Weegee Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1899–1968

ArtSell has recorded 90 auction results for Weegee photographs between 2008 and 2026, of which 77 sold (86% sell-through). Prices realised range from $375 to $35,280, with a median of $1,500 across 77 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $35,280 for “Coney Island” at Phillips in 2021.

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1. 
   Murder In Hell’s Kitchen, circa 1940

   Photograph

   10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 94
   $3,780≈ £3,421≈ €3,894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Untitled (boys in trees), n.d.

   Photograph

   10 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (26.7 x 27.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 93
   $1,260≈ £1,140≈ €1,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Easter Sunday in Harlem, 1940

   Photograph

   13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)

   Phillips · Mar 30, 2022 · Lot 21
   $3,780≈ £2,873≈ €3,397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Coney Island, 1940

   Photograph

   10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (26.7 x 33.7 cm)

   Phillips · Mar 30, 2022 · Lot 17
   $20,160≈ £15,323≈ €18,120Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Coney Island, 1940

   Photograph

   10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (26.7 x 33.7 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 7, 2021 · Lot 81
   $35,280≈ £25,943≈ €30,514Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   In the paddy wagon

   Photograph

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 23, 2021 · Lot 142
   $2,250≈ £1,585≈ €1,842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
7. 
   Untitled (legs distortion), n.d.

   Photograph

   10 x 12 in. (25.4 x 30.5 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 8, 2021 · Lot 203
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Simply Add Boiling Water, 1937

   Photograph

   13 x 10 5/8 in. (33 x 27 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 14, 2020 · Lot 226
   $15,000≈ £11,539≈ €12,766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Nude, 1950s

   Photograph

   8 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (20.6 x 4.4 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 14, 2020 · Lot 222
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $35,000–55,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    Why Don't You Wear a Toupee?, c. 1945

    Photograph

    10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 20, 2020 · Lot 114
    $1,500≈ £1,223≈ €1,369Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
11. 
    Drunk Tank, 1950s

    Photograph

    5 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (14.9 x 19.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 141
    $3,750≈ £3,061≈ €3,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Anthony Esposito, Accused 'Cop Killer,' January 16, 1941

    Photograph

    13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 14
    $25,000≈ £20,406≈ €22,940Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Man climbs 85-foot ladder to secure torch on the plastic Statue of Liberty erected at Times Square for the Sixth War Loan Drive, New York, November 30, 1944

    Photograph

    13 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (34 x 26.7 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Jail wall, New Orleans, 1950

    Photograph

    23.5 x 19.3 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2019 · Lot 136
    €1,116≈ $1,244≈ £990Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
15. 
    Under the Third Avenue El, 1943-1945

    Photograph

    8 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20.6 x 19.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 32
    $9,375≈ £7,083≈ €7,977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Dressing room behind the circus ring, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1944

    Photograph

    9 x 13 in. (22.9 x 33 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 30
    $11,875≈ £8,972≈ €10,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Children (school is over), circa 1940

    Photograph

    12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 27 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 150
    $6,875≈ £5,527≈ €6,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Tate Gallery, 1960

    Photograph

    10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)

    Wright · Jun 23, 2016 · Lot 234
    $375≈ £252≈ €329Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
19. 
    Simply Add Boiling Water, 1937

    Photograph

    22.7 x 17.8 cm (8 7/8 x 7 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2016 · Lot 85
    £4,750≈ $6,945≈ €6,202Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    The Critic, 1943

    Photograph

    18.3 x 20.4 cm (7 1/4 x 8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2016 · Lot 84
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    On Top of the Empire State Building, c. 1942

    Photograph

    8 5/8 x 7 1/4in

    Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015 · Lot 7182
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,600View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Billie Dauscha and Mabel Sidney, Bowery Entertainers, 1944

    Photograph

    13 1/8 x 10 1/2in

    Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015 · Lot 7181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Invitation to the Dance (Rehearsal, Yiddish Theater), 1945

    Photograph

    13 1/8 x 10 1/4in

    Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015 · Lot 7179
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    At Sammy's on the Bowery, 1944

    Photograph

    13 1/4 x 10 5/8in

    Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015 · Lot 7167
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Ohne Titel (Knees). 1940er Jahre

    Photograph

    18,9 × 19,3 cm

    Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 2172
    €6,250≈ $6,959≈ £4,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
26. 
    Murder in Hell's Kitchen, circa 1940

    Photograph

    10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2013 · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Coney Island, 1940

    Photograph

    11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm)

    Wright · Apr 25, 2013 · Lot 119
    $10,000≈ £6,466≈ €7,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
28. 
    Self-portrait in Moscow, circa 1960

    Photograph

    11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (29.2 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 3, 2013 · Lot 173
    $4,750≈ £3,142≈ €3,703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Girls, Palace Theater, NY, 1940s

    Photograph

    13 x 10 1/2 in. (33 x 26.7 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 2, 2013 · Lot 84
    $4,000≈ £2,638≈ €3,115Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Untitled (Circus)

    Photograph

    22.8 x 19.4 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012 · Lot 73
    €2,440≈ $3,169≈ £1,978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
31. 
    Even saved the violin

    Photograph

    16.5 x 11.8 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012 · Lot 72
    €1,586≈ $2,060≈ £1,286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
32. 
    The critic (Opening night at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City)

    Photograph · ed. 8/25

    18,4 x 20,3 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2011 · Lot 110
    €968≈ $1,308≈ £833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
33. 
    Murder in Hell's Kitchen

    Photograph

    34 x 27,2 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2011 · Lot 109
    €3,751≈ $5,068≈ £3,227Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
34. 
    Untitled

    Photograph

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 137
    $2,000≈ £1,228≈ €1,433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
35. 
    WHAT TO WEAR, OCTOBER 15

    Photograph

    29 x 23,5 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 1, 2010 · Lot 99
    €780≈ $948≈ £651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Lempertz ↗
36. 
    HENRY GELLER WEEPS OVER LOSS OF HIS TABACCO SHOP, JULY 28

    Photograph

    26 x 34,1 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 5, 2009 · Lot 215
    €1,080≈ $1,627≈ £977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Lempertz ↗
37. 
    MOTHER AND CHILD IN HAARLEM

    Photograph

    33,4 x 27 cm

    Lempertz · May 28, 2009 · Lot 70
    €2,520≈ $3,492≈ £2,192Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
38. 
    Jerry Lewis, c. 1950

    Photograph

    10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)

    Wright · Feb 26, 2009 · Lot 221
    $1,250≈ £872≈ €978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
39. 
    Weegee... A Self Portrait, c. 1950

    Photograph

    10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)

    Wright · Feb 26, 2009 · Lot 220
    $1,250≈ £872≈ €978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
40. 
    BACKSTAGE AT CASINO DE PARIS

    Photograph

    23 x 19.7 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 6, 2008 · Lot 208
    €840≈ $1,064≈ £728Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗

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