Louis Faurer: career timeline
American · 1916–2001 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 36 of 46 lots (78% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 4 | 2 | $52.2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 18 | 16 | $2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 9 | 6 | $2.5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | — | Photograph |
| 1970s | 4 | 2 | $16.8kSign up | Photograph |
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1930s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $52.2kSign up
- Average
- $52.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 10.5 in (21 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
c. 1937 The LIGHT Suite, Philadelphia and New York$44.5kSign up
1937 Market Street, PhiladelphiaUnsold
c. 1937 The LIGHT Suite, Philadelphia and New York$60kSign up
1938 'Atlantic City Boardwalk, N.J.'Unsold
1940s 18 works
- Sold
- 16 of 18
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 9 in (28 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (18)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$850Sign up
1946 Staten Island Ferry, New York$2kSign up
c. 1946 34th + Fifth Avenue, New York City$3.7kSign up
c. 1947 '14th St. Horn-Hardart' (New York City)$2.8kSign up
1947 George Barrows in Robert Frank's Loft, New York, NY$700Sign up
1947 Win, Place + Show, 3rd Ave El, New York$1.9kSign up
c. 1947 George Barrows in Robert Frank's Loft, New York$10.6kSign up
c. 1948 Midget Movies, 42nd Street, New York$857Sign up
1948 New York CityUnsold
c. 1948 New York City$650Sign up
c. 1948 Time Square Arcade, 42nd St., NYC$500Sign up
c. 1948 Union Square, New York City$4kSign up
Show 6 more (1940s)
1948 5th Avenue, New York, NY$2.8kSign up
c. 1949 Champion, New York, NYUnsold
c. 1949 New York, N. Y.$1kSign up
1949 "N.Y.C. Times Square"$709Sign up
c. 1949 Broadway Convertible, N.Y.C.$10.6kSign up
c. 1949 Accident, New York, N.Y.$5.3kSign up
1950s 9 works
- Sold
- 6 of 9
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $4kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 12.5 in (22 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (9)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
1950 'San Gennaro Festival' (New York)Unsold
1950 "Untitled New York, New York"$2.1kSign up
1950 "Bus No 7. New York. N.Y."$2.8kSign up
1950 Garage, Park Avenue, New YorkUnsold
1950 Park Ave. Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York City$9kSign up
1950 Family, Times Square$6.3kSign up
1950 Park Ave. Garage at Hotel Marguery, New York CityUnsold
1952 Accident, New York City$2.2kSign up
1952 Self Portrait, 42nd street EL station looking towards 'Tudor City'$1.8kSign up
1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 8 in (32 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
1962 Viva, New York CityUnsold
1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $16.8kSign up
- Average
- $16.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 12 in (39 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1971 Selected ImagesUnsold
1972 Bowing for the Vogue Collections, Paris$22.9kSign up
1972 Bowing for the Vogue Collections, ParisUnsold
1972 Bowing for the Vogue Collections, Paris$10.6kSign up
Creation date not recorded
10 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 7 in (17 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2011 3rd Ave EL looking towards Tudor City, New York$2.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $945Sign up
- Average
- $1kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 9.5 in (21 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (9)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2)
sold 2023 Philadelphia, PA$882Sign up
sold 2023 Silent Salesman, Philadelphia, PA$1.1kSign up
sold 2023 Win, Place, and Show, 3rd Ave. El at 53rd Street, New York, N.Y.$1.1kSign up
sold 2023 Indian Summer, NY, NY$756Sign up
sold 2024 George Barrows in Robert Frank's Loft, New York, NY$945Sign up
sold 2025 42nd Street (Midget Movies), New York$889Sign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Champion, New York, New York$635Sign up
sold 2025 Deaf Mute, New York, NY$1.1kSign up
sold 2025 El on 3rd Ave., NYC$1.7kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Louis Faurer auction results →