# Russell Lee - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T19:18:25.188Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 84
- Lots with prices: 55
- First auction date: 2002-11-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-29
- Median realised price: $750
- Price range: $80 to $20,034

## Market Takeaway
Russell Lee shows solid auction liquidity with 84 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $230 and $2,000.
- 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: 60% (33 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 36.4% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.6% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $650
- Previous 12 months median: $175
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 17 lots
- Christie's: 10 lots
- Austin Auction Gallery: 7 lots
- Lempertz: 7 lots
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 7 lots
- RoGallery: 6 lots
- Be\-Hold: 5 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots
- Phillips: 3 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-29 | Russell Lee, Salmon Fishing, Calilo Falls, Oregon, 1941; printed 1970s. | Swann Auction Galleries | $889
2. 2026-01-29 | Russell Lee, Negro delivery boy, Caruthersville, Missouri, August 1938; printed circa 1970. | Swann Auction Galleries | $412
3. 2026-01-29 | Russell Lee, Sugar Cane Worker in Louisiana \* Doll Buggy on farm near Northome, Minnesota, Circa 1938 & September 1937. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,079
4. 2026-01-29 | Russell Lee, A suite of 8 photographs documenting sugar cane farming in Louisiana, 1938. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
5. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, Detail of side of Earl Pauley's farmhouse near Smithland, Iowa, 1936 | Lempertz | €800
6. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, Abandoned Garage on highway \#2, Western North Dakota, Oct. 1937 | Lempertz | €750
7. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, The hands of Mrs. Andrew Ostermeyer, wife of a homesteader, Woodbury County, Iowa, 1936 | Lempertz | N/A
8. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, Migrant man and wife camped near Sebastian, Texas, 1939 | Lempertz | N/A
9. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, Christmas Dinner in the Home of Earl Pauley, near Smithfield, Iowa, 1936 | Lempertz | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russell-lee-christmas-dinner-in-the-home-of-earl-pauley-near-smithfield-iowa-1936-554-c-310ae01e44
10. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, Tip Estes, Indiana, 1930s | Lempertz | N/A
11. 2025-12-03 | Russell Lee, Jack Whinery, homesteader, and his Family, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 | Lempertz | N/A
12. 2025-07-16 | RUSSELL LEE, DAY LABORER EMPLOYED IN COTTON PICKING, GELATIN SILVER PRINT | RoGallery | N/A
13. 2025-07-03 | RUSSELL LEE, DAY LABORER EMPLOYED IN COTTON PICKING, LAKE DICK PROJECT, ARKANSAS, GELATIN SILVER PRINT | RoGallery | N/A
14. 2025-05-17 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) SIGNED GREAT DEPRESSION PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK | Austin Auction Gallery | $80
15. 2025-05-17 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) SIGNED GREAT DEPRESSION PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK | Austin Auction Gallery | $200
16. 2025-05-17 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) GELATIN SILVER PRINT COAL MINER'S CHILD | Austin Auction Gallery | $650
17. 2025-05-17 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) GELATIN SILVER PRINT 'FOURTH OF JULY, BELTON, TX' | Austin Auction Gallery | $225
18. 2025-05-17 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) GELATIN SILVER PRINT 'UNEMPLOYED, NYC' | Austin Auction Gallery | $300
19. 2025-05-17 | \(2\) RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) SIGNED GREAT DEPRESSION PHOTOGRAPH & BOOK | Austin Auction Gallery | $700
20. 2025-01-30 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903 \- 1986\) Mexican carrot worker, Edinburg, Texas. February 1939. | Swann Auction Galleries | $875 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russell-lee-1903-1986-mexican-carrot-worker-edinburg-texas-february-1939-165-c-3bbddb012e
21. 2024-07-11 | Russell Lee \(1903\-1986\): School Children, San Augustine, Texas | STAIR | $125
22. 2024-03-23 | \(2\) RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) SIGNED GREAT DEPRESSION SUBJECT PHOTOGRAPH & MONOGRAPH | Austin Auction Gallery | $175
23. 2024-01-25 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) In Front of the Courthouse, San Augustine, Texas. | Swann Auction Galleries | $437
24. 2024-01-25 | RUSSELL LEE \(1903\-1986\) A selection of 6 photographs showcasing the range of Lee's work from the F.S.A. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,750

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