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Leonard Freed

American · 1929–2006 · Photographer

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80auction results2011–2024years recorded30%sold (24)$2.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Leonard Freed, Selected images from Police Work, 1978, Eight gelatin silver printsSelected images from Police WorkPhillips · $11,250≈ £8,846≈ €10,035Sign up to see
  2. Leonard Freed, Selected images from Black in White America, 1963-1964, Five gelatin silver prints, four printed laterSelected images from Black in White AmericaPhillips · $6,000≈ £4,718≈ €5,352Sign up to see
  3. Leonard Freed, Suspect in the back of a police car, New York City, 1978, Gelatin silver print, printed laterSuspect in the back of a police car, New York CityPhillips · £4,375≈ $5,604≈ €5,002Sign up to see

Leonard Freed’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 80 auction results for Leonard Freed between 2011 and 2024, of which 24 sold (30%). Recorded sale prices range from $500Sign up free to see to $11.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $11.3kSign up free to see for Selected images from Police Work at Phillips in October 2016. The most common medium is photographs (79 lots). Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (42), Lempertz (19) and OstLicht Photo Auction (10).

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  1. Leonard Freed, Martin Luther King, Jr. after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Baltimore, October 1964, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Martin Luther King, Jr. after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Baltimore, October 1964, 1964
    Photograph · Paper
    50,8 x 60,4 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 158
    €2,400≈ $2,609≈ £2,041HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  2. Leonard Freed, Mob slaying, Harlem, New York City 1972, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Mob slaying, Harlem, New York City 1972, 1972
    Photograph · Paper
    50,5 x 60,4 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 159
    €1,600≈ $1,740≈ £1,361HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–3,200View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  3. Leonard Freed, Suspect in a police car, New York City 1978, 1978, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Suspect in a police car, New York City 1978, 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    60,6 x 50,4 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 161
    €3,000≈ $3,262≈ £2,552HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  4. Leonard Freed, Handcuffed, New York City, 1978, Archival inkjet print, printed
    Handcuffed, New York City, 1978
    Photograph
    32.1 x 21.6 cm (35.1 x 27.7 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 684
    €2,016≈ $2,192≈ £1,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Leonard Freed, Jewish wedding, New York City 1954, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Jewish wedding, New York City 1954, 1954
    Photograph · Paper
    60,1 x 50,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 147
    €1,600≈ $1,740≈ £1,398HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  6. Leonard Freed, Überlingen at Bodensee, West Germany 1965, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Überlingen at Bodensee, West Germany 1965, 1965
    Photograph · Paper
    60,6 x 50,5 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 148
    €1,600≈ $1,740≈ £1,398HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  7. Leonard Freed, X-Mas Party, New York City, 1966, Posthumous pigment print
    X-Mas Party, New York City, 1966
    Photograph
    28.8 x 42.8 cm (32.8 x 48.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 1016
    €3,750≈ $4,548≈ £3,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Leonard Freed, The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. being greeted in an open car, Maryland, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. being greeted in an open car, Maryland, 1964
    Photograph
    11 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (28.9 x 41.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $4,000≈ £3,077≈ €3,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Leonard Freed, Muscle Boy, Harlem, New York, USA, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Muscle Boy, Harlem, New York, USA, 1963
    Photograph
    19 x 12 in. (48.3 x 30.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    $3,750≈ £2,885≈ €3,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Leonard Freed, Handcuffed, New York City, 1978, Archival pigment print on wove paper, printed
    Handcuffed, New York City, 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    43.5 x 29.4 cm (51 x 40.5 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 148
    €2,232≈ $2,451≈ £1,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Lempertz ↗

Leonard Freed photographs (79)

Leonard Freed: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Leonard Freed at auction?

$11,250Sign up free to see, for Selected images from Police Work at Phillips (October 2016) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Leonard Freed?

The median sale price is $2.5kSign up free to see across 24 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Leonard Freed have sold at auction?

24 of 80 recorded lots sold between 2011 and 2024.

Which auction houses sell Leonard Freed?

Sloans & Kenyon, Lempertz and OstLicht Photo Auction account for the most recorded results. Sloans & Kenyon · Lempertz · OstLicht Photo Auction

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