# Max Yavno - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T08:08:21.758Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 119
- Lots with prices: 85
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-21
- Median realised price: $1,400
- Price range: $50 to $16,730

## Market Takeaway
Max Yavno shows solid auction liquidity with 118 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $750 and $3,500.
- 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: 31.8% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 65.9% (56 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.4% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $1,000
- Previous 12 months median: $450
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 25 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 23 lots
- Bonhams: 15 lots
- Christie's: 12 lots
- Clars Auctions: 4 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Phillips: 4 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 4 lots
- Roseberys: 4 lots
- Abell Auction: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-21 | Max Yavno \(1911\-1985\), Aaron Siskind at Old Yuma Jail | Abell Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-yavno-1911-1985-aaron-siskind-at-old-yuma-jail-176-c-dd79ef0282
2. 2025-12-11 | Max Yavno, Knockout | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $600
3. 2025-11-21 | Max Yavno, Kickoff | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,600
4. 2025-11-04 | Max Yavno, Muscle Beach, Los Angeles | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,400
5. 2025-07-23 | Max Yavno, 1911\-1985, Knockout | Abell Auction | $700
6. 2025-05-08 | MAX YAVNO \(1911\- 1985\) Air Force Hanger Mass. 1942; printed 1950s. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
7. 2025-03-04 | Max Yavno, View from Twin Peaks, San Francisco | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-yavno-view-from-twin-peaks-san-francisco-193-c-49e41e996a
8. 2024-12-17 | MAX YAVNO \(1911\-1985\) Grape Cluster \* Napa Valley, CA. 1961. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
9. 2024-12-17 | MAX YAVNO \(1911\- 1985\) Aaron Siskind, Old Yuma Jail, Arizona. 1947; printed circa 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-max-yavno-1911-1985-aaron-siskind-old-yuma-jail-arizona-1947-printed-circa-1980-26-c-d17fd2507c
10. 2024-12-12 | Max Yavno, Chavez Ravine | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,000
11. 2024-12-12 | Max Yavno, View from Twin Peaks, San Francisco | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A
12. 2024-12-05 | Max Yavno, San Francisco cable car turnaround, San Francisco, California 1947 | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,400
13. 2024-10-23 | Max Yavno "Garage Doors" Gelatin Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $1,900
14. 2024-08-22 | Max Yavno \(American, 1911\-1985\) View \(from Twin Peaks, San Francisco\), 1947, later printed circa 1975 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $400
15. 2024-08-20 | Max Yavno \(American, 1911\-1985\) Sports Gelatin Silver Print \(Los Angeles\) | Akiba Galleries | N/A
16. 2024-07-10 | Max Yavno, Morocco | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $350
17. 2024-07-10 | Max Yavno, The Sphinx and Great Pyramid | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $350
18. 2024-07-10 | Max Yavno, Sunday, Downtown Brooklyn, NY | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $450
19. 2024-07-10 | Max Yavno, Winter, 16th Street, Old New York | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $450
20. 2024-05-16 | MAX YAVNO \(1911\-1985\) San Francisco street scene. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
21. 2024-05-16 | MAX YAVNO \(1911\-1985\) Muscle Beach, Los Angeles. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2024-05-05 | Max Yavno "Garage Doors" Gelatin Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $1,400
23. 2024-03-08 | Max Yavno, Children Playing | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $700
24. 2024-03-08 | Max Yavno, Watts, CA | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $450

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