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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).

Record: Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama — $69,300Sign up free to see

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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. Manhattan Through a Window by Walker Evans, 1928, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Dec 2021
    Manhattan Through a Window, 1928
    Photograph
    19,2 × 19,1 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2002
    €7,500≈ $8,486≈ £6,375Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. William Edwards (Bud) Fields, A Cotton Sharecropper by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2021
    William Edwards (Bud) Fields, A Cotton Sharecropper, 1935
    Photograph
    5 3/4 x 7 in. (14.6 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama (Washroom in the Dog Run of Floyd Burroughs' Home) by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2021
    Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama (Washroom in the Dog Run of Floyd Burroughs' Home), 1936
    Photograph · ed. 2/8
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 92
    $6,930≈ £5,096≈ €5,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Cast Iron Porch, Mobile, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Cast Iron Porch, Mobile, Alabama, 1935
    Photograph
    6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (16.5 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 91
    $15,120≈ £11,118≈ €13,077Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. School with Separate Bell, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    School with Separate Bell, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 90
    $12,600≈ £9,265≈ €10,898Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Chicago by Walker Evans, 1947, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Chicago, 1947
    Photograph
    6 3/4 x 7 in. (17.1 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    $37,800≈ £27,796≈ €32,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Joe's Auto Graveyard, Pennsylvania by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2021
    Joe's Auto Graveyard, Pennsylvania, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 88
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Sidewalk in Vicksburg, Mississippi by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2021
    Sidewalk in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 87
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. 19th Century Greek House, Salem, Massachusetts by Walker Evans, 1931, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2021
    19th Century Greek House, Salem, Massachusetts, 1931
    Photograph
    13¼ h x 12¼ w in (34 x 31 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 260
    $3,000≈ £2,225≈ €2,574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Ruin of Tabby (Shell) Construction, St. Mary’s, Georgia, 1936 from the Walker Evans: Selected Photographs portfolio by Walker Evans, 1974, gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Ruin of Tabby (Shell) Construction, St. Mary’s, Georgia, 1936 from the Walker Evans: Selected Photographs portfolio, 1974
    Photograph
    10 h x 12⅞ w in (25 x 33 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 246
    $625≈ £479≈ €527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  11. Coney Island by Walker Evans, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2020
    Coney Island, 1928
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.2 x 16.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 244
    $8,125≈ £6,250≈ €6,915Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Selected Images by Walker Evans, 1973-1974, Nine unique Polaroid prints, sold Jul 2020
    Selected Images, 1973-1974
    Photograph · ed. 4/12
    Each 3 1/8 x 3 in. (7.9 x 7.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    $10,000≈ £7,939≈ €8,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Woman and Children, Havana by Walker Evans, 1933, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Woman and Children, Havana, 1933
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 7 in. (11.4 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    $7,500≈ £5,954≈ €6,620Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Arkansas Flood Refugee by Walker Evans, 1937, Gelatin silver print, offered Jul 2020
    Arkansas Flood Refugee, 1937
    Photograph
    6 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (16.8 x 15.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Family on Sidewalk, Florida by Walker Evans, 1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Family on Sidewalk, Florida, 1941
    Photograph
    7 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (18.1 x 20 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    $5,000≈ £3,970≈ €4,413Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s, sold Jul 2020
    Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931
    Photograph · ed. 30/75
    21 1/4 x 16 7/8 in. (54 x 42.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 24
    $12,500≈ £9,924≈ €11,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Pendant in form of a mask, Belgian Congo, BaPende, Ivory Africa by Walker Evans, 1935, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2020
    Pendant in form of a mask, Belgian Congo, BaPende, Ivory Africa, 1935
    Photograph
    13,2 x 8,9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 491
    €1,000≈ $1,121≈ £905Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Lempertz ↗
  18. New York by Walker Evans, 1940s, Vintage or early gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2020
    New York, 1940s
    Photograph
    19.3 x 24.5 cm (20.2 x 25.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 490
    €3,500≈ $3,924≈ £3,168Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  19. Neighbour Jones Service Station Billboard by Walker Evans, 1936, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2019
    Neighbour Jones Service Station Billboard, 1936
    Photograph
    17,2 × 22,8 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2065
    €3,250≈ $3,578≈ £2,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
  20. General Store, Mississippi by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    General Store, Mississippi, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (18.4 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Window Display, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2019
    Window Display, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1935
    Photograph
    11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Movie Poster, New York City by Walker Evans, 1930, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    Movie Poster, New York City, 1930
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Girl in Fulton Street, New York by Walker Evans, 1929, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    Girl in Fulton Street, New York, 1929
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Movie Poster near Moundville, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Movie Poster near Moundville, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    6 1/8 x 4 in. (15.6 x 10.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    $15,000≈ £12,244≈ €13,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Tennessee Board and Batten, 1936
    Photograph
    7-1/4 x 9-1/4 in. (sight)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1
    $1,900≈ £1,493≈ €1,686HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  26. Untitled by Walker Evans, 1940-1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Untitled, 1940-1941
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (11.4 x 18.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 193
    $21,250≈ £16,179≈ €18,941Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. James Agee, Oldfield, Aug. by Walker Evans, 1937, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, offered Apr 2019
    James Agee, Oldfield, Aug., 1937
    Photograph
    4 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (11.1 x 9.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 153
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Political Poster (Herbert Hoover) in House Window, Wellfleet, Massachusetts by Walker Evans, 1929, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Oct 2018
    Political Poster (Herbert Hoover) in House Window, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 1929
    Photograph
    15,4 × 11,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2178
    €3,125≈ $3,545≈ £2,771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  29. Johnstown, Pennsylvania by Walker Evans, 1962, Silbergelatineabzug, sold Oct 2018
    Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1962
    Photograph
    18,4 × 23,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2037
    €4,000≈ $4,538≈ £3,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–4,500View at Grisebach ↗
  30. Washroom and Dining Area of Floyd Burroughs’ Home by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2018
    Washroom and Dining Area of Floyd Burroughs’ Home, 1936
    Photograph
    9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 132
    $30,000≈ £23,104≈ €26,082Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Brooklyn Bridge by Walker Evans, 1929, Gelatin silver print, printing date unknown, sold Oct 2018
    Brooklyn Bridge, 1929
    Photograph
    5 5/8 x 9 in. (14.3 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 84
    $15,000≈ £11,552≈ €13,041Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Minstrel Showbill by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1960s or early 1970s, sold Apr 2018
    Minstrel Showbill, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 in. (19.1 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    $5,000≈ £3,539≈ €4,064Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. General Store, Mississippi by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2018
    General Store, Mississippi, 1936
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (18.4 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 29
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. First Avenue and East 61st Street, New York by Walker Evans, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2018
    First Avenue and East 61st Street, New York, 1938
    Photograph
    5 3/4 x 9 in. (14.6 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    $6,250≈ £4,424≈ €5,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s, sold Apr 2018
    Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931
    Photograph
    12 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (32.7 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $40,000≈ £28,313≈ €32,510Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Interior, Cape Cod by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1941, sold Oct 2017
    Interior, Cape Cod, 1931
    Photograph
    6 x 7 5/8 in. (15.2 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 177
    $40,000≈ £30,221≈ €34,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Show Bill, Dempolis, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, sold May 2017
    Show Bill, Dempolis, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    19.1 x 24.4 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    £2,375≈ $3,096≈ €2,782Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  38. Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, offered May 2017
    Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
    Photograph
    24.4 x 19.4 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. South Street, New York by Walker Evans, 1932, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2017
    South Street, New York, 1932
    Photograph
    6 1/8 x 8 in. (15.6 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 162
    $16,250≈ £13,064≈ €15,257Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Greek Revival Building, Natchez, Mississippi by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Apr 2017
    Greek Revival Building, Natchez, Mississippi, 1936
    Photograph
    7 x 7 3/4 in. (17.8 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 145
    $20,000≈ £16,078≈ €18,778Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Westchester, New York, Farmhouse by Walker Evans, Gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2017
    Westchester, New York, Farmhouse
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 132
    $2,000≈ £1,630≈ €1,888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  42. Ohne Titel (Brooklyn, New York) by Walker Evans, Um 1930, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2016
    Ohne Titel (Brooklyn, New York), Um 1930
    Photograph
    15,2 × 11,3 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2037
    €5,625≈ $5,982≈ £4,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗
  43. Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, offered Nov 2016
    Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia, 1936
    Photograph
    25 x 20.1 cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Interior at Biloxi, Mississippi by Walker Evans, 1945, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2016
    Interior at Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945
    Photograph
    5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (14.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 161
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Company Houses and Filling Station on Scotts Run, Vicinity of Morgantown, West Virginia by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed before 1970, offered Oct 2016
    Company Houses and Filling Station on Scotts Run, Vicinity of Morgantown, West Virginia, 1935
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 5/3 in. (19.4 x 27.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Selected images from Walker Evans: Selected Photographs by Walker Evans, 1930-1936, Five gelatin silver prints, printed 1974, sold Oct 2016
    Selected images from Walker Evans: Selected Photographs, 1930-1936
    Photograph · ed. 59/75
    Varying dimensions from 8 x 10 1/2 in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm) to 15 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. (39.1 x 29.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    $6,250≈ £4,915≈ €5,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Selected images from Walker Evans by Walker Evans, circa 1930-1936, Seven gelatin silver prints, printed 1971, sold Oct 2016
    Selected images from Walker Evans, circa 1930-1936
    Photograph · ed. 43/100
    Varying dimensions from 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (16.5 x 11.7 cm) to 7 x 9 1/4 in. (17.8 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    $8,750≈ £6,881≈ €7,805Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Beaufort by Walker Evans, SOUTH CAROLINA, gelatin silver print, later imp., sold Jun 2016
    Beaufort
    Photograph
    16 in. x 20 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 597
    $150≈ £109≈ €136HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  49. Tuscaloosa Wrecking Company, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, sold Apr 2016
    Tuscaloosa Wrecking Company, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.1 x 25 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    $6,250≈ £4,379≈ €5,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Cuba by Walker Evans, 1932, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, sold Apr 2016
    Cuba, 1932
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (21 x 16.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    $10,625≈ £7,445≈ €9,337Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗

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