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Ralph Steiner

American · 1899–1986 · Photographer

Ralph Steiner was an American photographer, pioneering documentarian, and leading figure among avant-garde filmmakers in the 1930s. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ralph Steiner, Typewriter Keys, 1921, Gelatin silver print, printed 1977Typewriter KeysPhillips · $4,000≈ £2,405≈ €2,901Sign up to see
  2. Ralph Steiner, Ohne Titel (Swirling Laundry), Um 1960, Silbergelatineabzug, 1980Ohne Titel (Swirling Laundry)Grisebach · €3,050≈ $3,794≈ £2,433Sign up to see
  3. Ralph Steiner, Untitled (Lollipop sign), 1922, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980Untitled (Lollipop sign)Phillips · $2,000≈ £1,203≈ €1,450Sign up to see

Ralph Steiner’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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  1. Ralph Steiner, American rural baroque, 1929, Gelatin silver (contact) print, printed
    American rural baroque, 1929
    Photograph
    19.2 x 23.3 cm (20.1 x 25.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 521
    €945≈ $1,103≈ £828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Ralph Steiner, Ham and Eggs (Advertisement for The Delineator), 1929, Gelatin silver print
    Ham and Eggs (Advertisement for The Delineator), 1929
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (19.4 x 24.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 166
    $1,536≈ £1,165≈ €1,384Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Ralph Steiner, American Rural Baroque, 1928, vintage gelatin silver print
    American Rural Baroque, 1928
    Photograph
    8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 216
    $699≈ £548≈ €662Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Ralph Steiner, American rural baroque, 1929, Gelatin silver contact print, printed
    American rural baroque, 1929
    Photograph
    19.2 x 24.4 cm (20.2 x 25.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 92
    €1,364≈ $1,498≈ £1,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Ralph Steiner, Forty-Second Street Looking Towards Second Avenue, Gelatin silver print
    Forty-Second Street Looking Towards Second Avenue
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 77
    $113≈ £88≈ €100Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Ralph Steiner, Hanging sheets, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed
    Hanging sheets, 1965
    Photograph
    13 x 17.2 cm (13.8 x 17.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 106
    €1,116≈ $1,252≈ £975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Ralph Steiner, Untitled, 1977, Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed
    Untitled, 1977
    Photograph · Paper
    17.5 x 23.8 cm (20 x 25.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 69
    €1,364≈ $1,452≈ £1,150Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Ralph Steiner, Untitled (Lollipop sign), 1922, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980
    Untitled (Lollipop sign), 1922
    Photograph
    4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (11.7 x 8.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $2,000≈ £1,203≈ €1,450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Phillips ↗
  9. Ralph Steiner, Typewriter Keys, 1921, Gelatin silver print, printed 1977
    Typewriter Keys, 1921
    Photograph
    8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    $4,000≈ £2,405≈ €2,901Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Ralph Steiner, Ohne Titel (Swirling Laundry), Um 1960, Silbergelatineabzug, 1980
    Ohne Titel (Swirling Laundry), Um 1960
    Photograph
    19,4 × 24,8 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2115
    €3,050≈ $3,794≈ £2,433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗

Ralph Steiner photographs (17)

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