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American · 1923–2004 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 173 of 195 lots (89% 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.

Richard Avedon: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s1410$11.4kSign upPhotograph
1950s4642$33kSign upPhotograph
1960s4937$6.3kSign upPhotograph
1970s3326$11.9kSign upPhotograph
1980s1612$83.6kSign upPhotograph
1990s99$20.1kSign upPhotograph
2000s42$12.9kSign upPhotograph

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1940s 14 works

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10 of 14
Median
$11.4kSign up
Average
$33.5kSign up
Typical size
14 × 16 in (36 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (14)
Subjects
Markets & villages (3), Figures & portraits (1), Sunsets & night (1)
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1950s 46 works

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42 of 46
Median
$33kSign up
Average
$61.2kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 12.5 in (37 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (46)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (21)
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…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 49 works

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37 of 49
Median
$6.3kSign up
Average
$45.1kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 18.5 in (40 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (34), Print (other) (7), Other (4)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Markets & villages (1)
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…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 33 works

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26 of 33
Median
$11.9kSign up
Average
$40.1kSign up
Typical size
10 × 12 in (25 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (33)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Sunsets & night (1)
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…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 16 works

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12 of 16
Median
$83.6kSign up
Average
$66.3kSign up
Typical size
29 × 43 in (73 × 109 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (12), Lithograph (4)
Subjects
—
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1990s 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$20.1kSign up
Average
$26.9kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 18 in (46 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

2000s 4 works

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2 of 4
Median
$12.9kSign up
Average
$12.9kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (26 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

22 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 2000s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$5.1kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works

Sold
9 of 9
Median
$6.7kSign up
Average
$83.8kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 10.5 in (34 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Other (1)
Subjects
—
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works

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9 of 12
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$30.3kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 15.5 in (50 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Lithograph (3), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

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 Richard Avedon auction results →