Laurie Simmons

American · b. 1949 · Photographer

Laurie Simmons is an American photographer and filmmaker. Art historians consider her a key figure of The Pictures Generation and a group of late-1970s women artists that… (Wikipedia)

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77auction results2009–2026years recorded91%sold (70)$2.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Bending GlobePhillips · May 2017$77,500≈ £59,776≈ €69,713Sign up to see
Walking PursePhillips · Oct 2023$76,200≈ £61,992≈ €71,860Sign up to see
Walking PursePhillips · Nov 2017£52,500≈ $68,933≈ €59,195Sign up to see

Laurie Simmons’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).

ArtSell has recorded 77 auction results for Laurie Simmons between 2009 and 2026, of which 70 sold (91%). Recorded sale prices range from $166Sign up free to see to $77.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $77.5kSign up free to see for Bending Globe at Phillips in May 2017. The most common medium is photographs (63 lots). Most results come from Phillips (40), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (16) and Van Ham (6).

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Walking John Hancock (Chicago), 1992
Photograph
9 h x 6 w in (23 x 15 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 178
$704≈ £526≈ €613Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Walking Camera (Jimmy the Camera), 1987-88
Photograph · Paper · ed. 6/100
I. 9 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (23.8 x 14 cm) S. 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026 · Lot 139
$1,935≈ £1,470≈ €1,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Phillips ↗
Black Bathroom (April 16, 1997), 1997
Photograph · ed. 5/5
image 70.3 x 100.7 cm (27 5/8 x 39 5/8 in.) sheet 71.1 x 101.6 cm (27 7/8 x 40 in.) frame 73.7 x 104.3 cm (29 x 41 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Jun 23, 2026 · Lot 85
£3,870≈ $5,115≈ €4,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
'Woman Watching TV' (from 'Interiors'), 1978
Photograph · ed. 6/7
3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (8.9 x 13 cm.)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 38
$4,096≈ £3,051≈ €3,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Pushing Lipstick (The Approach), 1979
Photograph · ed. 5/7
5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (14.6 x 22.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025 · Lot 214
$6,192≈ £4,631≈ €5,333Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Woman Watching TV, 1978
Photograph
3⅝ h x 5 w in (9 x 13 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 187
$1,980≈ £1,496≈ €1,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled #2, 1983
Photograph
39¾ h x 29¾ w in (101 x 76 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 210
$2,413≈ £1,823≈ €2,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Shelter (from Food, Clothing and Shelter portfolio), 1996
Photograph
28⅛ h x 18⅝ w in (71 x 47 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025 · Lot 224
$2,032≈ £1,506≈ €1,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Food (from the Food Clothing Shelter series), 1996
Photograph · Paper
28¼ h x 18¾ w in (72 x 48 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025 · Lot 226
$2,032≈ £1,506≈ €1,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Tourism: Bikini Atol; and Party Picture, 1984 & 1985
Photograph · Paper · ed. 34/50
Tourism: Bikini Atol I. 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (27.6 x 21.6 cm) Tourism: Bikini Atol S. 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm) Party Picture I. 2 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. (7.3 x 32.4 cm) Party Picture S. 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 345
$889≈ £670≈ €783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Phillips ↗

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Laurie Simmons: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Laurie Simmons at auction?

$77,500Sign up free to see, for Bending Globe at Phillips (May 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Laurie Simmons?

The median sale price is $2.9kSign up free to see across 70 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Laurie Simmons have sold at auction?

70 of 77 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Laurie Simmons?

Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Van Ham

About Laurie Simmons

Laurie Simmons is an American photographer and filmmaker. Art historians consider her a key figure of The Pictures Generation and a group of late-1970s women artists that emerged as a counterpoint to the male-dominated and formalist fields of painting and sculpture. The group introduced new approaches to photography, such as staged setups, narrative, and appropriations of pop culture and everyday objects that pushed the medium toward the center of contemporary art. Simmons's elaborately constructed images employ psychologically charged human proxies—dolls, ventriloquist dummies, mannequins, props, miniatures and interiors—and also depict people as dolls. Often noted for its humor and pathos, her art explores boundaries such as between artifice and truth or private and public, while raising questions about the construction of identity, tropes of prosperity, consumerism and domesticity, and practices of self-presentation and image-making.

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