George Platt Lynes
British · 1907–1955 · Painter, Printmaker
George Platt Lynes was an American fashion and commercial photographer who worked in the 1930s and 1940s. He produced photographs featuring many gay artists and writers from… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledRago Auctions · $6,080≈ £5,139≈ €5,616Sign up to see
Ted StarkowskiBonhams · $5,355≈ £4,287≈ €5,023Sign up to see
Jonathan Tichenor, Fire Island, vers 1948Bonhams · €4,864≈ $5,203≈ £4,174Sign up to see
George Platt Lynes’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $550Sign up | $550Sign up | $550Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $550Sign up | $550Sign up | $550Sign up |
| Photography | 35 | 34 | 97% | $2.9kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Photograph | 35 | 34 | 97% | $2.9kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.