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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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W. Eugene Smith, Untitled from New Mexico, 1947, Gelatin silver print
Untitled from New Mexico, 1947
Phillips · Nov 18, 2014
£1,000Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Madness from Haiti, 1959, Gelatin silver print
Madness from Haiti, 1959
Phillips · Nov 18, 2014
£4,375Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Spanish Village, 1950, Gelatin silver print
Spanish Village, 1950
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
$5,000Sign up free to see
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
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
$10,000Sign up free to see
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
Grisebach · May 28, 2014
€5,250Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Guardia Civil, Spain, 1950, Gelatin silver print
Guardia Civil, Spain, 1950
Phillips · Nov 7, 2013
£11,875Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh, 1955, Gelatin silver print from A Portfolio of Ten Photographs , printed 1977
Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh, 1955
Phillips · Oct 1, 2013
$12,500Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Spanish Wake, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Spanish Wake, 1951
Phillips · Oct 1, 2013
$6,000Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Thelonius Monk and his Smashed Cigarette, from the loft inside, gelatin silver print, 1965
Thelonius Monk and his Smashed Cigarette, from the loft inside
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011
NZ$15,242Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Model on Bed,, Gelatin silver print
Model on Bed,
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
W. Eugene Smith, Untitled (School Children) (from 'Spanish Village'), 1950, Gelatin silver print; signed with a stylus on the image
Untitled (School Children) (from 'Spanish Village'), 1950
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
W. Eugene Smith, Grandma Moses, 1948, Gelatin silver print
Grandma Moses, 1948
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
W. Eugene Smith, Death of Gus Gus, 1953, Gelatin silver print
Death of Gus Gus, 1953
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
W. Eugene Smith, 'Welsh Village', 1950, Gelatin silver print
'Welsh Village', 1950
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
W. Eugene Smith, The Spinner (from the Spanish Village portfolio)
The Spinner (from the Spanish Village portfolio)
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 12, 2025
W. Eugene Smith, Pittsburgh, 1955, photograph
Pittsburgh, 1955
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
W. Eugene Smith, Violinist from the Hitachi Symphony, 1961, Gelatin silver print
Violinist from the Hitachi Symphony, 1961
Barridoff Auctions · Apr 13, 2024
W. Eugene Smith, American Hospital in Leyte Cathedral, Gelatin Silver Print
American Hospital in Leyte Cathedral
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 7, 2024
W. Eugene Smith, Selected Images (Pittsburgh steel workers), 1955-1956, Two gelatin silver prints
Selected Images (Pittsburgh steel workers), 1955-1956
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
W. Eugene Smith, 6th Avenue at 28th Street During a Snowstorm, 1958, Gelatin silver print
6th Avenue at 28th Street During a Snowstorm, 1958
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
W. Eugene Smith, Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales, Great Britain, 1950, Gelatin silver print from W. Eugene Smith: A Portfolio of Ten Photographs , printed 1977
Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales, Great Britain, 1950
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
W. Eugene Smith, Selected Images, 1947-1959, Nine gelatin silver prints, printed later
Selected Images, 1947-1959
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
W. Eugene Smith, The Spinner, Spanish Village, 1951, Gelatin silver print
The Spinner, Spanish Village, 1951
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
W. Eugene Smith, Saipan (Soldier Holding Baby), 1944, Gelatin silver print
Saipan (Soldier Holding Baby), 1944
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
W. Eugene Smith, Two men reading newspapers, Hitachi, Japan, 1961-1962, Gelatin silver print
Two men reading newspapers, Hitachi, Japan, 1961-1962
Phillips · Nov 6, 2015
W. Eugene Smith, Hitachi, Japan, 1961-1962, Gelatin silver print
Hitachi, Japan, 1961-1962
Phillips · Nov 18, 2014
W. Eugene Smith, Untitled, n.d., Gelatin silver print
Untitled, n.d.
Phillips · Oct 1, 2014
W. Eugene Smith, Three Generations of Welsh Miners, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Three Generations of Welsh Miners, 1950
Phillips · Oct 1, 2013
W. Eugene Smith, Maud Callen, Nurse Midwife, 1951, Gelatin silver print
Maud Callen, Nurse Midwife, 1951
Phillips · Oct 1, 2013
W. Eugene Smith, Wake-Man in Doorway, from Spanish Village series, 1951, Gelatin silver print
Wake-Man in Doorway, from Spanish Village series, 1951
Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013
W. Eugene Smith, Wake-Man in Doorway, from Spanish Village series, 1951, Gelatin silver print
Wake-Man in Doorway, from Spanish Village series, 1951
Bonhams · Dec 16, 2012

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