Robert Frank
American · 1924–2019 · Photographer
Robert Frank was a Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Trolley – New OrleansPhillips · $403,200≈ £293,045≈ €339,594Sign up to see
Trolley, New OrleansPhillips · $242,500≈ £159,950≈ €188,863Sign up to see
City Fathers, Hoboken, New JerseyPhillips · $212,500≈ £167,099≈ €189,546Sign up to see
Robert Frank’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
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| Prints & multiples | 2 | 1 | 50% | $411Sign up | $411Sign up | $411Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $411Sign up | $411Sign up | $411Sign up |
| Photography | 170 | 104 | 61% | $53.7kSign up | $28.9kSign up | $403kSign up |
| Photograph | 170 | 104 | 61% | $53.7kSign up | $28.9kSign up | $403kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.