Louis Stettner: career timeline
American · 1922–2016 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 29 of 33 lots (88% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | — | Photograph |
| 1950s | 19 | 13 | $3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | $7.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1980s | 4 | 3 | $1.6kSign up | Photograph |
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1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
1947 Avenue de ChatillonUnsold
1950s 19 works
- Sold
- 13 of 19
- Median
- $3kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 13 in (22 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (18), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (3), Figures & portraits (2), Rivers & marshes (1)
1951 Crossing the Seine, Mother and Child, Paris$3.6kSign up
1951 Boy reading Comics, Paris$5.7kSign up
1952 Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand, New York City$1.8kSign up
1954 Brooklyn Promenade$4.8kSign up
1954 Brooklyn PromenadeUnsold
1954 Elbowing Out of Town Newsstand, NYC$3.8kSign up
1954 Brooklyn Promenade$4.1kSign up
1954 Elbowing Out of Town Newstand, NY$4kSign up
1957 Beside 3rd AvenueUnsold
1957 Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York$1.9kSign up
1958 Penn Station$1.9kSign up
1958 Girl Playing in Circles, Penn Station, New York$3kSign up
Show 7 more (1950s)
1958 Penn Station$1.7kSign up
1958 On a Dutch Ferry$1.7kSign up
1958 Penn StationUnsold
1958 On the Dutch FerryUnsold
1958 Penn StationUnsold
1958 On the Dutch FerryUnsold
1958 Holland ferry$2.5kSign up
1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $7.3kSign up
- Average
- $7.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 12 in (45 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
1976 Untitled, On the Beach$2.4kSign up
1979 Lower Manhattan“ (Twin Towers)$7.1kSign up
1979 Lower Manhattan“ (Twin Towers)$7.3kSign up
1979 Manhattan“, Twin Towers$7.5kSign up
1979 Seagull, Twin Towers$12.6kSign up
1980s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 16 in (31 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2)
1981 Streetworks$5.5kSign up
1986 Rainy Day on Wall Street, New York$1.6kSign up
1987 Rainy Day on Wall Street, Constitutional Hall$826Sign up
1987 Chrysler Building from Times Square, New YorkResult not published
Creation date not recorded
4 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 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 13 in (22 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2009 BOULEVARD DE CLICHY$2.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
sold 2019 Broadway Limited$1kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 12 in (20 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (1), Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2022 Place St. Augustin Gelatin Silver$2.3kSign up
sold 2025 Coming to America$953Sign 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 Stettner auction results →