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W. Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith

American · 1918–1978 · Photographer

William Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist. He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial… (Wikipedia)

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  1. W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959, Gelatin silver printThelonious Monk Rehearsing in the LoftPhillips · $30,000≈ £24,118≈ €28,166Sign up to see
  2. W. Eugene Smith, Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed laterWalk to Paradise GardenPhillips · $23,750≈ £18,290≈ €20,649Sign up to see
  3. W. Eugene Smith, Tomoko Uemura Being Bathed by her Mother, Minamata, 1971-1973, Gelatin silver printTomoko Uemura Being Bathed by her Mother, MinamataPhillips · $21,250≈ £16,347≈ €18,085Sign up to see

W. Eugene Smith’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).

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  1. W. Eugene Smith, Untitled from New Mexico, 1947, Gelatin silver print
    Untitled from New Mexico, 1947
    Photograph
    32.7 x 26 cm (12 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 56
    £1,000≈ $1,565≈ €1,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,800–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  2. W. Eugene Smith, Madness from Haiti, 1959, Gelatin silver print
    Madness from Haiti, 1959
    Photograph
    23.8 x 33.5 cm (9 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    £4,375≈ $6,849≈ €5,473Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. W. Eugene Smith, Spanish Village, 1950, Gelatin silver print
    Spanish Village, 1950
    Photograph
    13 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (33.3 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    $5,000≈ £3,087≈ €3,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. W. Eugene Smith, Untitled from As From My Window I Sometimes Glance, 1957-1958, Gelatin silver print
    Untitled from As From My Window I Sometimes Glance, 1957-1958
    Photograph
    16 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (42 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    $10,000≈ £6,175≈ €7,935Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. W. Eugene Smith, Worker with raised arms, aus der Serie: „Taft & Ohio Railroad, 1949, Silbergelatineabzug, vermutlich 1950er Jahre
    Worker with raised arms, aus der Serie: „Taft & Ohio Railroad, 1949
    Photograph
    29,5 × 25,9 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2164
    €5,250≈ $7,144≈ £4,266Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,500View at Grisebach ↗
  6. W. Eugene Smith, Hitachi, Japan, 1961-1962, Gelatin silver print
    Hitachi, Japan, 1961-1962
    Photograph
    39.3 x 26.5 cm (15 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. W. Eugene Smith, Untitled, n.d., Gelatin silver print
    Untitled, n.d.
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 13 1/8 in. (19.1 x 33.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
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