What is a Minor White photograph worth?
1908–1976 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 57 works by Minor White with a published auction price sold between $2,016Sign up free to see and $6,300Sign up free to see, and the median is $3,500Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,514Sign up free to see across 56 sales. In the last five years the median was $3,528Sign up free to see across 43 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Minor White prices by medium
- Auction results
- 68
- Sold rate
- 85%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2026
- Median price
- $3.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $44.1kSign up free to see Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity, Phillips, Oct 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 56 | $2.1k–$6.8kSign up free to see | $3.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (38), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10), Bonhams (7)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 45 | $2.1k–$8.3kSign up free to see | $3.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 11 | $2k–$4.6kSign up free to see | $3.3kSign up free to see |
Recent Minor White sales
- Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio), platinum palladium print — $11,305Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Church Door (Vicinity of Chéticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia), Gelatin silver print; mounted — $1,408Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Pebble Beach, Point Lobos State Park, California, August 16, 1951, Gelatin silver print; mounted — $1,408Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- Untitled (Woman in Garden), gelatin silver print — $1,651Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Man and Moon, Matchstick Cove, gelatin silver print — $1,016Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- The Three Thirds, vintage gelatin silver print — $1,016Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Cobblestone House, gelatin silver print — $762Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Peeled Paint, Rochester, Gelatin silver print, likely printed before 1965; the photographer's '72 N. Unio — $3,328Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
Questions about Minor White prices
What is a Minor White photograph worth?
Based on 57 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Minor White have sold for a median of $3,500, and half of them sold between $2,016 and $6,300. For photographs alone the median is $3,514 (56 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Minor White sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $44,100 for “Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity” at Phillips in October 2022.
How often do Minor White works sell at auction?
85% of the 68 lots recorded between 2005 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Minor White photograph?
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Minor White have appeared at auction 68 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2026; 58 sold, a sell-through rate of 85%.
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