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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Record prices
Eleanor/Silhouette (Chicago)Phillips · $76,200≈ £60,290≈ €70,289Sign up to see
Alley, ChicagoPhillips · $50,000≈ £40,196≈ €46,944Sign up to see
DetroitPhillips · $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).
Price trend
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Photography | 148 | 113 | 76% | $7.6kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $76.2kSign up |
| Photograph | 148 | 113 | 76% | $7.6kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $76.2kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 8 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 18 | 11 | $6kSign up |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 8 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $10.2kSign up |