Tom Kelley

American · 1914–1984 · Photographer

Tom Kelley Sr. was an American photographer who photographed Hollywood celebrities in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for his iconic 1949 nude photographs of Marilyn… (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Tom Kelley? Get a free auction estimate →

5auction results2011–2025years recorded80%sold (4)$1.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe on Red Velvet, Cibachrome printMarilyn Monroe on Red VelvetRago Auctions · $2,032≈ £1,555≈ €1,768Sign up to see
  2. Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe. Red Velvet Collection (double exposure), 1949, C-Print auf Fujicolor-Crystal-Archive-PapierMarilyn Monroe. Red Velvet Collection (double exposure)Van Ham · €1,677≈ $2,004≈ £1,433Sign up to see
  3. Tom Kelley, Golden Dreams, 1949, posterGolden DreamsVan Sabben Poster Auctions · €900≈ $1,229≈ £771Sign up to see

Tom Kelley’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (5 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe on Red Velvet, Cibachrome print
Marilyn Monroe on Red Velvet
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see
Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe. Red Velvet Collection (double exposure), 1949, C-Print auf Fujicolor-Crystal-Archive-Papier
Marilyn Monroe. Red Velvet Collection (double exposure), 1949
Van Ham · Jun 23, 2021
€1,677Sign up free to see
Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe on Red Velvet, Limited Edition Cibachrome Photograph
Marilyn Monroe on Red Velvet
Clarke Auction Gallery · Aug 17, 2015
$150Sign up free to see
Tom Kelley, Golden Dreams, 1949, poster
Golden Dreams, 1949
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Nov 12, 2011
€900Sign up free to see
Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe. Red Velvet Collection (double exposure), 1949, Digital chromogenic print on Fujicolor-Crystal-Archive paper, printed later
Marilyn Monroe. Red Velvet Collection (double exposure), 1949
Lempertz · Dec 1, 2017

Related artists — American, born 1889–1939