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Mary Ellen Mark

American · 1940–2015 · Photographer

Mary Ellen Mark was an American photographer known for her photojournalism, documentary photography, portraiture, and advertising photography. She photographed people who were… (Wikipedia)

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John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Chicago, IllinoisPhillips · Oct 2023$13,970≈ £11,365≈ €13,174Sign up to see
Selected Images, Falkland Road, Bombay, IndiaPhillips · Jun 2025$6,985≈ £5,147≈ €6,038Sign up to see
Amanda and Her Cousin Amy, North CarolinaLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 2026$4,655≈ £3,477≈ €4,056Sign up to see

Mary Ellen Mark’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (32 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Mary Ellen Mark, Amanda and Her Cousin Amy, North Carolina, 1990, gelatin silver print — Amanda and Her Cousin Amy, North Carolina, 1990
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026
$4,655Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Babies, Kentucky 1988, 1988, Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper — Babies, Kentucky 1988, 1988
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€1,900Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Kamla behind curtain with customer, Falkland Road, Mumbai, India 1978, 1978, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 on semi-matte paper — Kamla behind curtain with customer, Falkland Road, Mumbai, India 1978, 1978
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€1,800Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Homeless Damm Family in Their Car, 1987, photograph portrays an American family living in their car during a period of growing soci — Homeless Damm Family in Their Car, 1987
Hessink's Auctions · Apr 14, 2026
€900Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, 'Leprosy Patient with her Nurse - National Hansen's Disease Center, Carville, LA', 1990, Gelatin silver print — 'Leprosy Patient with her Nurse - National Hansen's Disease Center, Carville, LA', 1990
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$538Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Twelve-year-old Lata Lying in Bed, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 1978, Silver dye bleach print — Twelve-year-old Lata Lying in Bed, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 1978
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Marie-Michele and Caroline Ambrosia (from the Twins series), 2001, unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print — Marie-Michele and Caroline Ambrosia (from the Twins series), 2001
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$1,584Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, From the series 'New York portraits', New York City 1987, 1987, Unique Polaroid Spectra — From the series 'New York portraits', New York City 1987, 1987
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
€2,000Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Boys with Dollars, Boerne, Texas (Young Bull Riders), gelatin silver print — Boys with Dollars, Boerne, Texas (Young Bull Riders)
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$1,270Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Selected Images, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 1978, Three dye transfer prints, printed 2004 — Selected Images, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 1978
Phillips · Jun 17, 2025
$6,985Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Ringmaster A. Rehman with His Dog Rosy, Famous Circus, Calcutta, 1989, gelatin silver print — Ringmaster A. Rehman with His Dog Rosy, Famous Circus, Calcutta, 1989
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$726Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Jeanette, Gelatin silver print — Jeanette
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 3, 2024
$700Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Putla and Reika, Bombay, India (from the Falkland Road series), 1978, vintage Cibachrome print — Putla and Reika, Bombay, India (from the Falkland Road series), 1978
Rago Auctions · Oct 25, 2024
$1,260Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Homeless Damm Family in Their Car, Los Angeles, Ca., 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Homeless Damm Family in Their Car, Los Angeles, Ca., 1987
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$1,905Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Young Bull Riders with Dollar Bills, Boerne Rodeo, Texas, 1991, gelatin silver print — Young Bull Riders with Dollar Bills, Boerne Rodeo, Texas, 1991
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,890Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Untitled (Gypsy), gelatin silver print — Untitled (Gypsy)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$2,772Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Mother Teresa at the home for the dying, Calcutta 1980, 1980, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Mother Teresa at the home for the dying, Calcutta 1980, 1980
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
€2,000Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Chicago, Illinois, 1979, Gelatin silver print diptych — John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Chicago, Illinois, 1979
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$13,970Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Marlon Brando on the set of 'Missouri Breaks', 1975, Gelatin silver print — Marlon Brando on the set of 'Missouri Breaks', 1975
Bonhams · Aug 29, 2023
$384Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Paws Walk, 1994, gelatin silver print — Paws Walk, 1994
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 13, 2021
$480Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Ellen Mark (American, 1940 — Mary Ellen Mark (American, 1940
Sworders · Jul 14, 2021
£500Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Crying Twins, Middlesboro, Kentucky, 1988, Gelatin silver print — Crying Twins, Middlesboro, Kentucky, 1988
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$1,750Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Mother Teresa Feeding a Man at the Home For the Dying, Calcutta, India, 1980, Selenium-toned gelatin silver print — Mother Teresa Feeding a Man at the Home For the Dying, Calcutta, India, 1980
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019
$1,250Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Untitled (from the series: Bars), 1977, Gelatin silver print — Untitled (from the series: Bars), 1977
Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015
€868Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Crying Street Girl, Olympia Café, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 1978, Dye destruction print, printed later — Crying Street Girl, Olympia Café, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 1978
Phillips · Apr 2, 2013
$3,250Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, Contortionist with her Puppy Sweety, Great Raj Kamal Circus, Upleta, India, Gelatin silver print — Contortionist with her Puppy Sweety, Great Raj Kamal Circus, Upleta, India
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2011
€2,541Sign up free to see

Mary Ellen Mark, From the series 'New York portraits', New York City 1987, 1987, photograph — From the series 'New York portraits', New York City 1987, 1987
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025

Mary Ellen Mark, Prostitute in red light district at Falkland Road, Mumbai 1978, 1978, photograph — Prostitute in red light district at Falkland Road, Mumbai 1978, 1978
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023

Mary Ellen Mark, Special school for the blind, Kiev, Ukraine 1987, 1987, photograph — Special school for the blind, Kiev, Ukraine 1987, 1987
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023

Mary Ellen Mark, Boy with Donkey, 1990, Gelatin silver print; signed on label on verso of print — Boy with Donkey, 1990
Bonhams · Oct 6, 2022

Mary Ellen Mark, Mother Teresa, Calcutta 1980, 1980, photograph — Mother Teresa, Calcutta 1980, 1980
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021

Mary Ellen Mark, Miami Gigolos 93 in Luigi's Italian American Club, Florida 1993, 1993, photograph — Miami Gigolos 93 in Luigi's Italian American Club, Florida 1993, 1993
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021

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