Martha Holmes

American · 1923–2006 · Photographer

American photographer and photojournalist

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3lots offered2019–2022years recorded50%sold (1)$1.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Martha Holmes, Jackson Pollock Painting in his Studio, Springs Long Island, New York, gelatin silver printJackson Pollock Painting in his Studio, Springs Long Island, New YorkRago Auctions · $1,750≈ £1,448≈ €1,678Sign up to see

Martha Holmes’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 2 auction results for Martha Holmes between 2019 and 2022, of which 1 sold (50%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. The highest price recorded is $1.8kSign up free to see for Jackson Pollock Painting in his Studio, Springs Long Island, New York at Rago Auctions in June 2022. The most common medium is photographs (2 lots). Most results come from Maison Bibelot (1), James Lisboa (1) and Rago Auctions (1).

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  1. Martha Holmes, Jackson Pollock Painting in his Studio, Springs Long Island, New York, gelatin silver print
    Jackson Pollock Painting in his Studio, Springs Long Island, New York
    Photograph
    15¼ h x 13½ w in (39 x 34 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 209
    $1,750≈ £1,448≈ €1,678Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Martha Holmes, Jackson Pollock smoking and painting, 1923, gelatin silver print on resin coated paper
    Jackson Pollock smoking and painting, 1923
    Photograph · Paper
    20,2x25,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 75
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Maison Bibelot ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Martha Holmes that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Martha Holmes: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Martha Holmes at auction?

$1,750Sign up free to see, for Jackson Pollock Painting in his Studio, Springs Long Island, New York at Rago Auctions (June 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Martha Holmes?

The median sale price is $1.8kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Martha Holmes have sold at auction?

1 of 2 recorded lots sold between 2019 and 2022. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Martha Holmes?

Maison Bibelot, James Lisboa and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Maison Bibelot · James Lisboa · Rago Auctions

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