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Harold Eugene Edgerton

American · 1903–1990 · Photographer

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53lots offered2012–2026years recorded94%sold (48)$1.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer PhotographsLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2023$23,940≈ £18,750≈ €21,793Sign up to see
Seeing the UnseenPhillips · Oct 2014$16,250≈ £10,034≈ €12,894Sign up to see
Seeing the Unseen: Twelve PhotographsPhillips · Apr 2025$13,970≈ £10,792≈ €12,932Sign up to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (53 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke, gelatin silver print — Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke
Rago Auctions · Jun 26, 2026
$960Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Untitled (Baton Multiflash), gelatin silver print — Untitled (Baton Multiflash)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$445Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Ouch! (Archery) (from the Ten Photographs series), gelatin silver print — Ouch! (Archery) (from the Ten Photographs series)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$445Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Eight works, 1995, gelatin silver print — Eight works, 1995
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$445Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Lacrosse Player, gelatin silver print — Lacrosse Player
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$445Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Moving Skip Rope, gelatin silver print — Moving Skip Rope
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$953Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gussie Moran, 1949, vintage gelatin silver print — Gussie Moran, 1949
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$3,302Sign up free to see

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
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$1,651Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, A Punctured Balloon with Stars, 1961, Polaroid Type 53 Positive print and Negative — A Punctured Balloon with Stars, 1961
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$572Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet Exiting from a Balloon, 1961, Polaroid Type 53 Positive print and Negative — Bullet Exiting from a Balloon, 1961
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$1,143Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Untitled, c. 1954, vintage gelatin silver print — Untitled, c. 1954
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$3,810Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Rodeo (Cowgirl), gelatin silver print — Rodeo (Cowgirl)
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$699Sign up free to see

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
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$13,970Sign up free to see

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
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$693Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tennis, Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey, gelatin silver print — Tennis, Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey
Rago Auctions · Nov 22, 2024
$378Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Untitled, Gelatin Silver Print "Tennis - Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey 1938" — Untitled
DuMouchelles · Oct 10, 2024
$800Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk Drop Coronet, 1957, Dye transfer print, printed 1970s — Milk Drop Coronet, 1957
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$4,826Sign up free to see

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
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€1,200Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Nancy C dancing, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on double-weight semi-matte paper — Nancy C dancing, 1952
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€900Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tennis-Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey, gelatin silver print — Tennis-Forehand Drive, Jenny Tuckey
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$2,016Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Pitcher, 1938, Gelatin silver print — Pitcher, 1938
Circle Auction · Oct 28, 2023
$550Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1985, dye-transfer photograph — Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1985
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023
$23,940Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Child Running (Bob Edgerton), gelatin silver print — Child Running (Bob Edgerton)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023
$945Sign up free to see

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
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023
$1,638Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Diver, 1955 — Diver
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2022
$217Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Selected Images, 1932-1960, Eight gelatin silver prints, printed later — Selected Images, 1932-1960
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$6,300Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Coronet, 1935, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug — Coronet, 1935
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021
€4,375Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Antique Gun Firing, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Antique Gun Firing, 1936
Lempertz · Dec 7, 2020
€1,875Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet through Banana, 1964, c-print — Bullet through Banana, 1964
Wright · Jul 18, 2019
$9,100Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Hammer Shattering Glass — Hammer Shattering Glass
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018
$500Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk drop coronet, 1957, Dye transfer print, printed later — Milk drop coronet, 1957
Lempertz · Dec 1, 2017
€1,860Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk Drop Coronet, 1936, Gelatin silver print — Milk Drop Coronet, 1936
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$5,000Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Driving the golf ball, 1935, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed 1950s — Driving the golf ball, 1935
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2016
€868Sign up free to see

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
James D. Julia · Feb 3, 2016
$948Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Bullet Through Bulb, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Bullet Through Bulb, 1936
Phillips · Dec 22, 2014
$1,625Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tumblers, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Tumblers, 1942
Phillips · Dec 22, 2014
$1,625Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tap Water Splashing from a Glass, circa 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Tap Water Splashing from a Glass, circa 1934
Phillips · Dec 22, 2014
$875Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Light Bulb Breaking, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s — Light Bulb Breaking, 1933
Phillips · Nov 18, 2014
£2,750Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Tumbling Tee, circa 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s — Tumbling Tee, circa 1938
Phillips · Nov 18, 2014
£3,500Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Seeing the Unseen, Boston: Gus Kayafas, 1977. Seven gelatin silver and five dye transfer prints — Seeing the Unseen
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
$16,250Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Circus trapeze acts, 1949, Gelatin silver print — Circus trapeze acts, 1949
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
$2,500Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, Littleton: Palm Press Inc., 1985. Ten dye transfer prints — Harold Edgerton: Ten Dye Transfer Photographs
Phillips · Oct 1, 2013
$12,500Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Squash (Jack Summers), Gelatin silver print, printed c. — Squash (Jack Summers)
Lempertz · May 25, 2013
€976Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Antique gun firing, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Antique gun firing
Lempertz · May 25, 2013
€2,196Sign up free to see

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
Phillips · May 8, 2013
£5,250Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Revolver, Gelatin silver print, printed probably 1980s — Revolver
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012
€1,586Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Light Bulb, Gelatin silver print, printed probably 1980s — Light Bulb
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012
€1,464Sign up free to see

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Ohne Titel (Wirbelndes Tennisspiel), 1939, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug — Ohne Titel (Wirbelndes Tennisspiel), 1939
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2012
€9,150Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Harold Eugene Edgerton, Milk Drop Coronet — Milk Drop Coronet1957
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