Russell Lee Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1903–1986

ArtSell has recorded 13 auction results for Russell Lee photographs between 2015 and 2025, of which 11 sold (85% sell-through). Prices realised range from $64 to $1,176, with a median of $300 across 11 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $1,176 for “Detail of side of Earl Pauley's farmhouse near Smithland, Iowa” at Lempertz in 2025.

Record: Detail of side of Earl Pauley's farmhouse near Smithland, Iowa — $1,176Sign up free to see

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1. 
   Detail of side of Earl Pauley's farmhouse near Smithland, Iowa, 1936

   Photograph

   16.5 x 24.7 cm (20.3 x 25.8 cm)

   Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 563
   €1,008≈ $1,176≈ £884Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
2. 
   Abandoned Garage on highway #2, Western North Dakota, Oct. 1937

   Photograph

   17.8 x 24.3 cm (20.5 x 25.4 cm)

   Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 562
   €945≈ $1,103≈ £828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
3. 
   The hands of Mrs. Andrew Ostermeyer, wife of a homesteader, Woodbury County, Iowa, 1936

   Photograph

   19.1 x 23.5 cm (19.4 x 24.1 cm)

   Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 559
   €945≈ $1,103≈ £828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
4. 
   Migrant man and wife camped near Sebastian, Texas, 1939

   Photograph

   16.8 x 24.9 cm (20.2 x 25.3 cm)

   Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 557
   €668≈ $779≈ £586Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,000View at Lempertz ↗
5. 
   Russell Lee: Photographer

   Photograph · Paper

   approx 9"h, 11.5"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · May 17, 2025 · Lot 3336
   $80≈ £60≈ €71HammerSign up free to seeEst. $80–150View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
6. 
   Russell Lee: Photographer

   Photograph

   approx 9"h, 11.5"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · May 17, 2025 · Lot 3335
   $200≈ £151≈ €179HammerSign up free to seeEst. $80–150View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
7. 
   Russell Lee: Photographer, 1978

   Photograph · Paper

   image: approx 9.75"h, 7 7/8"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · May 17, 2025 · Lot 3334
   $650≈ £489≈ €581HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
8. 
   Fourth of July - Belton, Texas, 1978

   Photograph · Paper

   image: approx 10 3/8"h, 13 5/16"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · May 17, 2025 · Lot 3333
   $225≈ £169≈ €201HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
9. 
   Unemployed, Winter of 1935-36, New York City, 1978

   Photograph · Paper

   sight: approx 7"h, 10"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · May 17, 2025 · Lot 3332
   $300≈ £226≈ €268HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
10. 
    Farmer Woman with Homemade Jelly near Northampton, Massachusetts, 1939

    Photograph

    9 1/8 x 13 1/2 in (23.2 x 34.3 cm)

    Bonhams · Dec 21, 2023 · Lot 387
    $64≈ £51≈ €58Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Farmer Woman with Homemade Jelly near Northampton, Massachusetts, 1939

    Photograph

    9 1/8 x 13 1/2 in (23.2 x 34.3 cm)

    Bonhams · Sep 27, 2023 · Lot 529
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–400View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Farmer Woman with Homemade Jelly near Northampton, Massachusetts, 1939

    Photograph

    9 1/8 x 13 1/2 in (23.2 x 34.3 cm)

    Bonhams · Aug 8, 2023 · Lot 87
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Warner, Oklahoma, 1939

    Photograph

    9 5/8 x 13in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3761
    $250≈ £167≈ €222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗

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