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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. Show Bill, Dempolis, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, offered Apr 2016
    Show Bill, Dempolis, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.1 x 25 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, December by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, print date unknown, offered Apr 2016
    Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama, December, 1935
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.1 x 25 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Bud Fields in his cotton field, Hale County, Alabama, Summer by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, print date unknown, sold Apr 2016
    Bud Fields in his cotton field, Hale County, Alabama, Summer, 1936
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.7 x 19.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 180
    $10,000≈ £7,007≈ €8,787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Barber Shop, Southern Town [Vicksburg, Mississippi] by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, print date unknown, sold Apr 2016
    Barber Shop, Southern Town [Vicksburg, Mississippi], 1936
    Photograph
    7 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (19.6 x 24.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 179
    $8,750≈ £6,131≈ €7,689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, offered Apr 2016
    Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.4 x 19.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 178
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s, offered Apr 2016
    Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia, 1936
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 177
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Parked Car, Small Town, Main Street, Ossining, New York by Walker Evans, 1932, Gelatin silver print from Walker Evans: Selected Photographs, printed 1974, sold Oct 2015
    Parked Car, Small Town, Main Street, Ossining, New York, 1932
    Photograph · ed. 49/75
    6 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (15.9 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 138
    $3,000≈ £1,964≈ €2,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Ohne Titel (Hand) by Walker Evans, Um 1929, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, Photogramm, sold Jun 2015
    Ohne Titel (Hand), Um 1929
    Photograph
    27,6 × 17,8 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2052
    €12,500≈ $13,918≈ £9,094Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. Company Store, Hecla, West Virginia; and Storefront, Selma, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1935, Two gelatin silver prints, printed later, offered Dec 2014
    Company Store, Hecla, West Virginia; and Storefront, Selma, Alabama, 1935
    Photograph
    Each approximately 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Selected Images of Cuba by Walker Evans, 1933, Three gelatin silver prints, printed later, offered Nov 2014
    Selected Images of Cuba, 1933
    Photograph
    Each approximately 15.2 x 20.3cm (6 x 8 in.) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 81
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,500–4,500View at Phillips ↗
  11. Blair Fuller in front of house, Bedford, New York, June 21 by Walker Evans, 1940, Gelatin silver print, offered Nov 2014
    Blair Fuller in front of house, Bedford, New York, June 21, 1940
    Photograph
    18.3 x 15.1 cm (7 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 48
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. 19th Century Gingerbread House, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print, offered Nov 2014
    19th Century Gingerbread House, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, 1931
    Photograph
    11.5 x 6.5 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,800–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  13. Selected Images of Interiors by Walker Evans, 1933, Two gelatin silver prints, printed later, offered Nov 2014
    Selected Images of Interiors, 1933
    Photograph
    Each approximately 16.2 x 20.5 cm (6 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,800–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  14. Residential Area, Morgantown, West Virginia by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printing date unknown, offered Nov 2014
    Residential Area, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1935
    Photograph
    19.1 x 24.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  15. New Orleans Boarding House by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962, sold Nov 2014
    New Orleans Boarding House, 1935
    Photograph
    18.3 x 17 cm (7 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    £4,375≈ $6,849≈ €5,473Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,500–4,500View at Phillips ↗
  16. Torn Movie Poster by Walker Evans, 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2014
    Torn Movie Poster, 1930
    Photograph
    16.7 x 11.7 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    £9,375≈ $14,676≈ €11,727Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Selected Images by Walker Evans, 1950s, Three gelatin silver prints, sold Nov 2014
    Selected Images, 1950s
    Photograph
    Varying sizes from 23.2 x 22.4 cm (9 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.) to 22.1 x 33.4 cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    £3,250≈ $5,088≈ €4,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. A Miner's Home, Vicinity Morgantown, West Virginia, July by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed 1967 by Jim Dow, offered Oct 2014
    A Miner's Home, Vicinity Morgantown, West Virginia, July, 1935
    Photograph
    7 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (18.4 x 16.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Gothic Gate Cottage Near Poughkeepsie, New York by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962, offered Oct 2014
    Gothic Gate Cottage Near Poughkeepsie, New York, 1931
    Photograph
    5 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (14.9 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Roadside Barn, Monongalia County, West Virginia, June by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2014
    Roadside Barn, Monongalia County, West Virginia, June, 1935
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (18.7 x 23.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    $4,000≈ £2,470≈ €3,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Tin Building, Moundville, Alabama, Summer by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Tin Building, Moundville, Alabama, Summer, 1936
    Photograph
    3 7/8 x 5 in. (9.9 x 12.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 46
    $20,000≈ £12,349≈ €15,869Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Selected Images of Chicago by Walker Evans, 1946, Three gelatin silver prints, offered Oct 2014
    Selected Images of Chicago, 1946
    Photograph
    Varying sizes from 7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.4 x 19.7 cm) to 10 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (25.7 x 24.4 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Untitled (Subway Portrait), New York by Walker Evans, 1938-1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Untitled (Subway Portrait), New York, 1938-1941
    Photograph
    5 x 7 3/4 in. (12.7 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 23
    $13,750≈ £8,490≈ €10,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Untitled (Subway Portrait), New York by Walker Evans, 1938-1941, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Untitled (Subway Portrait), New York, 1938-1941
    Photograph
    4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (12.1 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    $40,000≈ £24,699≈ €31,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Street Scene, Marion, Alabama, Summer by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2014
    Street Scene, Marion, Alabama, Summer, 1935
    Photograph
    4 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (11.4 x 14.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962, sold Oct 2014
    Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935
    Photograph
    7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (20 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    $37,500≈ £23,155≈ €29,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York by Walker Evans, 1931, Gelatin silver print from Walker Evans: Selected Photographs , printed 1974, sold Apr 2014
    Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931
    Photograph
    11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (29.5 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 55
    $20,000≈ £12,026≈ €14,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. 'Fresh and Smoked' Butcher's Sign by Walker Evans, circa 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2014
    'Fresh and Smoked' Butcher's Sign, circa 1936
    Photograph
    4 3/8 x 7 in. (11.1 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 45
    $10,000≈ £6,013≈ €7,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Penny Picture Display, Savannah by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, sold Oct 2013
    Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 230
    $52,500≈ £32,324≈ €38,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Floyd Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, sold Oct 2013
    Floyd Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 229
    $35,000≈ £21,549≈ €25,823Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama by Walker Evans, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s, sold Oct 2013
    Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 228
    $32,500≈ £20,010≈ €23,978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Country Town, Cuba by Walker Evans, 1932, gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2013
    Country Town, Cuba, 1932
    Photograph
    6 h x 7¾ w in (15 x 20 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 303
    $3,250≈ £2,102≈ €2,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  33. Interior Detail, West Virginia Coal Miner's House, July by Walker Evans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2013
    Interior Detail, West Virginia Coal Miner's House, July, 1935
    Photograph
    9 1/8 x 6 in. (23.2 x 15.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Penny Picture Display, Savannah by Walker Evans, 1936, Silbergelatineabzug, 1974, sold Nov 2012
    Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936
    Photograph
    32,8 × 26,4 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2026
    €6,344≈ $8,178≈ £5,119Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,500–7,500View at Grisebach ↗
  35. Country church near Beaufort, S.C. by Walker Evans, Gelatin silver print, printed, sold May 2012
    Country church near Beaufort, S.C.
    Photograph · ed. 84/100
    20,8 x 17,2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 56
    €4,758≈ $5,975≈ £3,811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  36. Washwoman’s cabin by Walker Evans, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold May 2012
    Washwoman’s cabin
    Photograph
    24 x 18,7 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 55
    €2,684≈ $3,370≈ £2,150Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  37. UNTITLED (ALTAR GROUP, BENIN) by Walker Evans, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2010
    UNTITLED (ALTAR GROUP, BENIN)
    Photograph
    23,8 x 15,7 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 95
    €960≈ $1,167≈ £801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Lempertz ↗
  38. HEAD SURMOUNTING A CALABASH by Walker Evans, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold May 2009
    HEAD SURMOUNTING A CALABASH
    Photograph
    17,9 x 23,4 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 67
    €1,800≈ $2,494≈ £1,566Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  39. URN WITH COVER SURMOUNTED BY EQUEST by Walker Evans, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold May 2009
    URN WITH COVER SURMOUNTED BY EQUEST
    Photograph
    23,3 x 11,2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 65
    €1,560≈ $2,162≈ £1,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  40. ALABAMA FARM INTERIOR (FIELDS FAMILY CABIN) by Walker Evans, Gelatin silver print, printed, sold Dec 2008
    ALABAMA FARM INTERIOR (FIELDS FAMILY CABIN)
    Photograph · ed. 71/75
    24 x 30.3 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 50
    €4,080≈ $5,167≈ £3,536Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  41. Ohne Titel by Walker Evans, Polaroid, sold May 2005
    Ohne Titel
    Photograph
    8 x 7,8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 88
    €3,570≈ $4,626≈ £2,432Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗

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