What is a Harry Callahan photograph worth?
1912–1999 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 123 works by Harry Callahan with a published auction price sold between $2,761Sign up free to see and $7,530Sign up free to see, and the median is $5,000Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $5,000Sign up free to see across 117 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,943Sign up free to see across 48 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Harry Callahan prices by medium
- Auction results
- 158
- Sold rate
- 78%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $76.2kSign up free to see Eleanor/Silhouette (Chicago), Phillips, Apr 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 117 | $2.8k–$7.6kSign up free to see | $5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (98), Lempertz (14), Bonhams (12)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 96 | $2.8k–$7.5kSign up free to see | $5.1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 23 | $2.5k–$6.9kSign up free to see | $4.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Harry Callahan sales
- Street scene, Providence 1962, Dye transfer print, printed c. 1979 on double-weight semi-glossy paper c — $1,859Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- Cattails Against the Sky, A suite of four gelatin silver prints, probably printed later — $7,095Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Eleanor, Chicago, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $2,838Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Eleanor, Aix-en-Provence, France, Gelatin silver print — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Eleanor, Chicago, Gelatin silver print — $2,304Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Eleanor, Port Huron, Gelatin silver print — $2,816Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop), Dye transfer print — $2,304Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- State Street, Chicago, Gelatin silver print; signed 'Harry Callahan' in pencil lower right — $2,560Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
Questions about Harry Callahan prices
What is a Harry Callahan photograph worth?
Based on 123 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Harry Callahan have sold for a median of $5,000, and half of them sold between $2,761 and $7,530. For photographs alone the median is $5,000 (117 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Harry Callahan sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $76,200 for “Eleanor/Silhouette (Chicago)” at Phillips in April 2024.
How often do Harry Callahan works sell at auction?
78% of the 158 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Harry Callahan photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 158 auction results for Harry Callahan between 2007 and 2026, and 123 of them sold (78%).
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