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Frederick Sommer

American · 1905–1999 · Painter, Photographer

Frederick Sommer, was an artist born in Angri, Italy and raised in Brazil. He earned an M.A. degree in Landscape Architecture (1927) from Cornell University where he met… (Wikipedia)

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Colorado River LandscapePhillips · Apr 2017$40,000≈ £31,990≈ €37,520Sign up to see
LiviaPhillips · Apr 2013$40,000≈ £26,383≈ €31,153Sign up to see
LiviaPhillips · Apr 2017$37,500≈ £30,147≈ €35,208Sign up to see

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Frederick Sommer, Moon Culmination, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Moon Culmination, 1951
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$10,965Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, The Birth of Venus, 1991-93, dust-grain photogravure mounted to Somerset — The Birth of Venus, 1991-93
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$1,207Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Abstract, 1949, Gelatin silver print, mounted — Abstract, 1949
Phillips · May 16, 2024
£1,143Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Giant, 1947, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1958 — Giant, 1947
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$4,445Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Circumnavigation of the Blood, 1950, Gelatin silver print — Circumnavigation of the Blood, 1950
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$5,842Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Untitled, Collage of reprographic prints — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 30, 2022
$1,600Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Valise d'Adam, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Valise d'Adam, 1949
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$4,788Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Arizona Landscape (Bagdad), 1943, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Arizona Landscape (Bagdad), 1943
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$18,900Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Eight Young Roosters, 1938, gelatin silver print — Eight Young Roosters, 1938
Rago Auctions · Dec 16, 2020
$6,875Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Livia, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed 1978 — Livia, 1948
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020
$35,000Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Max Ernst, 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Max Ernst, 1946
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020
$31,250Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Young Explorer, 1951, Gelatin silver print — Young Explorer, 1951
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$12,500Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, The Milky Way, 1949, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1970s — The Milky Way, 1949
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$11,250Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, The Wall, 1951, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1970s — The Wall, 1951
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$11,250Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Ondine, 1950, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1960s — Ondine, 1950
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$12,500Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Untitled (drawing on metal foil), 1970, Gelatin silver print — Untitled (drawing on metal foil), 1970
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$5,000Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John, 1966
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$6,250Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Circumnavigation of the Blood, 1950, Gelatin silver print — Circumnavigation of the Blood, 1950
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$13,750Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Furies, 1946, Gelatin silver print — Furies, 1946
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$12,500Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Livia, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed 1978 — Livia, 1948
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$37,500Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Colorado River Landscape, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1949 — Colorado River Landscape, 1942
Phillips · Apr 3, 2017
$40,000Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, The Anatomy of a Chicken, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed later — The Anatomy of a Chicken, 1939
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$7,500Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, The Thief Greater Than His Loot, Gelatin silver print — The Thief Greater Than His Loot
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$10,000Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Untitled, 1951, Gouache on black construction paper — Untitled, 1951
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$4,166Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Arizona Landscape (from Arizona Landscape Series), 1943, Gelatin silver print — Arizona Landscape (from Arizona Landscape Series), 1943
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$4,166Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Untitled, 1952, Gouache and graphite on paper — Untitled, 1952
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$4,166Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Paracelsus, 1960, Gelatin silver print — Paracelsus, 1960
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
$18,750Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Coyotes, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s — Coyotes, 1945
Phillips · Nov 7, 2013
£8,125Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Livia, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed 1978 — Livia, 1948
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013
$40,000Sign up free to see

Frederick Sommer, Frog and Flower, 1947-1948, Gelatin silver print, mounted — Frog and Flower, 1947-1948
Phillips · May 16, 2024

Frederick Sommer, Frog and Flower, 1947-1948, Gelatin silver print, mounted — Frog and Flower, 1947-1948
Phillips · Nov 22, 2022

Frederick Sommer, Abstract, 1949, Gelatin silver print, mounted — Abstract, 1949
Phillips · Nov 22, 2022

Frederick Sommer, Medallion, 1948, Gelatin silver print — Medallion, 1948
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022

Frederick Sommer, Lee Nevin, 1962, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Lee Nevin, 1962
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018

Frederick Sommer, Moon Culmination, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Moon Culmination, 1951
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018

Frederick Sommer, Placenta, 1940, Gelatin silver print, mounted — Placenta, 1940
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017

Frederick Sommer, Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John, 1966
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016

Frederick Sommer, The Anatomy of a Chicken, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed later — The Anatomy of a Chicken, 1939
Phillips · May 19, 2016

Frederick Sommer, Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John, 1966
Phillips · Oct 8, 2015

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