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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, 6th Ave at 28th Street During Snowstorm, 1958, Vintage gelatin silver print
6th Ave at 28th Street During Snowstorm, 1958
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026
€3,048Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Silhouette of Patient in Trance, Haiti, gelatin silver print
Silhouette of Patient in Trance, Haiti
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$635Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Steel Worker, Pittsburgh, 1955-56, gelatin silver print
Steel Worker, Pittsburgh, 1955-56
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026
$762Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, 'Leyte Cathedral, Philippines', 1944, Gelatin silver print
'Leyte Cathedral, Philippines', 1944
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$614Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Grandma Moses, 1948, Gelatin silver print
Grandma Moses, 1948
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$333Sign up free to see
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 · Jan 22, 2026
$410Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, 'Welsh Village', 1950, Gelatin silver print
'Welsh Village', 1950
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$640Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Death of Gus-Gus, 1953, Gelatin silver print
Death of Gus-Gus, 1953
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$1,664Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Schweitzer's Hands (from 'Man of Mercy'), 1954, Gelatin silver print
Schweitzer's Hands (from 'Man of Mercy'), 1954
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$640Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Leper Patient and Religious Medal at Dr. Albert Schweitzer's, 1954, Gelatin silver print
Leper Patient and Religious Medal at Dr. Albert Schweitzer's, 1954
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$538Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Impeach the Red Mayor (Hard Hat Riot against Government War Policy), 1969, Gelatin silver print
Impeach the Red Mayor (Hard Hat Riot against Government War Policy), 1969
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$960Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, The Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945, Gelatin silver print
The Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$2,816Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Detergent Factory (from 'The Reign of Chemistry'), 1953, Gelatin silver print
Detergent Factory (from 'The Reign of Chemistry'), 1953
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$2,048Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Dr. Ceriani (from 'Country Doctor'), 1948, Gelatin silver print
Dr. Ceriani (from 'Country Doctor'), 1948
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$1,024Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Untitled (Tomoko Uemera and her Mother) (from the Minamata Series), c. 1971, vintage gelatin silver print
Untitled (Tomoko Uemera and her Mother) (from the Minamata Series), c. 1971
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$699Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Untitled, c.1945, gelatin silver print
Untitled, c.1945
Rago Auctions · Jun 27, 2025
$445Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, A Nun Waiting for Survivors: The Andrea Doria Sinking, 1956, Gelatin silver print
A Nun Waiting for Survivors: The Andrea Doria Sinking, 1956
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$3,072Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, A Portfolio of Ten Photographs, 1944-72, photograph
A Portfolio of Ten Photographs, 1944-72
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$20,480Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, 'Walk to Paradise Garden', 1946, Gelatin silver print
'Walk to Paradise Garden', 1946
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$19,200Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, 'Spain - First Communion', 1950, Gelatin silver print
'Spain - First Communion', 1950
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$1,536Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959, vintage gelatin silver print
Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$2,016Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan, 1972, Gelatin silver print
Tomoko in Bath, Minamata, Japan, 1972
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$12,700Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Awaiting the Andrea Doria survivors, New York City 1956, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Awaiting the Andrea Doria survivors, New York City 1956, 1956
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€1,400Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales, Great Britain, 1950, Gelatin silver print, mounted to board
Three Generations of Miners. A Welsh Coal-Mining Town, Wales, Great Britain, 1950
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$8,890Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Ernest Ceriani on his way to a house call in foul weather, Kremmling, Colorado, 1948, Gelatin silver print
Ernest Ceriani on his way to a house call in foul weather, Kremmling, Colorado, 1948
Phillips · Apr 4, 2024
$3,810Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Self-Portrait, c. 1955, gelatin silver print
Self-Portrait, c. 1955
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$3,024Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Burial at Sea, from the U.S.S. Bunker Hill Marshall Islands Campaign, 1944, Gelatin silver print, likely printed 1960s
Burial at Sea, from the U.S.S. Bunker Hill Marshall Islands Campaign, 1944
Phillips · Oct 10, 2023
$1,778Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, The Spanish Spinner, 1951 (from W. Eugene Smith: A Portfolio of Ten Photographs), gelatin silver print
The Spanish Spinner, 1951 (from W. Eugene Smith: A Portfolio of Ten Photographs)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023
$3,024Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Railroad Tracks, Pittsburgh, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, mounted
Railroad Tracks, Pittsburgh, 1955-1956
Phillips · May 19, 2023
£3,810Sign up free to see
Madness (Haiti), 1959
Brunk Auctions · May 19, 2023
$1,100Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Stockade, Africa (from the A Man of Mercy series), gelatin silver print
Stockade, Africa (from the A Man of Mercy series)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 23, 2023
$1,548Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Man Walking in the Street, Southside, Pittsburgh, 1955, Gelatin silver print
Man Walking in the Street, Southside, Pittsburgh, 1955
Phillips · Jan 25, 2023
$4,032Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, 1955-56, Gelatin silver print
Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, 1955-56
Phillips · Jan 25, 2023
$2,016Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Mad Eyes, Haiti, gelatin silver print
Mad Eyes, Haiti
Wright · Jan 25, 2023
$2,838Sign up free to see
The Vanquished on Tarawa
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$750Sign up free to see
Sticks and Stones, n.d., estate stamp verso
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$3,250Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Albert Schweitzer from 'A Man of Mercy', 1954, Gelatin silver print
Albert Schweitzer from 'A Man of Mercy', 1954
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$4,032Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Tracks, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print
Tracks, 1955-1956
Phillips · Oct 12, 2022
$8,190Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Guardia Civil, 1954, Gelatin silver print
Guardia Civil, 1954
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$6,300Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Welsh Miners, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed
Welsh Miners, 1950
Lempertz · Dec 7, 2020
€6,500Sign up free to see
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
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$21,250Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Bob Dylan at Piano, New York, 1965, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, selengetont
Bob Dylan at Piano, New York, 1965
Grisebach · Jul 9, 2020
€5,000Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$23,750Sign up free to see
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
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$3,000Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh, 1955, Gelatin silver print
Dance of the Flaming Coke, Pittsburgh, 1955
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$10,000Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959, Gelatin silver print
Thelonious Monk Rehearsing in the Loft, 1959
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$30,000Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, The Jazz Singer, silver gelatin print, later printing
The Jazz Singer
Leonard Joel · Nov 10, 2016
A$450Sign up free to see
W. Eugene Smith, Aerial Of U.S. Naval Shipyard, Baltimore, silver gelatin print
Aerial Of U.S. Naval Shipyard, Baltimore
Leonard Joel · Nov 10, 2016
A$300Sign up free to see

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