# George Platt Lynes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T04:44:06.568Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 311
- Lots with prices: 228
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-05
- Median realised price: $2,200
- Price range: $100 to $228,000

## Market Takeaway
George Platt Lynes shows deep auction liquidity with 311 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $3,750.
- 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: 24.6% (56 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 73.7% (168 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.8% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 18
- Previous 12 months sales: 86
- Recent 12 months median: $800
- Previous 12 months median: $300
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-05
- Days since latest sale: 12
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 96 lots
- Christie's: 29 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 25 lots
- Morgan Auctions: 19 lots
- Bonhams: 16 lots
- STAIR: 14 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 11 lots
- Auctionata US: 8 lots
- Capsule Gallery Auction: 7 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-27 | George Platt Lynes \(American, 1907\-1955\) Books | Vallot Auctioneers | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-platt-lynes-american-1907-1955-books-77-c-5e14d099ee
2. 2024-11-19 | Portrait of George Platt Lynes | Sotheby's | $228,000
3. 2024-05-16 | GEORGE PLATT LYNES \(1907\-1955\) Standing nude study \(Ivan Allen\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,000
4. 2026-02-05 | George Platt Lynes, Wilbur "Billy" Pippin. Circa 1951. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
5. 2026-02-05 | George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow on Bed. Circa 1952. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,376
6. 2026-02-05 | George Platt Lynes, Jared French in his studio. 1949. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
7. 2026-01-08 | Ballet photographed by George Platt Lynes | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ballet-photographed-by-george-platt-lynes-350-c-d753d853fc
8. 2025-12-06 | George Platt Lynes photograph Man in Coveralls J. C. Stewart | Concept Art Gallery | $600
9. 2025-12-06 | George Platt Lynes photograph First Fighter Command Observation Post | Concept Art Gallery | $375
10. 2025-11-20 | Ballet photographed by George Platt Lynes | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ballet-photographed-by-george-platt-lynes-93-c-afd0bf50b2
11. 2025-11-20 | 3 George Platt Lynes monographs | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $275
12. 2025-11-19 | George Platt Lynes \(1907\-1955\): Notre Dame La Grande, Poitiers | STAIR | $800
13. 2025-09-15 | George Platt Lynes \(American 1907 \- 1955\) . Portrait of Marcel Khill with a drawing by Jean Cocteau, c. 1939/printed later. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €1,900
14. 2025-09-15 | George Platt Lynes \(American 1907 \- 1955\). Interior \(Francisco Moncion\), 1948/printed later. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €1,300
15. 2025-09-15 | George Platt Lynes \(American 1907 \- 1955\). Male nude, 1941/printed later. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €1,200
16. 2025-08-21 | George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow Leaning on Bed. Circa 1952. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
17. 2025-08-21 | George Platt Lynes, Portrait of the American painter Bernard Perlin. 1948. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
18. 2025-08-21 | George Platt Lynes, A suite of three portraits of Lotte Lehmann, the German\-American soprano. 1947\-52. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
19. 2025-04-13 | George PLATT LYNES\(1907\-1955\) Ted Starkowski, c.1950 | Barbarossa Maison de ventes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-platt-lynes-1907-1955-ted-starkowski-c-1950-10-c-b044fc6a4c
20. 2025-04-10 | George Platt LYNES \(1907\-1955\) Viktor Kraft Tirage argentique, portant le cachet au dos | Aguttes | €1,100
21. 2025-02-13 | GEORGE PLATT LYNES \(1907\-1955\) Two male nudes in torn shirts \(Paul Cadmus and Jared French\). Circa 1940. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,750
22. 2024-12-17 | GEORGE PLATT LYNES \(1907\-1955\) Alexander Jensen Yow. Circa 1950. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000
23. 2024-12-12 | George Platt Lynes, Teodor Starkowski | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,700
24. 2024-12-12 | George Platt Lynes, Ralph McWilliams | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,200

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