# Louis Faurer - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T06:08:02.584Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 222
- Lots with prices: 130
- First auction date: 2001-11-13
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-04
- Median realised price: $2,375
- Price range: $350 to $43,020

## Market Takeaway
Louis Faurer shows deep auction liquidity with 219 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,390. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,390\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,175 and $4,000.
- 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: 20.3% (26 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 70.3% (90 sales)
- $10,000\+: 9.4% (12 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 13
- Recent 12 months median: $850
- Previous 12 months median: $812
- Median shift: 4.7%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-04
- Days since latest sale: 106
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 73 lots
- Phillips: 32 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 27 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 9 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 8 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 8 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 6 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 5 lots
- DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2021-02-27 | Louis Faurer, Fashion, 1959 | Keith Delellis Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-fashion-1959-114-c-7f7453eb09
2. 2025-11-04 | Louis Faurer, Champion, New York, New York | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-champion-new-york-new-york-246-c-18abf0c26d
3. 2025-09-25 | Louis Faurer, City of Sin, N.Y.C., silver print, 1947; printed circa 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,778 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-city-of-sin-n-y-c-silver-print-1947-printed-circa-1980-105-c-0d84222a45
4. 2025-05-30 | Louis Faurer, Midget Movies, 42nd Street, New York, c. 1948 | Lempertz | €600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-midget-movies-42nd-street-new-york-c-1948-708-c-05644a9bf1
5. 2025-05-08 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) 42 St., N.Y. \(Midget Movies\). 1948; printed 1981. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-42-st-n-y-midget-movies-1948-printed-1981-110-c-4f60d004af
6. 2025-05-08 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Eddie, Third Avenue, N.Y. 1948; printed 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-eddie-third-avenue-n-y-1948-printed-1980-109-c-e6831100e8
7. 2025-03-04 | Louis Faurer, El on 3rd Ave., NYC | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-el-on-3rd-ave-nyc-113-c-c494d759f3
8. 2025-03-04 | Louis Faurer, Deaf Mute, New York, NY | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-deaf-mute-new-york-ny-112-c-f664d2c862
9. 2025-02-13 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Times Square Area, N.Y.C. Circa 1947; printed 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-times-square-area-n-y-c-circa-1947-printed-1980-49-c-0674e2a8cb
10. 2024-12-17 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Freudian Hand Clasp, New York City. 1948; printed 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-freudian-hand-clasp-new-york-city-1948-printed-1980-189-c-6256a7ec56
11. 2024-12-12 | Louis Faurer, George Barrows in Robert Frank's Loft, New York, NY | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-george-barrows-in-robert-frank-s-loft-new-york-ny-199-c-11c470f959
12. 2024-12-05 | Louis Faurer, \[Broadway convertible\], Times Square, NYC, looking North, 1950 | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-broadway-convertible-times-square-nyc-looking-north-1950-189-c-4d544ae848
13. 2024-12-05 | Louis Faurer, Penn Station, NYC, 1948 | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-penn-station-nyc-1948-188-c-72d4b90bce
14. 2024-12-05 | Louis Faurer, Atlantic City, N.J., 1937 | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-atlantic-city-n-j-1937-187-c-9ee4ff8a83
15. 2024-12-05 | Louis Faurer, Barnum and Bailey dressing rooms, Madison Square Gardens, N.Y., N.Y., 1950 | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-barnum-and-bailey-dressing-rooms-madison-square-gardens-n-y-n-y-1950-186-c-33c4329a0f
16. 2024-11-21 | Louis Faurer \(American, 1916\-2001\) Gelatin Silver Print "Untitled 1972" | Cottone Auctions | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-american-1916-2001-gelatin-silver-print-untitled-1972-33-c-b344116a0a
17. 2024-10-31 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Wedding Cake Hat on Times Square. 1948; printed circa 1970. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-wedding-cake-hat-on-times-square-1948-printed-circa-1970-125-c-8d84955817
18. 2024-10-31 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Queensborough Bridge, New York. 1947; printed circa 1990. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-queensborough-bridge-new-york-1947-printed-circa-1990-124-c-62245009ac
19. 2024-09-26 | Louis Faurer \(American, 1916–2001\) Accident, 1950; printed ca. 1977\-78 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-american-1916-2001-accident-1950-printed-ca-1977-78-183-c-a314ab19d5
20. 2024-09-26 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Home of The Brave. 1949; printed circa 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $812 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-home-of-the-brave-1949-printed-circa-1980-151-c-c8d4e00902
21. 2024-09-26 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Orchard Street, New York. Circa 1947; printed circa 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-orchard-street-new-york-circa-1947-printed-circa-1980-150-c-bf8483cad2
22. 2024-06-05 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916–2001\) | OstLicht Auctions | €1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-73-c-5cd4886805
23. 2024-02-15 | LOUIS FAURER \(1916\-2001\) Social Patron, N.Y., N.Y. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-1916-2001-social-patron-n-y-n-y-194-c-5694cb2964
24. 2023-12-01 | Louis Faurer, Philadelphia, PA | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-faurer-philadelphia-pa-211-c-18b44a7a94

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