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Lee Friedlander

American · b. 1934

Lee Friedlander is an American photographer and artist. In the 1960s and 1970s, Friedlander evolved an influential and often imitated visual language of urban "social… (Wikipedia)

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202lots offered2003–2026years recorded75%sold (149)$5kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Lee Friedlander, The Little Screens, gelatin silver printThe Little ScreensRago Auctions · $228,600≈ £170,775≈ €195,151Sign up to see
  2. Lee Friedlander, Galax, Virginia, 1962, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960sGalax, VirginiaPhillips · $52,500≈ £34,722≈ €40,926Sign up to see
  3. Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970sNew York CityPhillips · $43,750≈ £28,636≈ €38,875Sign up to see

Lee Friedlander’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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Average price
$8.8kSign up free to see
median $5kfree account
High
$229kSign up free to see
auction record in database
Lots sold
149
of 199 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k20062009201220152018202120242003-11-09 · $4,1302007-11-29 · $19,2922011-05-31 · $6,2662013-04-02 · $6,2502013-04-02 · $8,7502013-04-03 · $52,5002013-04-03 · $7,5002013-05-25 · $3,7892013-09-26 · $5,3752013-10-01 · $11,2502013-10-01 · $9,3752013-10-01 · $6,0002013-11-27 · $4,1472014-05-08 · $8,4742014-10-01 · $12,5002014-10-01 · $11,2502014-10-01 · $10,0002014-10-01 · $9,3752015-04-02 · $40,0002015-04-02 · $9,3752015-05-17 · $2,5002015-05-17 · $3,1252015-06-03 · $5,2892015-06-03 · $4,5932015-10-08 · $7,5002015-10-08 · $12,5002015-10-08 · $5,0002015-10-08 · $4,3752015-10-08 · $43,7502015-10-08 · $18,7502016-04-04 · $6,2502016-04-04 · $10,0002016-04-04 · $5,0002016-10-05 · $18,7502016-10-05 · $12,5002016-10-05 · $5,2502017-04-04 · $4,7502017-04-04 · $40,0002017-05-18 · $17,9262017-09-19 · $3,0002017-09-19 · $3,5002017-10-03 · $6,0002017-10-03 · $2,5002017-11-11 · $1,7502018-04-09 · $11,2502018-04-09 · $5,0002018-04-09 · $3,7502018-05-18 · $15,1772018-06-01 · $5,5422018-10-04 · $10,0002018-10-04 · $8,1252018-10-04 · $7,5002018-10-04 · $3,2502018-11-10 · $2,7502018-11-10 · $1,7502018-11-10 · $3,3752018-11-10 · $4,6882019-04-04 · $10,6252019-04-04 · $6,2502020-03-25 · $2,2502020-07-13 · $8,1252020-07-13 · $5,6252020-07-13 · $6,2502020-07-13 · $4,3752020-10-21 · $2,5002020-10-21 · $3,2502020-12-02 · $6,0332021-03-23 · $1,8752021-03-23 · $1,8752021-04-08 · $12,6002021-04-08 · $8,8202021-04-08 · $2,5202021-04-08 · $2,7722021-05-20 · $10,6782021-05-20 · $8,0082021-05-20 · $4,9832021-06-23 · $3,5552021-06-23 · $2,3132021-06-23 · $2,6662021-06-23 · $2,8442021-09-18 · $6602021-10-07 · $4,0322021-10-07 · $4,0322021-10-07 · $5,0402021-10-07 · $5,0402021-12-16 · $3,1202022-04-06 · $27,7202022-04-06 · $16,3802022-06-01 · $6,7492022-06-01 · $20,0852022-06-01 · $11,3822022-06-01 · $4,6872022-06-09 · $2,7172022-06-09 · $2,7722022-06-09 · $3,1202022-06-09 · $2,8362022-06-09 · $3,4032022-06-09 · $2,1272022-06-09 · $2,4112022-06-09 · $2,5532022-06-09 · $2,2382022-10-12 · $6,3002022-10-12 · $5,0402022-10-12 · $5,0402023-02-22 · $7012023-03-01 · $1,2712023-05-19 · $3,1612023-10-10 · $3,5562023-10-11 · $20,3202023-10-11 · $5,0802023-10-11 · $3,8102023-10-11 · $4,0642023-11-21 · $6,3732024-03-08 · $8,8202024-03-08 · $4,1922024-03-08 · $5,5022024-04-04 · $8,8902024-04-04 · $6,3502024-04-05 · $6,0962024-04-05 · $5,0802024-04-05 · $3,8102024-07-10 · $4,7882024-10-09 · $5,7152024-10-09 · $2,7942024-12-10 · $11,4302024-12-12 · $4,5852025-02-12 · $2,2862025-03-04 · $6352025-04-16 · $1,7782025-06-18 · $2,8722025-06-24 · $2,0322025-07-31 · $9532025-10-09 · $7,0952025-10-10 · $8,9602025-10-10 · $3,5842025-10-19 · $5,6372025-10-21 · $2,0642025-11-04 · $1,0162025-11-04 · $2,0322025-12-03 · $3,3082025-12-11 · $228,6002026-02-07 · $2,4512026-02-12 · $6,3502026-04-11 · $5,8052026-04-11 · $12,2552026-06-05 · $19,2182026-06-05 · $1,8482026-07-14 · $7,040
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Photography18814074%$9.1kSign up$5.2kSign up$229kSign up
Photograph18814074%$9.1kSign up$5.2kSign up$229kSign up
Other11982%$2.7kSign up$2.7kSign up$4.7kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
2026117$6.3kSign up
20251815$2.3kSign up
20242314$5.5kSign up
2023109$3.8kSign up
20222218$4kSign up
20212219$3.6kSign up
2020108$5kSign up
201932$8.4kSign up
20181813$5kSign up
2017138$4.1kSign up
2016106$8.1kSign up
20151412$6.4kSign up
2014105$10kSign up
20131210$6.9kSign up
201111$6.3kSign up
200711$19.3kSign up
200311$4.1kSign up

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