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Horace Bristol Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1908–1997

ArtSell has recorded 29 auction results for Horace Bristol photographs between 2013 and 2026, of which 27 sold (93% sell-through). Prices realised range from $63 to $25,400, with a median of $1,250 across 27 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $25,400 for “Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner” at Phillips in 2024.

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  1. Horace Bristol, Four works, vintage gelatin silver print
    Four works
    Photograph
    7¾ h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 113
    $133≈ £101≈ €117Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
    Photograph · ed. AP
    10 x 9 7/8 in. (25.4 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 254
    $20,640≈ £15,351≈ €17,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944, gelatin silver print
    PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
    Photograph
    10¼ h x 10 w in (26 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 134
    $11,430≈ £8,272≈ €9,550Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, 1944, Gelatin silver print
    PBY Blister Gunner, 1944
    Photograph · ed. 34/75
    16 1/2" x 16" image
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 180
    $10,000≈ £7,377≈ €8,556HammerSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  5. Horace Bristol, Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)', 1932-1947, photograph
    Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)', 1932-1947
    Photograph
    the largest image 12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (31.8 x 23.8 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $9,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Horace Bristol, Shinto Shrine Melee, New Year's Day, Japan, 1946, Gelatin silver print
    Shinto Shrine Melee, New Year's Day, Japan, 1946
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 13 in. (23.2 x 33 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 49
    $3,840≈ £2,912≈ €3,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Horace Bristol, Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner, 1944, Seven gelatin silver prints, six printed later
    Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner, 1944
    Photograph
    Varying sizes from 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.4 x 19.1 cm) to 10 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (26.4 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 227
    $25,400≈ £19,412≈ €23,182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Horace Bristol, Untitled (Golfing Shoes), 1934, vintage gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Golfing Shoes), 1934
    Photograph
    8⅞ h x 7⅜ w in (23 x 19 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 386
    $63≈ £49≈ €58Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Horace Bristol, Rose of Sharon #2 (from the Grapes of Wrath series), 1938, vintage gelatin silver print
    Rose of Sharon #2 (from the Grapes of Wrath series), 1938
    Photograph
    13¼ h x 10½ w in (34 x 27 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 223
    $1,071≈ £834≈ €980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Horace Bristol, Burmese Wearing Camisole, 1949, vintage gelatin silver print
    Burmese Wearing Camisole, 1949
    Photograph
    9⅞ h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 226
    $189≈ £147≈ €173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  11. Horace Bristol, Clover Field, Santa Monica, gelatin silver print
    Clover Field, Santa Monica
    Photograph
    10¼ h x 13¼ w in (26 x 34 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 152
    $756≈ £598≈ €695Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  12. Horace Bristol, Captain Edward Steichen, 1945, vintage gelatin silver print
    Captain Edward Steichen, 1945
    Photograph
    10⅞ h x 9 w in (28 x 23 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 150
    $630≈ £498≈ €579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  13. Horace Bristol, Untitled (Industrial Building), gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Industrial Building)
    Photograph
    13½ h x 10½ w in (34 x 27 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 153
    $1,008≈ £798≈ €927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  14. Horace Bristol, Untitled, gelatin silver print
    Untitled
    Photograph
    10 h x 12⅝ w in (25 x 32 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 143
    $630≈ £493≈ €574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  15. Horace Bristol, Torpedo Planes in Formation, gelatin silver print
    Torpedo Planes in Formation
    Photograph
    14 h x 11 w in (36 x 28 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 142
    $1,197≈ £938≈ €1,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  16. Horace Bristol, Diving Girls of Hatsushima: Putting on Masks in Row Boat, gelatin silver print
    Diving Girls of Hatsushima: Putting on Masks in Row Boat
    Photograph
    10¼ h x 10¼ w in (26 x 26 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 139
    $189≈ £148≈ €172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  17. Horace Bristol, Topping-Off Gas Tank on Patrol Plane, 1945, vintage gelatin silver print
    Topping-Off Gas Tank on Patrol Plane, 1945
    Photograph
    10½ h x 10½ w in (27 x 27 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 140
    $1,008≈ £789≈ €918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  18. Horace Bristol, Panorama of Invasion Fleet off the Coast of Morocco, gelatin silver print
    Panorama of Invasion Fleet off the Coast of Morocco
    Photograph
    10½ h x 14½ w in (27 x 37 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 138
    $655≈ £513≈ €596Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  19. Horace Bristol, Rose of Sharon, gelatin silver print mounted to matboard
    Rose of Sharon
    Photograph · Board
    11⅞ h x 10 w in (30 x 25 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 316
    $524≈ £406≈ €474Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  20. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944, gelatin silver print
    PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
    Photograph
    10¼ h x 10 w in (26 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 268
    $17,500≈ £14,362≈ €16,621Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  21. Horace Bristol, Shinto Shrine Melee, gelatin silver print
    Shinto Shrine Melee
    Photograph
    16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 278
    $1,820≈ £1,320≈ €1,532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  22. Horace Bristol, Street Bridge, Pattern in Steel and Shadows, Los Angeles, California, gelatin silver print
    Street Bridge, Pattern in Steel and Shadows, Los Angeles, California
    Photograph
    15¼ h x 12 w in (39 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 170
    $1,250≈ £922≈ €1,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  23. Horace Bristol, Pattern Tunnel Entrance, gelatin silver print
    Pattern Tunnel Entrance
    Photograph
    16 h x 12 w in (41 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 172
    $1,375≈ £1,015≈ €1,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  24. Horace Bristol, ’Yakuza‘ in Bath House, 1946, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug
    ’Yakuza‘ in Bath House, 1946
    Photograph
    40 × 38,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2008
    €3,750≈ $4,253≈ £3,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  25. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
    Photograph
    15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (38.7 x 38.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 195
    $10,625≈ £8,090≈ €9,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabau, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabau, 1944
    Photograph · ed. 12/50
    10 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (25.7 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Horace Bristol, PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
    Photograph · ed. 3/5
    10 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (26 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 123
    $6,875≈ £4,245≈ €5,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Horace Bristol, Shinto Shrine Melee, New Year’s Day, 1946, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug
    Shinto Shrine Melee, New Year’s Day, 1946
    Photograph
    22,5 × 32,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2030
    €3,250≈ $4,423≈ £2,641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  29. Horace Bristol, Rescue at Sea, PBY Blister Gunner, Gelatin silver print
    Rescue at Sea, PBY Blister Gunner
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 65
    $8,750≈ £5,757≈ €6,808Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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