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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)

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  1. Weegee, Coney Island, 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed late 1950sConey IslandPhillips · $35,280≈ £25,943≈ €30,514Sign up to see
  2. Weegee, Coney Island, 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950sConey IslandPhillips · £24,130≈ $30,032≈ €27,787Sign up to see
  3. Weegee, Anthony Esposito, Accused 'Cop Killer,' January 16, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1950Anthony Esposito, Accused 'Cop Killer,' January 16Phillips · $25,000≈ £20,406≈ €22,940Sign up to see

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  1. Weegee, Adlai Stevenson (Distortion), c. 1956, vintage gelatin silver print
    Adlai Stevenson (Distortion), c. 1956
    Photograph
    9⅜ h x 7⅜ w in (24 x 19 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 224
    $452≈ £355≈ €431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Weegee, Eiffel Tower (triptych), c. 1950-60, vintage gelatin silver print
    Eiffel Tower (triptych), c. 1950-60
    Photograph
    9½ h x 7¼ w in (24 x 18 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 225
    $1,512≈ £1,188≈ €1,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Weegee, Salvador Dalí, c. 1950, vintage gelatin silver print
    Salvador Dalí, c. 1950
    Photograph
    9 h x 7¾ w in (23 x 20 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 226
    $2,520≈ £1,980≈ €2,402Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Weegee, Women in Theatre, vintage gelatin silver print
    Women in Theatre
    Photograph
    7⅝ h x 9½ w in (19 x 24 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 228
    $630≈ £495≈ €601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Weegee, Lovers at the Palace Theater, circa 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Lovers at the Palace Theater, circa 1945
    Photograph
    10 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (26.4 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 69
    $6,985≈ £5,478≈ €6,635Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Weegee, Bowery, 1940s, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s
    Bowery, 1940s
    Photograph
    7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (19.1 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 70
    $1,016≈ £797≈ €965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. Weegee, Distorted Self-Portrait, c. 1955, vintage gelatin silver print
    Distorted Self-Portrait, c. 1955
    Photograph
    8¾ h x 4½ w in (22 x 11 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 333
    $1,260≈ £984≈ €1,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Weegee, Ohne Titel, Gelatinesilberabzug
    Ohne Titel
    Photograph
    19,5 x 24cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 48
    €396≈ $426≈ £334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
  9. Weegee, The Elephant-Number, Madison Square Garden, New York c. 1956, 1956, Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper
    The Elephant-Number, Madison Square Garden, New York c. 1956, 1956
    Photograph · Paper
    27,8 x 35,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 55
    €1,500≈ $1,631≈ £1,276HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  10. Weegee, I Cried When I took this Picture (Tenement Fire, Harlem), 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1944
    I Cried When I took this Picture (Tenement Fire, Harlem), 1939
    Photograph
    10 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (27 x 34 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 394
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
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