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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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  1. Robert Frank, Trolley – New Orleans, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed laterTrolley – New OrleansPhillips · $403,200≈ £293,045≈ €339,594Sign up to see
  2. Robert Frank, Trolley, New Orleans, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed laterTrolley, New OrleansPhillips · $242,500≈ £159,950≈ €188,863Sign up to see
  3. Robert Frank, City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s or beforeCity Fathers, Hoboken, New JerseyPhillips · $212,500≈ £167,099≈ €189,546Sign up to see

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  1. Robert Frank, From the Funeral, Frogmore, South Carolina, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    From the Funeral, Frogmore, South Carolina, 1955
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (19.7 x 13.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 208
    $23,750≈ £16,641≈ €20,870Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Robert Frank, Pablo, March, 1979, Gelatin silver print
    Pablo, March, 1979
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34 x 25.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 216
    $10,625≈ £7,445≈ €9,337Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Robert Frank, Inauguration Day (Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.), 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960's
    Inauguration Day (Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.), 1957
    Photograph
    8 7/8 x 13 in. (22.5 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    $37,500≈ £26,275≈ €32,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Robert Frank, London, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1973
    London, 1951
    Photograph
    8 7/8 x 13 1/2 in. (22.5 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    $52,500≈ £34,363≈ €46,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Robert Frank, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building - New York City, 1955, Gelatin silver print, probably printed circa 1960
    Metropolitan Life Insurance Building - New York City, 1955
    Photograph
    12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (32.1 x 21.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 136
    $27,500≈ £18,000≈ €24,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Robert Frank, Trolley, New Orleans, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s
    Trolley, New Orleans, 1955
    Photograph
    5 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (14.9 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 209
    $149,000≈ £97,526≈ €132,397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Robert Frank, Sick of Goodby's, 1978, Gelatin silver print
    Sick of Goodby's, 1978
    Photograph
    48.2 x 32.2 cm (50.5 x 41.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 116
    €28,520≈ $35,602≈ £22,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Robert Frank, Fête Foraine, Paris, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1970
    Fête Foraine, Paris, 1950
    Photograph
    9 x 12 7/8 in. (22.9 x 32.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    $18,750≈ £11,578≈ €14,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Robert Frank, Tennessee, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979
    Tennessee, 1955
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 13 in. (22.2 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 216
    $27,500≈ £16,981≈ €21,820Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Robert Frank, Chicago, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 1977
    Chicago, 1956
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 9 in. (34 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 94
    $30,000≈ £18,524≈ €23,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Robert Frank

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 Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2014, said The Americans "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. [ ... ] it remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century." Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage.

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