# Lewis W. Hine - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T06:39:47.818Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 438
- Lots with prices: 278
- First auction date: 2001-10-04
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-19
- Median realised price: $3,276
- Price range: $25 to $275,000

## Market Takeaway
Lewis W. Hine shows deep auction liquidity with 437 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,500 and $6,573.
- 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: 15.9% (44 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 69.7% (193 sales)
- $10,000\+: 14.4% (40 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 26
- Recent 12 months median: $550
- Previous 12 months median: $1,400
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 19
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 164 lots
- Christie's: 69 lots
- Phillips: 44 lots
- Bonhams: 30 lots
- Sotheby's: 24 lots
- Ader: 9 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 9 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 6 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 5 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-13 | Lewis Hine \(1874 \- 1940\) \- Glass Factory, Grafton, West Virginia, 1908 | Finarte | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lewis-hine-1874-1940-glass-factory-grafton-west-virginia-1908-55-c-8e4ece7b70
2. 2025-09-27 | Lewis W. Hine \- Mechanic at Steam Pump print photograph | Kavanagh Auctions | CA$550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lewis-w-hine-mechanic-at-steam-pump-print-photograph-427-c-5ca49c08bb
3. 2024-12-17 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) A Corner in the Italian Market District, Chicago. 1911. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lewis-w-hine-1874-1940-a-corner-in-the-italian-market-district-chicago-1911-181-c-5dd9c4c338
4. 2026-03-19 | LEWIS W. HINE \(Oshkosh, USA, 1874\-1940\). "Hoiste ride," 1931 photograph. Black and white photograph. 2006 Lumas edition. Open edition. With label on the back. | Setdart Auction House | €225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lewis-w-hine-oshkosh-usa-1874-1940-hoiste-ride-1931-photograph-black-and-white-photograph-2006-lumas-edition-open-edition-with-label-on-the-back-110-c-2c74819018
5. 2026-01-29 | Lewis W. Hine, A selection of 16 photographs from the Tennessee Valley Authority documenting construction of new electric homes, including 4 by Hine, 1933\-34. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
6. 2025-11-09 | LEWIS HINE \(NY, 1874\-1940\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $500
7. 2025-11-09 | LEWIS HINE \(NY, 1874\-1940\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $900
8. 2025-11-09 | LEWIS HINE \(NY, 1874\-1940\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
9. 2025-09-25 | Lewis W. Hine, Steelworker on the Empire State Building. 1931. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
10. 2025-09-15 | Lewis Hine \(American 1874 \- 1940\). Ellis Island \(Mother and child\), 1914/1928. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | N/A
11. 2025-05-08 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) Stamping labels, Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street, Boston, Massachusetts. January 31, 1917. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
12. 2024-12-17 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) Bowery Bootblack, New York. July 1910. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,375
13. 2024-12-17 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) Precision Worker. 1925. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
14. 2024-10-31 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) Turbine mechanic. Circa 1920. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,500
15. 2024-10-31 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) In an old\-fashioned textile mill \(spinner\). 1912. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
16. 2024-10-31 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) Pennsylvania coal breakers \[Breaker Boys\]. 1912; printed circa 1931. | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,625
17. 2024-10-25 | Lewis Hine, Ellis Island Madonna | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
18. 2024-10-23 | Lewis Hine "Man on Hoisting Ball..." Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $2,500
19. 2024-10-23 | Lewis Hine, etc Gelatin Silver Prints, 12 | Auctions at Showplace | $950
20. 2024-10-22 | Lewis Hine \- Powerhouse Mechanic \- Offset Lithograph 31.5" x 23.5" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
21. 2024-07-10 | Lewis Hine, Jewish Grandmother at Ellis Island | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $300
22. 2024-07-10 | Lewis Hine, Child at Window | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,000
23. 2024-06-18 | Lewis Hine \- Powerhouse Mechanic \- Offset Lithograph 31.5" x 23.5" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
24. 2024-05-16 | LEWIS W. HINE \(1874\-1940\) Adolescent spinner, Carolina cotton mill. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,750

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