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Harry Callahan

American · 1912–1999 · Photographer

Harry Morey Callahan was an American photographer and educator. He taught at both the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, and the Rhode… (Wikipedia)

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Eleanor/Silhouette (Chicago)Phillips · Apr 2024$76,200≈ £60,290≈ €70,289Sign up to see
Alley, ChicagoPhillips · Apr 2017$50,000≈ £40,196≈ €46,944Sign up to see
DetroitPhillips · Apr 2017$43,750≈ £34,989≈ €41,037Sign up to see

Harry Callahan’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 (158 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Harry Callahan, Street scene, Providence 1962, 1962, Dye transfer print, printed c. 1979 on double-weight semi-glossy paper c — Street scene, Providence 1962, 1962
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€1,600Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Chicago, 1947, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Eleanor, Chicago, 1947
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$2,838Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Cattails Against the Sky, 1948, A suite of four gelatin silver prints, probably printed later — Cattails Against the Sky, 1948
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$7,095Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Chicago, 1949, Gelatin silver print — Eleanor, Chicago, 1949
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$2,304Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1958, Gelatin silver print — Eleanor, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1958
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$4,096Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop), 1951, Dye transfer print — Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop), 1951
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$2,304Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954, Gelatin silver print — Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$2,816Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, State Street, Chicago, 1959, Gelatin silver print; signed 'Harry Callahan' in pencil lower right — State Street, Chicago, 1959
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Providence, RI, dye transfer print — Providence, RI
Rago Auctions · Dec 11, 2025
$1,397Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, c. 1947, vintage gelatin silver print — Chicago, c. 1947
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$6,350Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Aix-en-Provence, gelatin silver print — Aix-en-Provence
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$1,651Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1948, Gelatin silver print — Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1948
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$1,920Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop), 1951, Dye transfer print — Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop), 1951
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$4,515Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Untitled, c. 1954, gelatin silver print — Untitled, c. 1954
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$1,716Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Providence, 1963, vintage gelatin silver print — Providence, 1963
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$1,143Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, c. 1947, Gelatin silver print — Eleanor, c. 1947
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$3,840Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago (brick wall), circa 1950, Gelatin silver print — Chicago (brick wall), circa 1950
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$9,525Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Cutouts, circa 1956, Gelatin silver print, probably printed later — Cutouts, circa 1956
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$4,445Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Cape Cod, 1972, gelatin silver print — Cape Cod, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$1,134Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Chicago, 1950
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$6,350Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Provincetown Beach, 1972, vintage gelatin silver print — Provincetown Beach, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$1,386Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Chicago (from the Student Independent 2 portfolio), vintage gelatin silver print — Eleanor, Chicago (from the Student Independent 2 portfolio)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$1,134Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Wells Street, Chicago, gelatin silver print — Wells Street, Chicago
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$2,016Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, gelatin silver contact print — Chicago
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024
$5,418Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Indiana Beach 1948, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on double-weight semi-matte paper — Eleanor, Indiana Beach 1948, 1948
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€2,600Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954
Lempertz · Jun 4, 2024
€3,780Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor/Silhouette (Chicago), 1948, Gelatin silver print — Eleanor/Silhouette (Chicago), 1948
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$76,200Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Untitled (telephone wires), 1945-1976, Three gelatin silver prints — Untitled (telephone wires), 1945-1976
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$27,940Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Atlanta, 1984, Dye transfer print — Atlanta, 1984
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$25,400Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago (woman carrying paper bag), circa 1961, Gelatin silver print — Chicago (woman carrying paper bag), circa 1961
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$6,350Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor in Attic, gelatin silver print — Eleanor in Attic
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$1,134Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Detroit (Reeds in Water), gelatin silver print — Detroit (Reeds in Water)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$2,142Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Chicago, 1950
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$12,700Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Collages, circa 1956, Gelatin silver print — Collages, circa 1956
Phillips · Oct 10, 2023
$8,255Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Cape Cod, 1972, Gelatin silver print — Cape Cod, 1972
Phillips · Oct 10, 2023
$1,270Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Rome, 1968, Gelatin silver print — Rome, 1968
Phillips · Oct 10, 2023
$1,016Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Eleanor, 1948
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$3,048Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago, 1954
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$5,715Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954, Gelatin silver print — Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954
Phillips · Jan 25, 2023
$4,788Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1978 — Aix-en-Provence, France, 1957
Phillips · Jan 25, 2023
$4,788Sign up free to see

Wells Street, Chicago, 1949
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$4,250Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, 1950, Gelatinesilberabzug — Chicago, 1950
Van Ham · Jun 9, 2022
€2,451Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, 1950, Gelantinesilberabzug — Chicago, 1950
Van Ham · Jun 9, 2022
€2,580Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Cape Cod, 1972, Gelatin silver print — Cape Cod, 1972
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2022
€1,764Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Chicago, 1950, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — Chicago, 1950
Phillips · May 25, 2022
£2,520Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Palm Leaves, early 1980s, Dye transfer print triptych — Palm Leaves, early 1980s
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$6,930Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, New York, 1972, Gelatin silver print — New York, 1972
Phillips · Mar 30, 2022
$4,032Sign up free to see

Harry Callahan, Cape Cod, 1972, Gelatin silver print — Cape Cod, 1972
Phillips · Nov 23, 2021
£1,512Sign up free to see

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