Lee Friedlander: career timeline

American · b. 1934 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 182 of 202 lots (90% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Lee Friedlander: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1950s	5	3	$7.5kSign up	Photograph
1960s	90	70	$6.3kSign up	Photograph
1970s	47	32	$3.7kSign up	Photograph
1980s	10	7	$4.4kSign up	Photograph
1990s	18	12	$3.5kSign up	Photograph
2000s	11	7	$4kSign up	Photograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1950s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $7.5kSign up
Average: $8.3kSign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 11.5 in (31 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (5)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1956 Selected Portraits of Musicians$4.8kSign up
1957 Garry Winogrand$7.5kSign up
1958 Freddie SmallUnsold
1959 New Orleans Young Tuxedo BandUnsold
1959 New Orleans$12.5kSign up

1960s 90 works

Sold: 70 of 90
Median: $6.3kSign up
Average: $10.2kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 11 in (20 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (89), Other (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5)

c. 1960 Untitled (J.W. Dant’s)Unsold
1962 Washington, D.C.Unsold
c. 1962 15 Photographs$19.2kSign up
1962 Atlanta$3.3kSign up
1962 Galax, Va [Virginia]$5.6kSign up
1962 Washington, D.C.$7.1kSign up
1962 Galax, VirginiaUnsold
1962 AtlantaUnsold
1962 Galax, Virginia$5.1kSign up
1962 SyracuseUnsold
1962 Baltimore$6.3kSign up
1962 Newark, N.J.$20.3kSign up

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…and 66 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 47 works

Sold: 32 of 47
Median: $3.7kSign up
Average: $5.2kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (45), Other (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (5)

1970 Maria Friedlander, Las Vegas, Nevada$12.3kSign up
1970 Hillcrest, New York 1970$2.9kSign up
1970 Hillcrest, New YorkUnsold
1970 Hillcrest, New York$9.4kSign up
1971 Knoxville, TennesseeUnsold
1971 Mississippi$4.7kSign up
1971 NYCUnsold
1972 Petunias, Salinas, California, from the portfolio Photographs of FlowersUnsold · sold 2×
1972 'Idaho'$3.6kSign up
1972 Albuquerque$5.5kSign up
1972 Albuquerque, New Mexico$5kSign up
1972 Salinas, CaliforniaUnsold

Show 12 more (1970s)

1972 Idaho$17.9kSign up
1972 Albuquerque$6.3kSign up
1973 Parc de Sceaux, Paris$635Sign up
1973 G.W. Bridge (George Washington Bridge)$1.3kSign up
1973 Sceaux, France$701Sign up
1973 George Washington Bridge$1.9kSign up
1973 New Orleans$2.5kSign up
1973 New OrleansUnsold
1973 New OrleansUnsold
c. 1974 Photographs of Flowers$2.5kSign up
c. 1974 Photographs of Flowers$2.1kSign up
c. 1974 Photographs of Flowers$2kSign up

…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 10 works

Sold: 7 of 10
Median: $4.4kSign up
Average: $4.7kSign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 8.5 in (32 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (8), Other (2)
Subjects: —

1980 "Canton Ohio"$3.6kSign up
1980 NudeResult not published
1980 NudeResult not published
1980 Canton, Ohio$5.4kSign up
1983 'Canyon de Chelly'$7kSign up
1983 'Canyon de Chelly'Unsold
1983 'Canyon de Chelly'$9kSign up
1983 Canyon de Chelly 637-6$2.5kSign up
1983 Canyon de Chelly$4.4kSign up
1986 Untitled (from the Cherry Blossom Time in Japan series)$953Sign up

1990s 18 works

Sold: 12 of 18
Median: $3.5kSign up
Average: $3.7kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (17), Other (1)
Subjects: —

1990 NudeResult not published
1993 Highland Park, Rochester$2.5kSign up
1994 "New York City"$2.8kSign up
1994 New City, New York$3.8kSign up
1994 Tokyo$5.3kSign up
1994 Stems$4.1kSign up
1995 "New York City"$2.7kSign up
1995 Sonora, Arizona 1101-31$3.3kSign up
c. 1995 Selected ImagesUnsold
1996 CaliforniaUnsold
1996 ChicagoUnsold
1996 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming$2.8kSign up

Show 6 more (1990s)

1997 Suffern, NYUnsold
1997 Texas$4.6kSign up
1997 San Angelo, Texas$5.3kSign up
1998 "Gallup"$2.2kSign up
1998 DenverUnsold
1999 New City$5kSign up

2000s 11 works

Sold: 7 of 11
Median: $4kSign up
Average: $3.6kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (11)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

2000 New York CityUnsold
2000 Nyack$5kSign up
2000 Lake Louise$1.9kSign up
2000 Cody, Wyoming$4.4kSign up
2001 Kansas$1.8kSign up
2001 KansasUnsold
2001 New Orleans$2.8kSign up
2001 New York StateUnsold
2002 Las Vegas, Nevada$5kSign up
2003 Yosemite, National Park, CaliforniaUnsold
2008 Montana$4kSign up

Creation date not recorded

20 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold: 9 of 10
Median: $3.1kSign up
Average: $3.3kSign up
Typical size: 11.5 × 12 in (30 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Other (6), Photograph (4)
Subjects: —

sold 2011 NYC$6.3kSign up
sold 2013 Topless Bridesmaid, Los Angeles, California$3.8kSign up
sold 2014 The American MonumentUnsold
sold 2015 Chicago$3.1kSign up
sold 2015 New York City$2.5kSign up
sold 2017 The American Monument$1.8kSign up

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sold 2018 Galax$4.7kSign up
sold 2018 Hillcrest$3.4kSign up
sold 2018 Yellowstone$1.8kSign up
sold 2018 Pittsburgh$2.8kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works

Sold: 8 of 10
Median: $4.7kSign up
Average: $32.7kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 12 in (21 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (9), Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 George de Paoli, Jr.$2.3kSign up
sold 2022 "N.O." (New Orleans)$2.1kSign up
sold 2024 The American Monument (Special Edition)Unsold
sold 2024 New York City$4.6kSign up
sold 2024 Newark, NJ$4.8kSign up
sold 2024 15 Photographs By Lee FriedlanderUnsold

Show 4 more (2020s)

sold 2024 Madison, Wisconsin$4.2kSign up
sold 2024 Shadow, New York City$8.8kSign up
sold 2025 The Little Screens$229kSign up
sold 2026 Wilmington, Delaware$6.3kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Lee Friedlander auction results →