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Joel Sternfeld

American · b. 1944 · Photographer

Joel Sternfeld is an American artist using photography, as well as an educator and writer. He is known for his large-format color photography of contemporary American life. His… (Wikipedia)

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McLean, Virginia, December 4Phillips · Nov 2015£31,250≈ $47,306≈ €43,544Sign up to see
McLean, Virginia, December 4Phillips · Jul 2020$27,500≈ £21,832≈ €24,274Sign up to see
Near Lake Powell, ArizonaPhillips · Apr 2025$26,670≈ £20,603≈ €24,688Sign up to see

Joel Sternfeld’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).

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Joel Sternfeld, The Claudian Aqueduct, Rome (from the Campagna Romana: The Countryside of Ancient Rome series), 1989, C-print — The Claudian Aqueduct, Rome (from the Campagna Romana: The Countryside of Ancient Rome series), 1989
Rago Auctions · Jun 27, 2025
$1,320Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Sun Valley, Idaho, vintage C-print — Sun Valley, Idaho
Rago Auctions · Jun 27, 2025
$762Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed 1998 — McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$19,050Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Near Lake Powell, Arizona, 1979, Chromogenic print, printed later, flush-mounted — Near Lake Powell, Arizona, 1979
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$26,670Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Via Appia Nuova, Statuario, Rome, August, 1989, Chromogenic print, printed 2006 — Via Appia Nuova, Statuario, Rome, August, 1989
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$4,826Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Looking South on a May Evening (the Starrett-Lehigh Building), 2000, Chromogenic print — Looking South on a May Evening (the Starrett-Lehigh Building), 2000
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$7,620Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, The Bronx, New York (Sculpture by John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres), November, 1982, Chromogenic print, printed 1984 — The Bronx, New York (Sculpture by John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres), November, 1982
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$8,890Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Looking West on 29th Street on a September Evening, 2000, Chromogenic print — Looking West on 29th Street on a September Evening, 2000
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$5,715Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Joseph, Utah, June 1983, C-print — Joseph, Utah, June 1983
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$819Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, 'Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California', 1979, Chromogenic print — 'Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California', 1979
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2023
$3,840Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Nags Head, North Carolina (#12), June-August 1975, 2011, archival pigment print mounted to Dibond — Nags Head, North Carolina (#12), June-August 1975, 2011
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$630Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Approximately 17 of 41 Sperm Whales Which Beached and Subsequently Died, Florence, Oregon, vintage dye transfer print — Approximately 17 of 41 Sperm Whales Which Beached and Subsequently Died, Florence, Oregon
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023
$2,016Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, December, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed 1983 — McLean, Virginia, December, 1978
Phillips · May 19, 2023
£19,050Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, The East Meadows, Northampton, Massachusetts, August 19, 2006, Chromogenic print with margins, mounted — The East Meadows, Northampton, Massachusetts, August 19, 2006
Phillips · Nov 22, 2022
£10,080Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, After The Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, July, 1979, C-Print, 1989. Kodak-Papier — After The Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, July, 1979
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2020
€4,750Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed 1986 — McLean, Virginia, 1978
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$16,250Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed 1985 — McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020
$27,500Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June, 1979, Chromogenic print, printed 2003, flush-mounted — Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June, 1979
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020
$20,000Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Manville Corporation World Headquarters, Littleton, Colorado, October, 1980, Chromogenic print, printed 1987 — Manville Corporation World Headquarters, Littleton, Colorado, October, 1980
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020
$3,750Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Troutdale — Troutdale
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$1,375Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, The National Civil Rights Museum, Formerly the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis Tennessee, August 1993, 1993, Chromogenic print — The National Civil Rights Museum, Formerly the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis Tennessee, August 1993, 1993
Phillips · Oct 17, 2017
$4,000Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, After the Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, 1979, Chromogenic print, printed 2004, flush-mounted — After the Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, 1979
Phillips · Apr 4, 2016
$18,750Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean Virginia, December 4, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed 1990 — McLean Virginia, December 4, 1978
Phillips · Apr 4, 2016
$13,750Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978, Chromogenic print, printed 2004 — McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978
Phillips · Nov 6, 2015
£31,250Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California, May, 1979, Digital chromogenic print, printed 2006 — Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California, May, 1979
Phillips · Oct 8, 2015
$11,250Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, The East Meadows, Northampton, Massachusetts, February 28, 2007, Digital chromogenic print — The East Meadows, Northampton, Massachusetts, February 28, 2007
Phillips · Apr 2, 2015
$13,750Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Gresham, Oregon, June, 1979, Dye transfer print — Gresham, Oregon, June, 1979
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
$15,000Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Exhausted renegade elephant, Woodland, Washington, Dye transfer print, printed — Exhausted renegade elephant, Woodland, Washington
Lempertz · May 24, 2013
€9,150Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed — McLean, Virginia, December 4, 1978
Lempertz · May 24, 2013
€17,080Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, Motorcyclists, Portland, Maine, August, 1992, Chromogenic print — Motorcyclists, Portland, Maine, August, 1992
Phillips · Apr 3, 2013
$8,125Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, A Woman Working at the Supreme Bean, Port Orchard, Washington, August, 2000, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted — A Woman Working at the Supreme Bean, Port Orchard, Washington, August, 2000
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013
$6,000Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, After a Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, July, 1979, Chromogenic print, printed 1987 — After a Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage, California, July, 1979
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013
$6,875Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, McLean, Virginia, December 4, Dye-transfer print — McLean, Virginia, December 4
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 7, 2012
$12,500Sign up free to see

Joel Sternfeld, 'Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June 1979', 1979, Chromogenic print — 'Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington, June 1979', 1979
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025

Joel Sternfeld, After a Tornado, Grande Isle, Nebraska, June, 1980, Chromogenic print, printed 2003, flush-mounted — After a Tornado, Grande Isle, Nebraska, June, 1980
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024

Joel Sternfeld, A Family in Brooklyn, New York, September 1998, 1998, Chromogenic print — A Family in Brooklyn, New York, September 1998, 1998
Bonhams · Aug 29, 2023

Joel Sternfeld, A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska, July, 1984, Chromogenic print, printed 1996 — A Blind Man in His Garden, Homer, Alaska, July, 1984
Phillips · Oct 7, 2021

Joel Sternfeld, Wet 'n Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed 1982 — Wet 'n Wild Aquatic Theme Park, Orlando, Florida, September, 1980
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020

Joel Sternfeld, Near Lake Powell, Arizona, August, 1979, Chromogenic print, printed 1996 — Near Lake Powell, Arizona, August, 1979
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019

Joel Sternfeld, Looking Northwest from 29th Street, June 2000, Chromogenic print, printed 2005, flush-mounted — Looking Northwest from 29th Street, June 2000
Phillips · Nov 2, 2017

Joel Sternfeld, Near Vail, Colorado, October 1980, 1980, chromogenic print — Near Vail, Colorado, October 1980, 1980
Phillips · Sep 19, 2017

Joel Sternfeld, Near Vail, Colorado, October, 1980, chromogenic print — Near Vail, Colorado, October, 1980
Phillips · Mar 4, 2015

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