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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

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  1. W. Eugene Smith, Tomoko Uemura Being Bathed by her Mother, Minamata, 1971-1973, Gelatin silver print
    Tomoko Uemura Being Bathed by her Mother, Minamata, 1971-1973
    Photograph
    8 3/8 x 13 1/8 in. (21.3 x 33.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 241
    $21,250≈ £16,347≈ €18,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. W. Eugene Smith, Bob Dylan at Piano, New York, 1965, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, selengetont
    Bob Dylan at Piano, New York, 1965
    Photograph
    32,3 × 22,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2071
    €5,000≈ $5,671≈ £4,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. W. Eugene Smith, Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
    Photograph
    14 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (37.1 x 31.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    $23,750≈ £18,290≈ €20,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. W. Eugene Smith, Leper Patient and Religious Medal from A Man of Mercy, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Leper Patient and Religious Medal from A Man of Mercy, 1954
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (22.2 x 32.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 185
    $3,000≈ £2,267≈ €2,553Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. W. Eugene Smith, Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh, 1955, Gelatin silver print
    Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh, 1955
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (21 x 32.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 144
    $10,000≈ £8,039≈ €9,389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959, Gelatin silver print
    Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (22.2 x 33.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    $30,000≈ £24,118≈ €28,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. W. Eugene Smith, The Jazz Singer, silver gelatin print, later printing
    The Jazz Singer
    Photograph
    33.5 x 24.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 40
    A$450≈ $342≈ £276≈ €314Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  8. W. Eugene Smith, Aerial Of U.S. Naval Shipyard, Baltimore, silver gelatin print
    Aerial Of U.S. Naval Shipyard, Baltimore
    Photograph
    27.9 x 35.3cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 89
    A$300≈ $228≈ £184≈ €209Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  9. 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 ↗
  10. 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 ↗
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About W. Eugene Smith

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 photo essay." His major photo essays include World War II photographs, the visual stories of an American country doctor and a nurse midwife, the clinic of Albert Schweitzer in French Equatorial Africa, the city of Pittsburgh, and the pollution which damaged the health of the residents of Minamata in Japan. His 1948 series, Country Doctor, photographed for Life, is now recognized as "the first extended editorial photo story".

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