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Minor White

Minor White

American · 1908–1976

Minor Martin White was an American photographer, theoretician, critic, and educator. (Wikipedia)

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67auction results2005–2026years recorded85%sold (57)$3.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Minor White, Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity, 1960, A sequence of 12 gelatin silver printsSequence 16: Steely the Barb of InfinityPhillips · $44,100≈ £39,910≈ €45,436Sign up to see
  2. Minor White, Grand Tetons – Wyoming, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed laterGrand Tetons – WyomingPhillips · $20,160≈ £18,244≈ €20,771Sign up to see
  3. Minor White, Selected Figure Studies of Tom Murphy, San Francisco, 1947, Three gelatin silver prints, each mountedSelected Figure Studies of Tom Murphy, San FranciscoPhillips · $17,640≈ £15,964≈ €18,174Sign up to see

Minor White’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).

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ArtSell has recorded 67 auction results for Minor White between 2005 and 2026, of which 57 sold (85%). Recorded sale prices range from $36Sign up free to see to $44.1kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $44.1kSign up free to see for Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity at Phillips in October 2022. The most common medium is photographs (65 lots). Most results come from Phillips (38), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10) and Bonhams (7).

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  1. Minor White, Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio), platinum palladium print
    Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio)
    Photograph
    9⅜ h x 7¼ w in (24 x 18 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 296
    $11,305≈ £8,443≈ €9,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Minor White, Beginnings
    Beginnings
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 209
    SoldView at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Minor White, Church Door (Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia), 1969, Gelatin silver print; mounted
    Church Door (Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia), 1969
    Photograph
    7 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 13.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 144
    $1,408≈ £1,045≈ €1,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Minor White, Pebble Beach, Point Lobos State Park, California, August 16, 1951, 1951, Gelatin silver print; mounted
    Pebble Beach, Point Lobos State Park, California, August 16, 1951, 1951
    Photograph
    7 x 8 7/8 in. (17.8 x 22.5 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 374
    $1,408≈ £1,049≈ €1,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Minor White, Man and Moon, Matchstick Cove, gelatin silver print
    Man and Moon, Matchstick Cove
    Photograph
    6⅞ h x 9 w in (17 x 23 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 257
    $1,016≈ £759≈ €867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Minor White, Untitled (Woman in Garden), gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Woman in Garden)
    Photograph
    6¾ h x 8¾ w in (17 x 22 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 258
    $1,651≈ £1,233≈ €1,409Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Minor White, Cobblestone House, gelatin silver print
    Cobblestone House
    Photograph
    10¾ h x 13¼ w in (27 x 34 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 260
    $762≈ £569≈ €651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Minor White, The Three Thirds, vintage gelatin silver print
    The Three Thirds
    Photograph
    5¾ h x 9¾ w in (15 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 261
    $1,016≈ £759≈ €867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Minor White, Peeled Paint, Rochester, 1959, Gelatin silver print, likely printed before 1965; the photographer's '72 N. Union, Rochester 7' credit stamp on the reverse
    Peeled Paint, Rochester, 1959
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 21
    $3,328≈ £2,505≈ €2,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Minor White, The Time Between: The Sequence of Minor White [2 titles]
    The Time Between: The Sequence of Minor White [2 titles]
    Art+Object · · Lot 236
    NZ$61≈ $36≈ £27≈ €31Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

Minor White photographs (65)

Minor White: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Minor White at auction?

$44,100Sign up free to see, for Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity at Phillips (October 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Minor White?

The median sale price is $3.4kSign up free to see across 56 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Minor White have sold at auction?

57 of 67 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Minor White?

Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Bonhams

Minor White signature

45 catalogued lots by Minor White record a signature line. The most common placement is in the margin (64% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed in pencil.

Placement

  • in the margin7
  • on the reverse2
  • lower right2

Form

  • signed in pencil15
  • signed and dated14
  • signed14
  • initialled2

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