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Roman Vishniac

American · 1897–1990 · Photographer

Roman Vishniac was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. A major archive of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Roman Vishniac, Hedar [David Eckstein, seven years old, and classmates in cheder, Jewish elementary school, Brod], Um 1938, Vintage. SilbergelatineabzugHedar [David Eckstein, seven years old, and classmates in cheder, Jewish elementary school, Brod]Grisebach · €20,000≈ $22,628≈ £16,999Sign up to see
  2. Roman Vishniac, Chederschüler, Vrchni Apša, 1937, Silbergelatineabzug, 1977Chederschüler, Vrchni ApšaGrisebach · €14,750≈ $18,401≈ £11,667Sign up to see
  3. Roman Vishniac, Isaac Street, Krakow, 1938, Gelatin silver printIsaac Street, KrakowPhillips · $13,750≈ £9,634≈ €12,083Sign up to see

Roman Vishniac’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).

ArtSell has recorded 18 auction results for Roman Vishniac between 2014 and 2026, of which 16 sold (89%). Recorded sale prices range from $485Sign up free to see to $22.6kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $22.6kSign up free to see for Hedar [David Eckstein, seven years old, and classmates in cheder, Jewish elementary school, Brod] at Grisebach in December 2021. The most common medium is photographs (18 lots). Most results come from Grisebach (4), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (4) and Clarke Auction Gallery (3).

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  1. Roman Vishniac, 'Come Celebrate Chanukah', Kazimierz, Kraków, 1935-38, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    'Come Celebrate Chanukah', Kazimierz, Kraków, 1935-38
    Photograph
    27 x 34.5 cm (27.8 x 35.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 545
    €1,905≈ $2,217≈ £1,647Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Roman Vishniac, Warsaw, gelatin silver print
    Warsaw
    Photograph
    13⅝ h x 10¾ w in (35 x 27 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 254
    $1,270≈ £949≈ €1,084Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Roman Vishniac, Portrait of Albert Einstein, Silver gelatin print
    Portrait of Albert Einstein
    Photograph
    Image: 9.625" h 7.625" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 94
    $2,200≈ £1,656≈ €1,902HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. Roman Vishniac, The Cheder, Slonim, Gelatin silver print
    The Cheder, Slonim
    Photograph
    15.25" h x 15.50" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 95
    $550≈ £414≈ €475HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  5. Roman Vishniac, Carpartho Ruthenia, silver gelatin print
    Carpartho Ruthenia
    Photograph
    image size: 25,5 by 34cm; 74 by 53,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 338
    ZAR 18,760≈ $1,067≈ £808≈ €959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Roman Vishniac, Albert Einstein in Princeton, 1942, Large format platinum print on fine art cotton paper
    Albert Einstein in Princeton, 1942
    Photograph · Paper
    60,2 x 50,4 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 51
    €2,400≈ $2,609≈ £2,041HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  7. Roman Vishniac, Untitled, c. 1920, gelatin silver print
    Untitled, c. 1920
    Photograph
    10½ h x 14 w in (27 x 36 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 136
    $882≈ £698≈ €811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Roman Vishniac, Vilno Side Entrance of the Ghetto, gelatin silver print
    Vilno Side Entrance of the Ghetto
    Photograph
    13¼ h x 10¼ w in (34 x 26 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 235
    $1,512≈ £1,190≈ €1,382Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  9. Roman Vishniac, The Cheder, Slonim (from A Vanished World series), gelatin silver print
    The Cheder, Slonim (from A Vanished World series)
    Photograph
    10⅝ h x 10⅝ w in (27 x 27 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 237
    $1,260≈ £992≈ €1,151Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  10. Roman Vishniac, Untitled (Warsaw ghetto, hungry child), c. 1937, Gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Warsaw ghetto, hungry child), c. 1937
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 3/4in (19.3 x 24.7cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 150
    $485≈ £400≈ €455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–3,200View at Bonhams ↗

Roman Vishniac photographs (18)

Roman Vishniac: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Roman Vishniac at auction?

$22,628Sign up free to see, for Hedar [David Eckstein, seven years old, and classmates in cheder, Jewish elementary school, Brod] at Grisebach (December 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Roman Vishniac?

The median sale price is $1.9kSign up free to see across 16 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Roman Vishniac have sold at auction?

16 of 18 recorded lots sold between 2014 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Roman Vishniac?

Grisebach, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Clarke Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Grisebach · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Clarke Auction Gallery

About Roman Vishniac

Roman Vishniac was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. A major archive of his work was housed at the International Center of Photography until 2018, when Vishniac's daughter, Mara Vishniac Kohn, donated it to The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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