Karl Struss Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1886–1981

ArtSell has recorded 21 auction results for Karl Struss photographs between 2000 and 2025, of which 12 sold (57% sell-through). Prices realised range from $132 to $16,250, with a median of $1,146 across 12 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $16,250 for “Reflections, Moonlight, Arverne, Long Island” at Phillips in 2017.

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1. 
   Meet the Prince (Metropolitan, 1926), 1926

   Photograph

   7⅛ h x 9⅛ w in (18 x 23 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jun 27, 2025 · Lot 246
   $132≈ £96≈ €113Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
2. 
   'Boardwalk, Long Beach, L.I.', 1912

   Photograph · Paper

   3 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (9.2 x 11.4 cm.)

   Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 34
   $1,920≈ £1,456≈ €1,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   New York City Parade, 1911

   Photograph

   2¾ h x 3¾ w in (7 x 10 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024 · Lot 314
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
4. 
   Columbia University, 1912

   Photograph

   6 h x 5⅜ w in (15 x 14 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024 · Lot 317
   $1,134≈ £885≈ €1,048Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
5. 
   Untitled, c. 1939

   Photograph

   5⅝ h x 8 w in (14 x 20 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023 · Lot 134
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
6. 
   Sunrise, Lake Arrowhead, 1926

   Photograph

   12¾ h x 10 w in (32 x 25 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023 · Lot 133
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
7. 
   Two works from The Female Figure series, 1918

   Photograph

   14¼ h x 11¼ w in (36 x 29 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023 · Lot 135
   $630≈ £498≈ €579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
8. 
   Columbia University, New York (Earle Hall), 1910

   Photograph

   9¾ h x 7⅞ w in (25 x 20 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 115
   $1,008≈ £789≈ €918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
9. 
   New York

   Photograph

   7⅛ h x 9⅛ w in (18 x 23 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 116
   $1,008≈ £789≈ €918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
10. 
    Waves and Beach, Arverne, Long Island, 1909

    Photograph

    4 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (10.5 x 8.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 89
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    San Luis Obispo, 1922

    Photograph

    2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (7 x 9.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 88
    $5,250≈ £3,966≈ €4,467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Untitled, 1909-29

    Photograph · ed. AP

    7.2 x 9.5 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
13. 
    Reflections, Moonlight, Arverne, Long Island, 1910

    Photograph

    3 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (9.2 x 10.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 72
    $16,250≈ £13,064≈ €15,257Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Riverside Drive from Across the Hudson, 1911

    Photograph

    3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (9.5 x 10.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 71
    $15,000≈ £12,059≈ €14,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Riverside Drive, New York City, c. 1910

    Photograph

    19.3 x 22.5 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,800–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
16. 
    In the Harbor, San Pedro, n.d.; Untitled, 1911

    Photograph

    (i) 12 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (32.4 x 25.7 cm) (ii) 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (8.9 x 11.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2013 · Lot 227
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    The Dawn of Color

    Photograph · ed. 12/100

    Each approximately 7 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (19.1 x 25.7 cm) or the reverse.

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2013 · Lot 223
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Mercedes Autobus, 5th Avenue at 38th Street, c. 1912

    Photograph · ed. 32/75

    3 5/8 x 4 5/8in

    Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013 · Lot 5165
    $875≈ £575≈ €671Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    The Cliffs, Sorrento, Italy, 1909

    Photograph

    8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (22.2 x 17.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 2, 2013 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    LOWER EAST SIDE - TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE

    Photograph

    10.9 x 9.6 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2010 · Lot 759
    €2,880≈ $3,815≈ £2,442Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
21. 
    Lake Cottage, Chester, Nova Scotia, 1911, 1911

    Photograph · Paper

    11.4 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm

    Levis Fine Art Auctions · May 8, 2000 · Lot 136
    CA$1,725≈ $1,158≈ £757≈ €1,294Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$2,000–3,000View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗

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