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Walker Evans Photographs: Auction Prices

1903–1975

Of the 191 lots by Walker Evans (photographs) recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 132 found a buyer (69%). Half of the priced sales fell between $1.9kSign up free to see and $11.5kSign up free to see, with a median of $4.5kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama, sold at Phillips in October 2022 for $69.3kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (123), Lempertz (19) and Bonhams (19).

$69,300≈ £62,715≈ €71,399Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumCountry Store and Gas Station, AlabamaPhillips191auction results2005–2026years recorded69%sold$4.5kSign up free to seemedian price

Walker Evans photographs: key figures

Auction results
191
Sold rate
69%
Active at auction
2005–2026
Median price
$4.5kSign up free to see
Record price
$69.3kSign up free to see Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama, Phillips, Oct 2022

Top auction houses: Phillips (123), Lempertz (19), Bonhams (19)

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  1. Sharecropper Bud Fields and His Family at Home, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1935-36, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2024
    Sharecropper Bud Fields and His Family at Home, Hale County, Alabama, 1935-36
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (20 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Sunday in an Alley by Walker Evans, 1947, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1950s or 1960s, sold Oct 2024
    Sunday in an Alley, 1947
    Photograph
    5 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (13.7 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 94
    $4,445≈ £3,397≈ €4,057Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Subway Portrait by Walker Evans, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Oct 2024
    Subway Portrait, 1939
    Photograph
    6 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (17.5 x 25.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 90
    $7,620≈ £5,823≈ €6,954Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Subway Portrait (two women) by Walker Evans, 1938-1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2024
    Subway Portrait (two women), 1938-1941
    Photograph
    4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (10.8 x 16.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    $10,160≈ £7,765≈ €9,273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Untitled (roadside advertisement for the Back Porch Restaurant), Destin, Florida, August 6 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Oct 2024
    Untitled (roadside advertisement for the Back Porch Restaurant), Destin, Florida, August 6, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $4,445≈ £3,397≈ €4,057Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Untitled (shoemaker’s shop), Marigot, St. Martin’s, French West Indies, April 6 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Oct 2024
    Untitled (shoemaker’s shop), Marigot, St. Martin’s, French West Indies, April 6, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    $3,302≈ £2,524≈ €3,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Untitled (roadside signs, fruit and vegetable stand), September 1 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Oct 2024
    Untitled (roadside signs, fruit and vegetable stand), September 1, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    $3,302≈ £2,524≈ €3,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Untitled (bike shop), October 1 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Oct 2024
    Untitled (bike shop), October 1, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $2,286≈ £1,747≈ €2,086Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Select images from the First and Last Portfolio, by Walker Evans, Eight gelatin silver prints, sold Sep 2024
    Select images from the First and Last Portfolio,
    Photograph · ed. 53/75
    sheets approximately 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 1
    $1,152≈ £865≈ €1,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Untitled (recreation vehicle with striped canopies and lawn chair), Sarasota, FL by Walker Evans, 1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2024
    Untitled (recreation vehicle with striped canopies and lawn chair), Sarasota, FL, 1941
    Photograph
    5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (14.6 x 22.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 385
    $2,540≈ £2,010≈ €2,343Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Untitled (West Virginia) by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2024
    Untitled (West Virginia), 1935
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 324
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Tupelo, Mississippi by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2024
    Tupelo, Mississippi, 1935
    Photograph
    7 x 9 1/4 in. (17.8 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 323
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Bridgeport, Connecticut by Walker Evans, 1941, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2024
    Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1941
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (18.7 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Washstand in the Dog Run of Floyd Burroughs' Cabin, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1935-1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, offered Apr 2024
    Washstand in the Dog Run of Floyd Burroughs' Cabin, Hale County, Alabama, 1935-1936
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (24.1 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 116
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. The Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, offered Apr 2024
    The Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 115
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print from Walker Evans , printed 1971, offered Apr 2024
    Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
    Photograph · ed. 59/100
    9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 109
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Roadside Sandwich Shop, Ponchatoula, Louisiana by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2024
    Roadside Sandwich Shop, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 104
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Subway Portrait (Lenox Avenue) by Walker Evans, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Apr 2024
    Subway Portrait (Lenox Avenue), 1939
    Photograph
    6 7/8 x 10 in. (17.5 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    $9,525≈ £7,530≈ €8,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Subway Portrait (two men, Hunt's Point Road, City Hall) by Walker Evans, 1938-1941, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Apr 2024
    Subway Portrait (two men, Hunt's Point Road, City Hall), 1938-1941
    Photograph
    6 7/8 x 10 in. (17.5 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 93
    $11,430≈ £9,036≈ €10,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Selected Polaroids by Walker Evans, 1974, Four unique Polaroid SX-70 prints, offered Apr 2024
    Selected Polaroids, 1974
    Photograph
    Each image 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm) Each sheet 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (10.8 x 8.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Untitled (Beachside Sign), Destin, Florida, August 12 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Apr 2024
    Untitled (Beachside Sign), Destin, Florida, August 12, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    $3,302≈ £2,610≈ €3,043Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Untitled (Advertisment for the Back Porch Restaurant), Destin, Florida, August 12 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Apr 2024
    Untitled (Advertisment for the Back Porch Restaurant), Destin, Florida, August 12, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 32
    $4,826≈ £3,815≈ €4,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Untitled (Roadside Advertisement for the Back Porch Restaurant), Destin, Florida, August 6 by Walker Evans, 1974, Unique Polaroid SX-70 print, sold Apr 2024
    Untitled (Roadside Advertisement for the Back Porch Restaurant), Destin, Florida, August 6, 1974
    Photograph
    3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 31
    $6,350≈ £5,020≈ €5,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Joe's Auto Graveyard by Walker Evans, gelatin silver print, offered Jan 2024
    Joe's Auto Graveyard
    Photograph · ed. 31/100
    sight: approx 4.75"h, 6 5/8"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 106
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  25. Maine Barn by Walker Evans, Possibly Cranberry Island, 1962, Gelatin silver print, sold Nov 2023
    Maine Barn
    Photograph
    7 1/2" x 7 5/8"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 144
    $1,100≈ £884≈ €1,012HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  26. Selected Studies of African Sculpture by Walker Evans, 1935, Two gelatin silver prints, sold Oct 2023
    Selected Studies of African Sculpture, 1935
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 4 in. (18.7 x 10.2 cm); 8 1/8 x 4 in. (20.6 x 10.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    $2,540≈ £2,066≈ €2,395Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Subway Portrait, January 26 by Walker Evans, 1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    Subway Portrait, January 26, 1941
    Photograph
    6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.5 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 27
    $16,510≈ £13,432≈ €15,570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Photographer's Window by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973 by Jerry L. Thompson, offered Oct 2023
    Photographer's Window, 1936
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 8 in. (24.8 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Penny Picture Display, Savannah by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1972 by Jerry L. Thompson, offered Oct 2023
    Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936
    Photograph
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. View of Morgantown, West Virginia by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    View of Morgantown, West Virginia, 1935
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (19.4 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $15,240≈ £12,398≈ €14,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. United States Hotel, Saratoga, New York, Courtyard Veranda by Walker Evans, circa 1931, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    United States Hotel, Saratoga, New York, Courtyard Veranda, circa 1931
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 6 in. (19.1 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    $20,320≈ £16,531≈ €19,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Maine Barn by Walker Evans, Possibly Cranberry Island, 1962, Gelatin silver print, offered Aug 2023
    Maine Barn
    Photograph
    7 1/2" x 7 5/8"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 85
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  33. Maine Fish House by Walker Evans, Possibly Cranberry Island, 1962, Gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    Maine Fish House
    Photograph
    18 7/8" x 15 7/8"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 84
    $1,600≈ £1,259≈ €1,472HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  34. Barns on Frank Tengle's Farm by Walker Evans, 1936, vintage silver gelatin print, sold Aug 2023
    Barns on Frank Tengle's Farm, 1936
    Photograph
    8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 127
    $2,016≈ £1,579≈ €1,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  35. Roadside Gas Sign by Walker Evans, 1929, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1969, offered May 2023
    Roadside Gas Sign, 1929
    Photograph
    Image: 12.4 x 17.4 cm (4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.) Sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Paul Grotz Standing on the Brooklyn Bridge by Walker Evans, circa 1930, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2023
    Paul Grotz Standing on the Brooklyn Bridge, circa 1930
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (19.1 x 12.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 307
    $5,715≈ £4,579≈ €5,243Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Billboard, Birmingham, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1942, sold Apr 2023
    Billboard, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 208
    $6,096≈ £4,884≈ €5,592Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Subway Portrait (man with glasses and mustache) by Walker Evans, 1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2023
    Subway Portrait (man with glasses and mustache), 1941
    Photograph
    6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (16.5 x 13.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 207
    $12,700≈ £10,175≈ €11,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Posed Portraits, New York by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print, likely an early print, sold Apr 2023
    Posed Portraits, New York, 1931
    Photograph
    8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (21.3 x 16.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 206
    $19,050≈ £15,262≈ €17,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Breakfast Room, Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, print date unknown, sold Apr 2023
    Breakfast Room, Belle Grove Plantation, White Chapel, Louisiana, 1935
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (19.1 x 23.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    $31,750≈ £25,437≈ €29,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. West Street, New York by Walker Evans, 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Apr 2023
    West Street, New York, 1934
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 168
    $9,525≈ £7,631≈ €8,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Coal-Dock Workers, Havana, Cuba, 1932
    Photograph
    sheet 8 x 10 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 145
    $1,900≈ £1,698≈ €1,955HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  43. Subway Portrait (young man in brimmed cap) by Walker Evans, 1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Subway Portrait (young man in brimmed cap), 1941
    Photograph
    5 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (13 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 153
    $21,420≈ £19,385≈ €22,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Penny Picture Display, Savannah by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1942, offered Oct 2022
    Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936
    Photograph
    8 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (22.5 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 152
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Home of Floyd Burroughs, A Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Home of Floyd Burroughs, A Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 120
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    6 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (17.5 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 119
    $69,300≈ £62,715≈ €71,399Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962, offered Oct 2022
    Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (20 x 17.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 115
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Ancestral Figure, Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples by Walker Evans, 1935, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2022
    Ancestral Figure, Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples, 1935
    Photograph
    23.9 x 7.4 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 557
    €1,008≈ $1,080≈ £858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,000View at Lempertz ↗
  49. Baule Figure, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire by Walker Evans, 1936, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2022
    Baule Figure, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, 1936
    Photograph
    23.7 x 10.9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 556
    €1,008≈ $1,080≈ £858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,000View at Lempertz ↗
  50. Main Street of County Seat, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2021
    Main Street of County Seat, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    image size: 10.25 x 12.75, overall (framed): 17 x 19.5 inches
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 331
    $450≈ £338≈ €397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,300View at Michaan's Auctions ↗

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