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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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Beggar, ParisPhillips · Apr 2016$15,000≈ £10,510≈ €13,181Sign up to see
Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio)Bonhams · Apr 2026$12,800≈ £9,501≈ €10,935Sign up to see
Running Legs, 42nd Street, N.Y.C.Phillips · May 2021£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).

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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
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€1,800Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio), c. 1934-49, photograph — Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio), c. 1934-49
Bonhams · Apr 8, 2026
$12,800Sign up free to see

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)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$645Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Sailor and Girl, Sammy's Bar, gelatin silver print mounted to board — Sailor and Girl, Sammy's Bar
Rago Auctions · Nov 22, 2024
$189Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Newspaper Seller, 1937, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print — Newspaper Seller, 1937
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$6,096Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Willie 'The Lion' Smith, New York, c. 1957, vintage gelatin silver print — Willie 'The Lion' Smith, New York, c. 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,890Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Percy Heath, New York Jazz Festival, 1956-61, vintage gelatin silver print — Percy Heath, New York Jazz Festival, 1956-61
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,572Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Louis Armstrong playing trumpet, 1954-56, vintage gelatin silver print — Louis Armstrong playing trumpet, 1954-56
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$3,024Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, San Francisco, Woman with veil, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed later — San Francisco, Woman with veil, 1949
Phillips · Jul 7, 2023
£2,540Sign up free to see

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
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€3,400Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, 1943, Gelatin silver print, from Twelve Photographs , printed 1977 — Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, 1943
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$3,528Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Running Legs, 42nd Street, N.Y.C., circa 1940-1941, Gelatin silver print — Running Legs, 42nd Street, N.Y.C., circa 1940-1941
Phillips · May 20, 2021
£8,820Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Untitled (shadows, woman with handbag), 1940-1941, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s — Untitled (shadows, woman with handbag), 1940-1941
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$5,000Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Coney Island Bather, New York, 1939-1941, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Coney Island Bather, New York, 1939-1941
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020
$2,750Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Harry James Teenager, Um 1942, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug — Harry James Teenager, Um 1942
Grisebach · Nov 27, 2019
€5,625Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Newspaperman, Paris, 1933-1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Newspaperman, Paris, 1933-1938
Phillips · Oct 1, 2019
$8,125Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, San Francisco, Woman with veil, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed later — San Francisco, Woman with veil, 1949
Phillips · Oct 1, 2019
$5,000Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, NYC, circa 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, NYC, circa 1946
Phillips · Oct 1, 2019
$6,250Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Coney Island bather, New York, 1939-1941, Gelatin silver print from Twelve Photographs , printed 1976 — Coney Island bather, New York, 1939-1941
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019
$4,750Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Frau mit Schleier, San Francisco, 1949, Silbergelatineabzug von Gerd Sander, um 1977. Agfa-Papier — Frau mit Schleier, San Francisco, 1949
Grisebach · May 30, 2018
€3,750Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Beggar, Paris, 1937, Gelatin silver print, mounted to newspaper — Beggar, Paris, 1937
Phillips · Apr 4, 2016
$15,000Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Circus man, Nice, 1933-38, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s — Circus man, Nice, 1933-38
Lempertz · Nov 28, 2014
€1,488Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Little Man, Silver gelatin print — Little Man
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 24, 2007
$1,200Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Promenade des Anglais, Silver gelatin print — Promenade des Anglais
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 24, 2007
$2,000Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Newspaper Salesman, Silver gelatin print — Newspaper Salesman
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 24, 2007
$1,500Sign up free to see

Lisette Model, Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France 1937, 1937, photograph — Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France 1937, 1937
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026

Lisette Model, Man with pamphlets, Paris 1933–38, 1933, photograph — Man with pamphlets, Paris 1933–38, 1933
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026

Lisette Model, Horace Silver at the Piano, Newport Jazz Festival, RI, c. 1954-57, vintage gelatin silver print — Horace Silver at the Piano, Newport Jazz Festival, RI, c. 1954-57
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024

Lisette Model, Pianist Teddy Wilson at a Festival, c. 1955, vintage gelatin silver print — Pianist Teddy Wilson at a Festival, c. 1955
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024

Lisette Model, Willie 'The Lion' Smith possibly at Stuyvesant Casino on 2nd Ave, NYC, c. 1957, vintage gelatin silver print — Willie 'The Lion' Smith possibly at Stuyvesant Casino on 2nd Ave, NYC, c. 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024

Lisette Model, Willie Conover (Voice of America), William Ross, Jr., (Editor of Metronome's Jazz Today), and Dick Kortz, c. 1957, vintage gelatin silver print — Willie Conover (Voice of America), William Ross, Jr., (Editor of Metronome's Jazz Today), and Dick Kortz, c. 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023

Lisette Model, Newspaperman, Paris, 1933-1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Newspaperman, Paris, 1933-1938
Phillips · May 19, 2023

Lisette Model, Coney Island Bather, New York City, 1939-1941, Gelatin silver print, mounted, printed circa 1941 — Coney Island Bather, New York City, 1939-1941
Phillips · Nov 22, 2022

Lisette Model, San Francisco Opera, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960 — San Francisco Opera, 1949
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022

Lisette Model, San Francisco Opera, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960 — San Francisco Opera, 1949
Phillips · Jul 13, 2020

Lisette Model, Famous Gambler, French Riviera, 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Famous Gambler, French Riviera, 1934
Phillips · Oct 1, 2019

Lisette Model, Untitled (shadows, woman with handbag), 1940-1941, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s — Untitled (shadows, woman with handbag), 1940-1941
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018

Lisette Model, Reflections, New York, 1939-1945, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s — Reflections, New York, 1939-1945
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013

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