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Harold Eugene Edgerton Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1903–1990

ArtSell has recorded 49 auction results for Harold Eugene Edgerton photographs between 2012 and 2026, of which 46 sold (94% sell-through). Prices realised range from $378 to $23,940, with a median of $1,776 across 46 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 2 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $23,940 for “Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in 2023.

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  1. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke, gelatin silver print
    Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke
    Photograph
    8½ h x 12⅛ w in (22 x 31 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 141
    $960≈ £726≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Ouch! (Archery) (from the Ten Photographs series), gelatin silver print
    Ouch! (Archery) (from the Ten Photographs series)
    Photograph
    17½ h x 21⅞ w in (44 x 56 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 273
    $445≈ £332≈ €380Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Untitled (Baton Multiflash), gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Baton Multiflash)
    Photograph
    17½ h x 14½ w in (44 x 37 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 271
    $445≈ £332≈ €380Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Eight works, 1995, gelatin silver print
    Eight works, 1995After the artist
    Photograph
    11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 143
    $445≈ £340≈ €386Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Lacrosse Player, gelatin silver print
    Lacrosse Player
    Photograph
    9½ h x 11¼ w in (24 x 29 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 278
    $445≈ £341≈ €387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Moving Skip Rope, gelatin silver print
    Moving Skip Rope
    Photograph
    15⅛ h x 22⅛ w in (38 x 56 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 279
    $953≈ £729≈ €829Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Untitled, c. 1954, vintage gelatin silver print
    Untitled, c. 1954
    Photograph
    9½ h x 7½ w in (24 x 19 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 167
    $3,810≈ £2,822≈ €3,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gussie Moran, 1949, vintage gelatin silver print
    Gussie Moran, 1949
    Photograph
    7½ h x 9¼ w in (19 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 163
    $3,302≈ £2,445≈ €2,889Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet Exiting from a Balloon, 1961, Polaroid Type 53 Positive print and Negative
    Bullet Exiting from a Balloon, 1961
    Photograph
    4⅜ h x 8 w in (11 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 166
    $1,143≈ £846≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Harold Eugene Edgerton, A Punctured Balloon with Stars, 1961, Polaroid Type 53 Positive print and Negative
    A Punctured Balloon with Stars, 1961
    Photograph
    4⅜ h x 7½ w in (11 x 19 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 165
    $572≈ £424≈ €500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  11. Harold Eugene Edgerton, .30 cal Army Bullet Penetrating Joker Card, 1960, unique Polaroid Type 57 Polacolor print
    .30 cal Army Bullet Penetrating Joker Card, 1960
    Photograph
    3½ h x 4½ w in (9 x 11 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 164
    $1,651≈ £1,223≈ €1,445Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  12. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Rodeo (Cowgirl), gelatin silver print
    Rodeo (Cowgirl)
    Photograph
    10½ h x 8⅞ w in (27 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 188
    $699≈ £524≈ €615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  13. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Seeing the Unseen: Twelve Photographs, 1934-1973, Boston: Gus Kufayas, 1977. Five dye transfer prints and seven gelatin silver prints
    Seeing the Unseen: Twelve Photographs, 1934-1973
    Photograph · ed. 17/60
    Varying sizes from 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (26 x 26 cm) to 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 86
    $13,970≈ £10,792≈ €12,932Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Four works from the Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs portfolio, dye-transfer print
    Four works from the Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs portfolio
    Photograph
    16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 135
    $693≈ £545≈ €661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  15. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tennis, Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey, gelatin silver print
    Tennis, Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey
    Photograph
    9¼ h x 12⅝ w in (23 x 32 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 125
    $378≈ £302≈ €363Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  16. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Untitled, Gelatin Silver Print "Tennis - Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey 1938"
    Untitled
    Photograph
    H 10" W 13" with Signed Book
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1051
    $800≈ £612≈ €732HammerSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at DuMouchelles ↗
  17. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk Drop Coronet, 1957, Dye transfer print, printed 1970s
    Milk Drop Coronet, 1957
    Photograph
    18 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (46.7 x 34 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 269
    $4,826≈ £3,688≈ €4,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Nancy C dancing, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Nancy C dancing, 1952
    Photograph · Paper
    27,9 x 35,2 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 48
    €900≈ $978≈ £765HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,600View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  19. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Wesley Fesler kicking the football, Boston 1937, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1977 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Wesley Fesler kicking the football, Boston 1937, 1937
    Photograph · Paper · ed. 22/60
    35,3 x 27,9 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 47
    €1,200≈ $1,305≈ £1,021HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  20. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tennis-Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey, gelatin silver print
    Tennis-Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey
    Photograph
    9¾ h x 13 w in (25 x 33 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 220
    $2,016≈ £1,571≈ €1,844Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  21. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Pitcher, 1938, Gelatin silver print
    Pitcher, 1938
    Photograph · ed. 3/4
    9" x 12 3/4"
    Circle Auction · · Lot 125
    $550≈ £454≈ €522HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
  22. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Eight works, 1995, gelatin silver print
    Eight works, 1995After the artist
    Photograph
    11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 153
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  23. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Stopping Time: The Photographs of Harold Edgerton (Special Edition), 1988, gelatin silver print, bound book, offset lithograph
    Stopping Time: The Photographs of Harold Edgerton (Special Edition), 1988
    Photograph
    9 h x 11 w in (23 x 28 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 154
    $1,638≈ £1,283≈ €1,491Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  24. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Child Running (Bob Edgerton), gelatin silver print
    Child Running (Bob Edgerton)
    Photograph
    12 h x 18½ w in (30 x 47 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 152
    $945≈ £740≈ €860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  25. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1985, dye-transfer photograph
    Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1985
    Photograph
    20 h x 23¼ w in (51 x 59 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 151
    $23,940≈ £18,750≈ €21,793Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  26. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Selected Images, 1932-1960, Eight gelatin silver prints, printed later
    Selected Images, 1932-1960
    Photograph
    Various dimensions from 11 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (28.6 x 47.6 cm) to 18 x 14 1/4 in. (45.7 x 36.2 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 264
    $6,300≈ £4,814≈ €5,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Coronet, 1935, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug
    Coronet, 1935
    Photograph
    24,6 × 19,3 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2069
    €4,375≈ $4,950≈ £3,719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  28. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Antique Gun Firing, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Antique Gun Firing, 1936
    Photograph
    36 x 46.7 cm (40.4 x 50.4 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 956
    €1,875≈ $2,274≈ £1,710Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
  29. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bailarino Negro, Foto pb em gelatina e prata sobre papel
    Bailarino Negro
    Photograph · Paper
    James Lisboa · · Lot 826
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
  30. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet and Apple, 1964, Foto cor (dye transfer) sobre papel
    Bullet and Apple, 1964
    Photograph · Paper
    24,7 x 30,5 cm
    James Lisboa · · Lot 825
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
  31. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet through Banana, 1964, c-print
    Bullet through Banana, 1964
    Photograph
    14¼ h x 16¼ w in (36 x 41 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 546
    $9,100≈ £7,290≈ €8,113Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
  32. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk drop coronet, 1957, Dye transfer print, printed later
    Milk drop coronet, 1957
    Photograph
    35.5 x 28 cm (40.8 x 33.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 89
    €1,860≈ $2,211≈ £1,639Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  33. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk Drop Coronet, 1936, Gelatin silver print
    Milk Drop Coronet, 1936
    Photograph
    6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 137
    $5,000≈ £3,778≈ €4,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Driving the golf ball, 1935, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed 1950s
    Driving the golf ball, 1935
    Photograph
    24.2 x 19.2 cm (25.2 x 20.4 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 66
    €868≈ $924≈ £732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Lempertz ↗
  35. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Cranberry Juice into Milk, 1960, Dye transfer print, printed
    Cranberry Juice into Milk, 1960
    Photograph · ed. AP
    40,4 x 35,7 cm (50 x 40,7 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  36. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet Through Banana, 1964” and “Cranberry Juice Into Milk, 1960, Dye transfer photographs
    Bullet Through Banana, 1964” and “Cranberry Juice Into Milk, 1960
    Photograph
    1) Sight 14" x 16". Overall 20-1/4" x 24-1/4". 2) Sight 15-1/2" x 13-1/2". Overall 24" x 20"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1128
    $948≈ £653≈ €867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  37. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Ein Geschoss durchdringt Ballons (Bullet passing through three balloons), 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed
    Ein Geschoss durchdringt Ballons (Bullet passing through three balloons), 1959
    Photograph
    29.1 x 48 cm (40.6 x 50.4 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  38. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tap Water Splashing from a Glass, circa 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Tap Water Splashing from a Glass, circa 1934
    Photograph · ed. 50/50
    12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (32.1 x 21.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    $875≈ £560≈ €714Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Pigeon in flight, 1965, Dye transfer print, printed later
    Pigeon in flight, 1965
    Photograph
    14 1/4 x 18 in. (36.2 x 45.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tumblers, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Tumblers, 1942
    Photograph · ed. 25/25
    21 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (54.3 x 41.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    $1,625≈ £1,040≈ €1,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet Through Bulb, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Bullet Through Bulb, 1936
    Photograph · ed. 23/25
    16 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (41.9 x 55.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    $1,625≈ £1,040≈ €1,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tumbling Tee, circa 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s
    Tumbling Tee, circa 1938
    Photograph
    19.4 x 23.9 cm (7 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    £3,500≈ $5,479≈ €4,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,500–4,500View at Phillips ↗
  43. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Light Bulb Breaking, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s
    Light Bulb Breaking, 1933
    Photograph
    24.1 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    £2,750≈ $4,305≈ €3,440Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  44. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Seeing the Unseen, Boston: Gus Kayafas, 1977. Seven gelatin silver and five dye transfer prints
    Seeing the Unseen
    Photograph · ed. 21/60
    Varying sizes from 9 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (23.8 x 29.2 cm) to 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (34.3 x 27 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    $16,250≈ £10,034≈ €12,894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Circus trapeze acts, 1949, Gelatin silver print
    Circus trapeze acts, 1949
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.2 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    $2,500≈ £1,544≈ €1,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, Littleton: Palm Press Inc., 1985. Ten dye transfer prints
    Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs
    Photograph
    Varying sizes from 14 x 15 7/8 in. (35.6 x 40.3 cm) to 14 1/8 x 18 in. (35.9 x 45.7 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 125
    $12,500≈ £7,696≈ €9,222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Antique gun firing, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Antique gun firing
    Photograph
    36 x 46.8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 54
    €2,196≈ $2,841≈ £1,882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  48. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Squash (Jack Summers), Gelatin silver print, printed c.
    Squash (Jack Summers)
    Photograph · ed. 91/100
    19 x 22.9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 53
    €976≈ $1,263≈ £836Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Lempertz ↗
  49. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Queen of Hearts playing card hit by a .30 calibre bullet, 1960s, Chromogenic print, mounted
    Queen of Hearts playing card hit by a .30 calibre bullet, 1960s
    Photograph
    18.7 x 25.6 cm (7 3/8 x 10 1/8 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 113
    £5,250≈ $8,143≈ €6,199Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  50. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Light Bulb, Gelatin silver print, printed probably 1980s
    Light Bulb
    Photograph
    22 x 29.8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 71
    €1,464≈ $1,901≈ £1,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗

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