Paul Strand: career timeline
American · 1890–1976 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 41 of 48 lots (85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 | 4 | $7.1kSign up | Etching |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | $27.6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1930s | 7 | 5 | $12.5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 3 | 1 | $15kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 15 | 7 | $8.8kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | $11kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $567Sign up | Print (other) |
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1910s 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $7.1kSign up
- Average
- $7.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 6.5 in (23 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (5), Photograph (3)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (3), Harbours & ports (2), Figures & portraits (2)
1911 Venice, ItalyUnsold
1915 Wall Street$10.1kSign up
1915 Wall Street$13.9kSign up
1915 Wall Street, New YorkUnsold
1916 The White Fence, Port Kent, New York, 1916Unsold
1916 Man in a Derby, New YorkUnsold
1916 The White Fence, Port Kent, 1916$4.1kSign up
1917 Photograph-New York (Man with Derby Hat)$625Sign up
1920s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $27.6kSign up
- Average
- $33.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
c. 1921 Connecticut Pines, Twin Lakes, CT$22.5kSign up
1928 Iris, Georgetown, Maine$56.3kSign up
c. 1928 Driftwood, Maine$30kSign up
1929 Fishing Village, Gulf of the St. Lawrence, Gaspé$25.2kSign up
1930s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $12.5kSign up
- Average
- $10.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 6.5 in (17 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Rivers & marshes (1)
1931 Ranchos de Taos Church$22.5kSign up
1931 Taos, New MexicoUnsold
c. 1932 The Mexican Portfolio$1.9kSign up
1933 Woman with Hen, Tenancingo, Mexico$15.5kSign up
1933 Boy, Hidalgo', Mexico 1933$870Sign up
1933 The Nets, Janitzio, Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico$12.5kSign up
1933 Boy, Hidalgo, MexicoUnsold
1940s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $15kSign up
- Average
- $15kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3)
1944 Road into the Farm, East Jamaica, VTUnsold
1945 Dead Tree, New EnglandUnsold
1945 Dead Tree, Vermont$15kSign up
1950s 15 works
- Sold
- 7 of 15
- Median
- $8.8kSign up
- Average
- $8.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 6.5 in (17 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (14), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Boats (2), Figures & portraits (1)
1950 'M. Pelletier, Gondeville, Charente, France'$6.1kSign up
1950 Charcuterie Moderne, France$7.5kSign up
1951 Bread Ovens, Basses-PyreneesUnsold
1951 Grapes, Charente; Trees near the Po, Italy, 1951; 1952Unsold
1953 Tailor's Apprentice, Luzzara', Italy 1953$2.4kSign up
1953 Portrait of a Young Man, Luzzara, Italy$13.8kSign up
1953 The Mother, Luzzara, Italy$8.8kSign up
1953 Near the Po, Luzzara, ItalyUnsold
1953 The Mother, Luzzara, ItalyUnsold
1953 Young Farmer, Po ValleyUnsold
1954 Ewan MacLeod, South Uist, HebridesUnsold
1954 Couple, South Uist$10.6kSign up
Show 3 more (1950s)
c. 1959 Boats at the Suez, EgyptUnsold
c. 1959 Boats at the Suez, EgyptUnsold
1959 Steel Mill, Helwan, Egypt$12.5kSign up
1960s 3 works
1970s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
7 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 2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $12.3kSign up
- Average
- $12.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 5 × 6.5 in (13 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (2), Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 THE BARN, QUEBEC$15.9kSign up
sold 2017 Photographs of MexicoUnsold
sold 2019 Photographs of Mexico$8.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $844Sign up
- Typical size
- 6 × 7.5 in (15 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2023 The Mexican Portfolio$1.1kSign up
sold 2023 Family, Luzzara, Italy$1.2kSign up
sold 2025 Snow, Backyards, New York City (from Camera Work No. 48)Unsold
sold 2026 Rebecca, New York (from the Founders & Friends: Aperture at 50 portfolio)$256Sign 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 Paul Strand auction results →