Steve McCurry: career timeline

American · b. 1950 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 57 of 71 lots (80% 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.

Steve McCurry: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1980s3833$12.7kSign upPhotograph
1990s76$2.9kSign upPhotograph
2000s64$5.5kSign upPhotograph
2010s55$6.2kSign upPhotograph

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1980s 38 works

Sold
33 of 38
Median
$12.7kSign up
Average
$13.7kSign up
Typical size
21 × 14 in (54 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (35), Print (other) (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (29), Rivers & marshes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 7 works

Sold
6 of 7
Median
$2.9kSign up
Average
$14.1kSign up
Typical size
25 × 36.5 in (64 × 92 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (6), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)

2000s 6 works

Sold
4 of 6
Median
$5.5kSign up
Average
$5.9kSign up
Typical size
20 × 23 in (51 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (5), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Rivers & marshes (2)

2010s 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$6.2kSign up
Average
$6.4kSign up
Typical size
24 × 24 in (61 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (5)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1), Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

14 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 2010s 8 works

Sold
6 of 8
Median
$5.3kSign up
Average
$5.4kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 29 in (65 × 74 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (6), Other (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)
Show 2 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold
3 of 6
Median
$995Sign up
Average
$1.3kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 15.5 in (36 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (4), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

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 Steve McCurry auction results →