Saul Leiter: career timeline
American · 1923–2013 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 37 of 41 lots (90% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | $6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 28 | 25 | $10.6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 5 | 5 | $12.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | $19.4kSign up | Photograph |
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1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 10.5 in (30 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
1947 Sunday MorningUnsold
1948 Shirt, New York$6kSign up
1950s 28 works
- Sold
- 25 of 28
- Median
- $10.6kSign up
- Average
- $10kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 9 in (34 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (28)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1950 House Bar, Harlem, New York$12.7kSign up
c. 1950 Untitled (girl with beret)$3.8kSign up
1950 London$15.1kSign up
c. 1950 New YorkUnsold
1950 T$10.6kSign up
1951 Red Umbrella$11kSign up
1952 Tanager Steps, 1952; New York, 1950s$7.6kSign up
1952 Postmen$12kSign up
1952 Lingerie Shop$4.5kSign up
1952 N.Y.$8.8kSign up
1952 Postmen$6.6kSign up
1954 Bus, New York$8.2kSign up
Show 12 more (1950s)
1954 Foot on the El$13.5kSign up
1956 Walking, New York$9.4kSign up
1956 WalkingUnsold
c. 1957 Snowy Scene; 1/2 of Red Umbrella$15.5kSign up
1957 Taxi$12kSign up
1957 Through Boards$15.2kSign up
1957 Phone Call$6.3kSign up
1957 Taxi$7.1kSign up
1958 Lanesville (nude in chair)$12.1kSign up
1958 Snowy Scene$8.9kSign up
1958 Snowy SceneUnsold
1958 Lanesville$11.8kSign up
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $12.1kSign up
- Average
- $11.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 9 in (34 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 Carmen (for 'Harper's Bazaar')$7.5kSign up
1960 Wet Window$12.1kSign up
1960 Snow$13.8kSign up
1960 Snow$9.7kSign up
1960 Snow$13.7kSign up
1970s 2 works
Creation date not recorded
4 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 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $7.6kSign up
- Average
- $8.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 11 in (29 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2025 Paris$7.6kSign up
sold 2025 Through Boards$7.3kSign up
sold 2026 Phone Call$7.6kSign up
sold 2026 Taxi$10.2kSign up
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 Saul Leiter auction results →