Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist
Weegee, Murder in Hell's Kitchen, circa 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

Thumbnail shown for reference only. Phillips holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗

Auction result

Murder in Hell's Kitchen

Weegee (American, 1899–1968) · circa 1940

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £1,847 – £3,078) (≈ €2,213 – €3,689)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Photograph · Photography all photograph results →
As published: “Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s”
Category
Photographs
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Photographs (NY040313)
Date
October 1, 2013
Location
New York
Lot
159
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £1,847 – £3,078) (≈ €2,213 – €3,689)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

View original lot page ↗

Own a work by Weegee? Get a free auction estimate →

Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.

Similar size by this artist

Works by Weegee with a longest side of about 34.3 cm (13.5 in) (±20 %).

All Weegee results of this size →

More results for Weegee

All results for Weegee →

Also in this sale

Photographs · Phillips · Oct 1, 2013

All Phillips results →

Similar works

Photograph results by other artists.