Weegee
American · 1899–1968 · Photographer
Arthur Fellig, known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City. (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Weegee? Get a free auction estimate →
1 work by Weegee coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Coney IslandPhillips · $35,280≈ £25,943≈ €30,514Sign up to see
Coney IslandPhillips · £24,130≈ $30,032≈ €27,787Sign up to see
Anthony Esposito, Accused 'Cop Killer,' January 16Phillips · $25,000≈ £20,406≈ €22,940Sign up to see
Weegee’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 90 | 77 | 86% | $3.8kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $35.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 90 | 77 | 86% | $3.8kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $35.3kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | $1kSign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | $857Sign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $3kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | $7kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $948Sign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |