What is a Lee Friedlander photograph worth?
b. 1934 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 153 works by Lee Friedlander with a published auction price sold between $3,120Sign up free to see and $8,474Sign up free to see, and the median is $5,000Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $5,060Sign up free to see across 144 sales. In the last five years the median was $4,064Sign up free to see across 65 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Lee Friedlander prices by medium
- Auction results
- 204
- Sold rate
- 75%
- Active at auction
- 2003–2026
- Median price
- $5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $229kSign up free to see The Little Screens, Rago Auctions, Dec 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 144 | $3.2k–$8.8kSign up free to see | $5.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (130), Rago Auctions (14), Van Ham (14)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 57 | $4.1k–$11.4kSign up free to see | $7.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 88 | $3k–$6.1kSign up free to see | $4.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Lee Friedlander sales
- 'Canyon de Chelly', Gelatin silver print — $7,040Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- 15 Photographs, Portfolio containing 15 gelatin silver prints, printed 1973. From — $19,218Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Kansas, Gelatin silver print, printed — $1,848Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Maria Friedlander, Las Vegas, Nevada, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s — $12,255Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- New York City, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007 — $5,805Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Wilmington, Delaware, vintage gelatin silver print — $6,350Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 12, 2026
- Photographs of Flowers, The complete set of 15 gelatin silver prints, on photo paper mounted to debossed — $2,451Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 7, 2026
- The Little Screens, gelatin silver print — $228,600Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 11, 2025
Questions about Lee Friedlander prices
What is a Lee Friedlander photograph worth?
Based on 153 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Lee Friedlander have sold for a median of $5,000, and half of them sold between $3,120 and $8,474. For photographs alone the median is $5,060 (144 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Lee Friedlander sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $228,600 for “The Little Screens” at Rago Auctions in December 2025.
How often do Lee Friedlander works sell at auction?
75% of the 204 lots recorded between 2003 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Lee Friedlander photograph?
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Lee Friedlander have appeared at auction 204 times in ArtSell’s records between 2003 and 2026; 154 sold, a sell-through rate of 75%.
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