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Lisette Model

American · 1901–1983 · Photographer

Lisette Model was an Austrian-born American photographer primarily known for the frank humanism of her street photography. (Wikipedia)

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38lots offered2007–2026years recorded65%sold (24)$3.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Lisette Model, Beggar, Paris, 1937, Gelatin silver print, mounted to newspaperBeggar, ParisPhillips · $15,000≈ £10,510≈ €13,181Sign up to see
  2. Lisette Model, Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio), c. 1934-49, photographLisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio)Bonhams · $12,800≈ £9,501≈ €10,935Sign up to see
  3. Lisette Model, Running Legs, 42nd Street, N.Y.C., circa 1940-1941, Gelatin silver printRunning Legs, 42nd Street, N.Y.C.Phillips · £8,820≈ $12,457≈ €10,208Sign up to see

Lisette Model’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 37 auction results for Lisette Model between 2007 and 2026, of which 24 sold (65%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $189Sign up free to see to $15kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $15kSign up free to see for Beggar, Paris at Phillips in April 2016. The most common medium is photographs (37 lots). Most results come from Phillips (18), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (8) and OstLicht Photo Auction (4).

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  1. Lisette Model, Lower East Side, New York City c. 1942, 1942, Gelatin silver print, printed 1977 on double-weight glossy Agfa paper, in very good condition. From an edition of 75. Signed by the artist in pencil on the reverse. The pioneering street photographer
    Lower East Side, New York City c. 1942, 1942
    Photograph · Paper · ed. edition of 75
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 120
    €1,800≈ $2,091≈ £1,560HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,400–3,600View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  2. Lisette Model, Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio), c. 1934-49, photograph
    Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio), c. 1934-49
    Photograph · ed. III/XV
    each 19 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (49.5 x 39.7 cm.) or the reverse
    Bonhams · · Lot 132
    $12,800≈ £9,501≈ €10,935Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Lisette Model, Little Man, Lower East Side, New York City (from the Twelve Photographs portfolio), gelatin silver print
    Little Man, Lower East Side, New York City (from the Twelve Photographs portfolio)
    Photograph
    19½ h x 15⅛ w in (50 x 38 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 219
    $645≈ £507≈ €615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Lisette Model, Sailor and Girl, Sammy's Bar, gelatin silver print mounted to board
    Sailor and Girl, Sammy's Bar
    Photograph · Board
    19⅛ h x 15½ w in (49 x 39 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 152
    $189≈ £151≈ €182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Lisette Model, Newspaper Seller, 1937, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
    Newspaper Seller, 1937
    Photograph
    13 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (34.6 x 27.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 351
    $6,096≈ £4,823≈ €5,623Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Lisette Model, Willie 'The Lion' Smith, New York, c. 1957, vintage gelatin silver print
    Willie 'The Lion' Smith, New York, c. 1957
    Photograph
    13½ h x 9 w in (34 x 23 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 132
    $1,890≈ £1,472≈ €1,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Lisette Model, Percy Heath, New York Jazz Festival, 1956-61, vintage gelatin silver print
    Percy Heath, New York Jazz Festival, 1956-61
    Photograph
    13⅞ h x 10⅞ w in (35 x 28 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 134
    $1,572≈ £1,225≈ €1,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Lisette Model, Louis Armstrong playing trumpet, 1954-56, vintage gelatin silver print
    Louis Armstrong playing trumpet, 1954-56
    Photograph
    10¾ h x 13¾ w in (27 x 35 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 199
    $3,024≈ £2,393≈ €2,781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Lisette Model, San Francisco, Woman with veil, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    San Francisco, Woman with veil, 1949
    Photograph
    49.1 x 37.8 cm (19 3/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    £2,540≈ $3,242≈ €2,978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Lisette Model, Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France 1937, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on double-weight semi-matte Agfa paper
    Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France 1937, 1937
    Photograph · Paper
    60,4 x 50,4 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 62
    €3,400≈ $3,659≈ £2,922HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
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Lisette Model photographs (37)

Lisette Model: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Lisette Model at auction?

$15,000Sign up free to see, for Beggar, Paris at Phillips (April 2016) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Lisette Model?

The median sale price is $3.4kSign up free to see across 24 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Lisette Model have sold at auction?

24 of 37 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Lisette Model?

Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and OstLicht Photo Auction account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · OstLicht Photo Auction

About Lisette Model

Lisette Model was an Austrian-born American photographer primarily known for the frank humanism of her street photography.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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