈ £1,874≈ €2,183HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  23. Home by Dark by Eudora Welty, 1936, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Home by Dark, 1936
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 205
    $2,800≈ £2,251≈ €2,647HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  24. Carrying Home the Ice by Eudora Welty, 1936, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Carrying Home the Ice, 1936
    Photograph
    20 x 16 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 204
    $3,000≈ £2,412≈ €2,836HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  25. Abandoned "Lunatic Asylum," 1940 by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Abandoned "Lunatic Asylum," 1940
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 203
    $1,000≈ £804≈ €945HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  26. Ghost River-Town by Eudora Welty, 1942, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Ghost River-Town, 1942
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 202
    $750≈ £603≈ €709HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  27. Ruins of Windsor by Eudora Welty, 1942, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Ruins of Windsor, 1942
    Photograph
    11 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 201
    $2,700≈ £2,171≈ €2,552HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  28. House with Bottle Trees by Eudora Welty, 1941, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    House with Bottle Trees, 1941
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 200
    $2,100≈ £1,688≈ €1,985HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  29. Houseboat Family, Pearl River by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Houseboat Family, Pearl River, 1939
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 199
    $2,500≈ £2,010≈ €2,363HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  30. Side Show, State Fair by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Side Show, State Fair, 1939
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 198
    $2,800≈ £2,251≈ €2,647HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  31. Store Front by Eudora Welty, 1940, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Store Front, 1940
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 197
    $900≈ £724≈ €851HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  32. Saturday Strollers by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Saturday Strollers, 1935
    Photograph
    14 x 8 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 196
    $2,600≈ £2,090≈ €2,458HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  33. Courthouse Town by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Courthouse Town, 1935
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 195
    $1,900≈ £1,528≈ €1,796HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  34. Saturday Trip to Town by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Saturday Trip to Town, 1939
    Photograph
    10 x 13 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 194
    $2,600≈ £2,090≈ €2,458HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  35. Tomato Packers' Recess by Eudora Welty, 1936, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Tomato Packers' Recess, 1936
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 193
    $2,100≈ £1,688≈ €1,985HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  36. Preacher and Leaders of the Holiness Church by Eudora Welty, 1939, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Preacher and Leaders of the Holiness Church, 1939
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 192
    $2,100≈ £1,688≈ €1,985HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  37. Child on the Porch by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Child on the Porch, 1935
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 191
    $1,800≈ £1,447≈ €1,702HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  38. Chopping in the Fields by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Chopping in the Fields, 1935
    Photograph
    10 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 190
    $2,700≈ £2,171≈ €2,552HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  39. Delegate by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Delegate, 1935
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 189
    $1,700≈ £1,367≈ €1,607HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  40. Mother and Child by Eudora Welty, 1935, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Mother and Child, 1935
    Photograph
    14 x 11 1/8 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 188
    $1,800≈ £1,447≈ €1,702HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  41. Old Midwife (Ida M'Toy), Jackson, Mississippi by Eudora Welty, 1940, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    Old Midwife (Ida M'Toy), Jackson, Mississippi, 1940
    Photograph
    11 1/4 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 187
    $1,400≈ £1,126≈ €1,324HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  42. A Woman of the Thirties, 1935, (Jackson, Mississippi) by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Jun 2022
    A Woman of the Thirties, 1935, (Jackson, Mississippi)
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 186
    $2,900≈ £2,332≈ €2,742HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  43. Store Front, 1940" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Store Front, 1940" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1342
    $900≈ £668≈ €793HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  44. Ruins of Windsor, 1942" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Ruins of Windsor, 1942" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    11 x 14 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1341
    $4,100≈ £3,042≈ €3,614HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  45. Tomato Packers' Recess, 1936" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Tomato Packers' Recess, 1936" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1340
    $1,500≈ £1,113≈ €1,322HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  46. Carrying Home the Ice, 1936" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Carrying Home the Ice, 1936" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1339
    $2,000≈ £1,484≈ €1,763HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  47. A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson)" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson)" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1338
    $13,000≈ £9,645≈ €11,459HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  48. Home by Dark, 1936" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Home by Dark, 1936" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1337
    $3,100≈ £2,300≈ €2,732HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  49. Preacher and Leaders of the Holiness Church, 1939" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Preacher and Leaders of the Holiness Church, 1939" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    14 x 10 1/4 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1336
    $4,200≈ £3,116≈ €3,702HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
  50. Delegate, 1935" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio by Eudora Welty, Gelatin silver print (mounted as issued), sold Nov 2021
    Delegate, 1935" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio
    Photograph
    14 x 11 in.
    Leland Little · · Lot 1335
    $2,500≈ £1,855≈ €2,204HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗

Questions about Eudora Welty photographs

How much is an Eudora Welty photograph worth?

Eudora Welty photographs in ArtSell’s records have sold for between $500 and $13,000, with a median of $1,500; half of the 53 priced sales were between $950 and $2,500. These are past auction results, not a valuation: size, medium, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.

What is the most expensive Eudora Welty photograph sold at auction?

The highest price recorded is $13,000 for “A Woman of the Thirties, 1935 (Jackson)" from Eudora Welty Twenty Photographs Portfolio”, sold at Leland Little in November 2021.

How much do Eudora Welty photographs sell for?

In the last five years the median was $1,500 across 52 sales. Over the whole record (2017–2025) the median is $1,500.

How often do Eudora Welty photographs sell at auction?

100% of the 53 photographs offered at auction in our records sold.

Where are Eudora Welty photographs sold?

Most of the 53 recorded results come from Leland Little (52), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1). Every result on this page links to its auction catalogue.

How can I sell an Eudora Welty photograph?

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