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Walker Evans, Penny Picture Display, Savannah

Walker Evans

American · 1903–1975 · Painter, Printmaker

Walker Evans was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration (FSA), for whom… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Walker Evans, Country Store and Gas Station, Alabama, 1936, Gelatin silver printCountry Store and Gas Station, AlabamaPhillips · $69,300≈ £62,715≈ €71,399Sign up to see
  2. Walker Evans, Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950sPenny Picture Display, SavannahPhillips · $52,500≈ £32,324≈ €38,734Sign up to see
  3. Walker Evans, Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960sMain Street, Saratoga Springs, New YorkPhillips · $40,000≈ £28,313≈ €32,510Sign up to see

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  1. Walker Evans, Selected Images, 1950s, Three gelatin silver prints
    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 ↗
  2. Walker Evans, Torn Movie Poster, 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    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 ↗
  3. Walker Evans, New Orleans Boarding House, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962
    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 ↗
  4. Walker Evans, Sidewalk and Shopfront, New Orleans, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1962
    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 ↗
  5. Walker Evans, Untitled (Subway Portrait), New York, 1938-1941, Gelatin silver print
    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 ↗
  6. Walker Evans, Untitled (Subway Portrait), New York, 1938-1941, Gelatin silver print
    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 ↗
  7. Walker Evans, Tin Building, Moundville, Alabama, Summer, 1936, Gelatin silver print
    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 ↗
  8. Walker Evans, Roadside Barn, Monongalia County, West Virginia, June, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    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 ↗
  9. Walker Evans, Untitled
    Untitled
    ed. 72/75
    11.75" high x 9" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 16
    $1,300≈ £772≈ €938HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Walker Evans, 'Fresh and Smoked' Butcher's Sign, circa 1936, Gelatin silver print
    '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 ↗

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