# Berenice Abbott - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T17:34:10.800Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,359
- Lots with prices: 968
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-14
- Median realised price: $2,750
- Price range: $15 to $69,750

## Market Takeaway
Berenice Abbott shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,340 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 31 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,250 and $6,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 18.1% (173 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 68.4% (653 sales)
- $10,000\+: 13.5% (129 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 31
- Previous 12 months sales: 74
- Recent 12 months median: $1,700
- Previous 12 months median: $1,600
- Median shift: 6.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-11
- Days since latest sale: 38
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 241 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 184 lots
- Sotheby's: 158 lots
- South Bay Auctions Inc: 104 lots
- Phillips: 102 lots
- Bonhams: 87 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 73 lots
- Yardley Antiques: 37 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 34 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 23 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-25 | Berenice Abbott, Collegiate Church, Rockefeller Center, silver print, 1936. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,572
2. 2025-02-20 | BERENICE ABBOTT, ANTIQUE SHOP GELATIN PRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-antique-shop-gelatin-print-97-c-f184d87bc6
3. 2025-01-30 | BERENICE ABBOTT \(1898 \- 1991\) 154 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. 1936. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-1898-1991-154-fourth-avenue-brooklyn-1936-59-c-94bcfcc9e6
4. 2025-01-16 | Berenice Abbott \(American, 1898\-1991\) Gelatin Silver Print, 1926, "Portrait of Marie Laurencin", H 13.25" W 10.25" | DuMouchelles | N/A
5. 2024-12-17 | BERENICE ABBOTT \(1898\-1991\) Graham and Metropolitan Avenues, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1937. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-1898-1991-graham-and-metropolitan-avenues-brooklyn-n-y-1937-107-c-fde6fa18d0
6. 2026-04-14 | Berenice ABBOTT \(1898\-1991\) \- New York At Night 1932 | Hessink's | €800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-1898-1991-new-york-at-night-1932-11-c-7d7cdae2ac
7. 2026-04-11 | BERENICE ABBOTT PHOTO GRAVURE PRINT SHEET | Copake Auction Inc. | $80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-photo-gravure-print-sheet-426-c-c14d0719c1
8. 2026-04-08 | Berenice Abbott \(1898\-1991\); New York at Night; | Bonhams | $4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-1898-1991-new-york-at-night-129-c-2378361340
9. 2026-03-24 | Berenice Abbott \(1898\-1991\), "August Pingpank Barber Shop," circa 1936, from "New York Portfolio IV" | John Moran Auctioneers | $561 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-1898-1991-august-pingpank-barber-shop-circa-1936-from-new-york-portfolio-iv-276-c-798db6213c
10. 2026-03-24 | Berenice Abbott \(1898\-1991\), "Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx," circa 1937, from "New York Portfolio III" | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-1898-1991-gasoline-station-tremont-avenue-and-dock-street-bronx-circa-1937-from-new-york-portfolio-iii-275-c-527e14aced
11. 2026-03-21 | Berenice Abbott \(American, 1898\-1991\) photograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-american-1898-1991-photograph-117-c-2804d02145
12. 2026-03-09 | Berenice Abbott \(American 1898 \- 1991\). Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York, 1935/printed later. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-american-1898-1991-blossom-restaurant-103-bowery-lower-east-side-new-york-1935-printed-later-283-c-08b1dd59a6
13. 2026-01-29 | Berenice Abbott, Grand Street, 605 to 609, Manhattan, April 1937. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,794 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-grand-street-605-to-609-manhattan-april-1937-71-c-f61520f98a
14. 2026-01-29 | Berenice Abbott, Cropsey Avenue \#2442, Brooklyn, NY, October 1936. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,397 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-cropsey-avenue-2442-brooklyn-ny-october-1936-65-c-53185b6f87
15. 2026-01-11 | BERENICE ABBOTT \(AMERICAN, 1898\-1991\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $4,000
16. 2026-01-11 | BERENICE ABBOTT \(AMERICAN, 1898\-1991\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-american-1898-1991-57-c-f632e3080c
17. 2025-12-11 | Berenice Abbott, Yuban Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,800
18. 2025-12-11 | Berenice Abbott, Pennsylvania Station, New York | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,600
19. 2025-12-03 | Berenice Abbott, Ophelia Street, Pittsburg, PA, 1935 | Lempertz | €1,300
20. 2025-11-20 | Berenice Abbott "Lyric Theatre..." Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $1,000
21. 2025-11-20 | Berenice Abbott \(1898\-1991\): Nightview, New York at Night | STAIR | $12,000
22. 2025-11-09 | BERENICE ABBOTT \(AMERICAN, 1898\-1991\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-berenice-abbott-american-1898-1991-13-c-86a766c59c
23. 2025-11-04 | Berenice Abbott, Pennsylvania Station Interior, Manhattan, New York City, July 14 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,700
24. 2025-11-04 | Berenice Abbott, Magnetic Field | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A

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