# Lee Friedlander - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T07:18:00.809Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 599
- Lots with prices: 411
- First auction date: 2001-10-04
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-21
- Median realised price: $4,000
- Price range: $25 to $850,000

## Market Takeaway
Lee Friedlander shows very deep auction liquidity with 574 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,062. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 20 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,062\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,560 and $7,800.
- 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: 16.1% (63 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 66.5% (260 sales)
- $10,000\+: 17.4% (68 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 20
- Previous 12 months sales: 36
- Recent 12 months median: $2,000
- Previous 12 months median: $4,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 157 lots
- Phillips: 76 lots
- Sotheby's: 46 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 46 lots
- Bonhams: 35 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 25 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 24 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 23 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 21 lots
- PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers: 17 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-11 | Lee Friedlander, The Little Screens | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $180,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-the-little-screens-104-c-ca0718355c
2. 2021-06-09 | Lee Friedlander \- ”Chicago”, Illinois. 1966 | Grisebach | €1,500
3. 2017-10-19 | LEE FRIEDLANDER \(1934\- \) Chattanooga, Tennessee. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,750
4. 2015-05-17 | Chicago | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,125
5. 2026-05-21 | Lee Friedlander \(b.1934\) Nude, 1980 | Chiswick Auctions | £2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-nude-1980-241-c-750b85a505
6. 2026-05-21 | Lee Friedlander \(b.1934\) Cactus, 1970s | Chiswick Auctions | £900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-cactus-1970s-197-c-0c78401921
7. 2026-05-21 | Lee Friedlander \(b.1934\) Shadow, New York City, 1966 | Chiswick Auctions | £3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-shadow-new-york-city-1966-181-c-07151cb717
8. 2026-04-17 | LEE FRIEDLANDER \(B. 1934\). Untitled \(Nude\), 1978. signed, titled and dated | Christie's | $5,715 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-untitled-nude-1978-signed-titled-and-dated-197-c-84d5595d03
9. 2026-04-17 | LEE FRIEDLANDER \(B. 1934\). Knoxville, Tennessee, 1971. signed, titled and d | Christie's | $4,064 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-knoxville-tennessee-1971-signed-titled-and-d-158-c-0b321dd128
10. 2026-03-04 | LEE FRIEDLANDER \(B. 1934\). Washington, D.C., 1962. signed in pencil, stampe | Christie's | $5,715 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-washington-d-c-1962-signed-in-pencil-stampe-121-c-e012d170f4
11. 2026-02-12 | Lee Friedlander, Wilmington, Delaware | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-wilmington-delaware-103-c-73cb18cc31
12. 2026-01-08 | Two signed photography books by Lee Friedlander | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-two-signed-photography-books-by-lee-friedlander-330-c-3304836bab
13. 2026-01-08 | 2 signed photography books by Lee Friedlander | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-2-signed-photography-books-by-lee-friedlander-329-c-4a60283ce4
14. 2025-11-27 | Lee Friedlander \(b.1934\) Nude, 1979 | Chiswick Auctions | £3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-nude-1979-330-c-6b3269a539
15. 2025-11-27 | Lee Friedlander \(b.1934\) Major General Henry W. Slocum, Napoleon Gun, and Stevens' Fifth Maine Battery Marker, Gettysburg National Park, from 'The American Monuments' series, 1979 | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
16. 2025-11-20 | First Edition, signed by Lee Friedlander | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-first-edition-signed-by-lee-friedlander-57-c-65c8788a90
17. 2025-11-20 | Inscribed and signed by Lee Friedlander | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $120 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-inscribed-and-signed-by-lee-friedlander-55-c-18dc0f2466
18. 2025-11-19 | Lee Friedlander \(1934\) Self Portrait. | Piasa | €2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-1934-self-portrait-75-c-a5e3f86996
19. 2025-11-19 | Lee Friedlander \(1934\) Hillcrest, New York, 1970. | Piasa | €8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-1934-hillcrest-new-york-1970-74-c-4ae61c01a1
20. 2025-11-19 | Lee Friedlander \(1934\) The desert seen. | Piasa | €100
21. 2025-10-16 | Lee Friedlander \(born 1934\) Wyoming, 1995 | Piasa | N/A
22. 2025-10-09 | LEE FRIEDLANDER \(B. 1934\). Father Duffy, Time Square, NYC, 1974. signed in | Christie's | $1,651 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-b-1934-father-duffy-time-square-nyc-1974-signed-in-94-c-6ca4fe09bf
23. 2025-10-09 | LEE FRIEDLANDER \(B. 1934\). Garry Winogrand, 1957. signed in pencil, stamped | Christie's | $4,445
24. 2025-09-18 | Lee Friedlander, Chrysanthemums, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1972 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,280 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lee-friedlander-chrysanthemums-luxembourg-gardens-paris-1972-410-c-b01467aa4a

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