Louis Stettner Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1922–2016

ArtSell has recorded 33 auction results for Louis Stettner photographs between 2009 and 2026, of which 26 sold (79% sell-through). Prices realised range from $826 to $12,554, with a median of $3,631 across 26 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $12,554 for “Seagull, Twin Towers” at Grisebach in 2009.

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1. 
   Beside 3rd Avenue, 1957

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 174
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
2. 
   Coming to America

   Photograph

   7¾ h x 11⅝ w in (20 x 30 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025 · Lot 242
   $953≈ £712≈ €814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
3. 
   Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand, New York City, 1952

   Photograph

   22.5 x 34 cm (30.2 x 39.4 cm)

   Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 586
   €1,512≈ $1,764≈ £1,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
4. 
   Penn Station, 1958

   Photograph

   20.3 x 30.6 cm (26.4 x 34.2 cm)

   Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 584
   €1,638≈ $1,911≈ £1,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
5. 
   Rainy Day on Wall Street, Constitutional Hall, 1987

   Photograph

   11⅞ h x 18 w in (30 x 46 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025 · Lot 232
   $826≈ £632≈ €719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
6. 
   Brooklyn Promenade, 1954

   Photograph

   29.7 x 44.8 cm (11 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.)

   Phillips · May 16, 2024 · Lot 74
   £3,810≈ $4,822≈ €4,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Untitled, On the Beach, 1976

   Photograph

   13-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.

   Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 93
   $2,400≈ £1,976≈ €2,266HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
8. 
   Rainy Day on Wall Street, New York, 1986

   Photograph

   30 x 45.5 cm (37.9 x 49.5 cm)

   Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023 · Lot 608
   €1,512≈ $1,615≈ £1,302Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
9. 
   Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1957

   Photograph

   21.6 x 32.5 cm (26.5 x 35.1 cm)

   Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023 · Lot 607
   €1,764≈ $1,884≈ £1,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
10. 
    Avenue de Chatillon, 1947

    Photograph

    23.8 x 19 cm (46.4 x 38.3 cm)

    Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023 · Lot 584
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
11. 
    Brooklyn Promenade, 1954

    Photograph

    29.7 x 44.8 cm (11 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 113
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Chrysler Building from Times Square, New York, 1987

    Photograph

    12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Aug 20, 2022 · Lot 63
    Result not publishedEst. $2,000–3,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
13. 
    Penn Station, 1958

    Photograph

    32,6 × 21,6 cm

    Grisebach · Jun 1, 2022 · Lot 2030
    €3,250≈ $3,481≈ £2,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Grisebach ↗
14. 
    Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand, NYC, 1954

    Photograph

    11 x 16 1/2 in. (27.9 x 41.9 cm)

    Phillips · Mar 30, 2022 · Lot 23
    $3,780≈ £2,873≈ €3,397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Boy reading Comics, Paris, 1951

    Photograph

    22,5 × 16,3 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021 · Lot 2027
    €5,000≈ $5,657≈ £4,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–5,500View at Grisebach ↗
16. 
    Streetworks, 1981

    Photograph

    Sight: 20" high x 14" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 10, 2021 · Lot 107
    $5,500≈ £4,080≈ €4,490HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
17. 
    Brooklyn Promenade, 1954

    Photograph · ed. 8/13

    15.5 x 23.1 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Sep 25, 2020 · Lot 96
    £3,250≈ $4,140≈ €3,558Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Girl Playing in Circles, Penn Station, New York, 1958

    Photograph

    44.7 x 30.1 cm (17 5/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Sep 25, 2020 · Lot 95
    £2,375≈ $3,025≈ €2,600Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
19. 
    Penn Station, 1958

    Photograph

    22.3 x 34.8 cm (28 x 40.3 cm)

    Lempertz · May 31, 2019 · Lot 146
    €1,488≈ $1,659≈ £1,320Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
20. 
    On a Dutch Ferry, 1958

    Photograph · Paper

    20 x 30.2 cm (26.6 x 35.3 cm)

    Lempertz · May 31, 2019 · Lot 145
    €1,488≈ $1,659≈ £1,320Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
21. 
    Elbowing Out of Town Newstand, NY, 1954

    Photograph

    11 x 16 3/4 in. (27.9 x 42.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2016 · Lot 227
    $4,000≈ £2,803≈ €3,515Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Penn Station, 1958

    Photograph

    8 x 12in

    Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015 · Lot 3132
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    On the Dutch Ferry, 1958

    Photograph

    8 1/2 x 13in

    Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015 · Lot 3131
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Penn Station, 1958

    Photograph

    8 x 12in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3788
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    On the Dutch Ferry, 1958

    Photograph

    8 1/2 x 13in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3787
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Holland ferry, 1958

    Photograph · Paper · ed. 6/7

    29.5 x 44.2 cm (38.4 x 49.7 cm)

    Lempertz · Nov 28, 2014 · Lot 112
    €1,984≈ $2,477≈ £1,578Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
27. 
    Lower Manhattan“ (Twin Towers), 1979

    Photograph

    44,9 × 30,2 cm

    Grisebach · May 29, 2013 · Lot 2102
    €5,490≈ $7,111≈ £4,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗
28. 
    Concierge, Paris, Um 1951

    Photograph

    22,1 × 20,3 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 2119
    €3,904≈ $4,856≈ £3,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
29. 
    Soviet Union, 1975

    Photograph

    34 × 23 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 23, 2011 · Lot 2100
    €3,660≈ $4,900≈ £3,149Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗
30. 
    Lower Manhattan“ (Twin Towers), 1979

    Photograph

    45 × 30,2 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 23, 2011 · Lot 2101
    €5,490≈ $7,349≈ £4,723Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
31. 
    Manhattan“, Twin Towers, 1979

    Photograph

    44,8 × 30,1 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 25, 2010 · Lot 1313
    €5,612≈ $7,476≈ £4,750Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
32. 
    BOULEVARD DE CLICHY

    Photograph

    21,8 x 33 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 5, 2009 · Lot 209
    €1,800≈ $2,712≈ £1,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
33. 
    Little Girl, „Penn Station, 1958

    Photograph

    44,6 × 29,9 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 26, 2009 · Lot 1307
    €3,213≈ $4,842≈ £2,927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,200View at Grisebach ↗
34. 
    Seagull, Twin Towers, 1979

    Photograph

    33,3 × 22,3 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 26, 2009 · Lot 1308
    €8,330≈ $12,554≈ £7,589Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–5,500View at Grisebach ↗

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