Alvin Langdon Coburn
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Alvin Langdon Coburn #1,123Established

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personAmerican, 1882–1966
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Selected Works1085

Museum Acquisitions

39 Institutions
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Previous Sales 40

Sotheby's
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Bought In
Apr 2024
Sotheby's
Station Roofs, Pittsburgh
Station Roofs, Pittsburgh
Bought In
Apr 2022
Christie's
Vortograph, 1917
Vortograph, 1917
$137,000
Feb 2016
Christie's
The Cloud, 1906
The Cloud, 1906
$93,750
Feb 2016
Christie's
Vortograph (The Eagle), 1917
Vortograph (The Eagle), 1917
$339,750
Apr 2013
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$2,750
Apr 2008
Christie's
Vortograph, 1917
Vortograph, 1917
£45,600 ($60k USD)
May 2006
Christie's
Vortograph
Vortograph
£139,650 ($184k USD)
May 2003
Christie's
Vortograph
Vortograph
£100,450 ($133k USD)
May 2003
Christie's
Vortograph
Vortograph
£89,250 ($118k USD)
May 2003
Christie's
Vortograph
Vortograph
£65,725 ($87k USD)
May 2003
Christie's
St. Paul's from Ludgate Circus, London (1905)
St. Paul's from Ludgate Circus, London (1905)
$1,057
Oct 2000
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$29,900
Oct 1999
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$27,600
Oct 1999
Swann Auction Galleries
Hermine Turner (Gertrude Käsebier's daughter). Circa 1903.
Hermine Turner (Gertrude Käsebier's daughter). Circa 1903.
Unknown
Apr 2026
Swann Auction Galleries
A group of 10 photographs, from Camera Work 6 and 15, including 8 landscapes and 2 portrait studies. 1904-06.
A group of 10 photographs, from Camera Work 6 and 15, including 8 landscapes and 2 portrait studies. 1904-06.
Bought In
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
from Camera Work Number 3 * House on the Hill, from Camera Work Number 6
from Camera Work Number 3 * House on the Hill, from Camera Work Number 6
$1,250
Feb 2023
Waddington's
SPIDER-WEBS (Nᵒ 21 FROM "CAMERA WORK")
SPIDER-WEBS (Nᵒ 21 FROM "CAMERA WORK"), 1908
CA$330 ($242 USD)
May 2023
Waddington's
THE RUDDER (Nᵒ 21 FROM "CAMERA WORK")
THE RUDDER (Nᵒ 21 FROM "CAMERA WORK"), 1908
CA$300 ($220 USD)
May 2023
Bonhams
The Knickerbocker Trust Company, New York
The Knickerbocker Trust Company, New York, 1909
$768
Jul 2024
Sotheby's
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, 1905
Bought In
Apr 2024
Sotheby's
Santa Monica, Ocean Park
Santa Monica, Ocean Park, 1911
$19,050
Apr 2023
Christie's
Williamsburg Bridge, New York
Williamsburg Bridge, New York, 1910
$1,764
Apr 2023
Bonhams
Selected studies from "Camera Work" and "New York"
Selected studies from "Camera Work" and "New York", 1908
Bought In
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon, 1911
Bought In
Apr 2022

For Sale 2

°CLAIRbyKahn Galerie · Artsy
The Coal Cart and the Tower
The Coal Cart and the Tower, 1910
€6,000
Platinum Palladium print
Huxley-Parlour · 1stDibs
Trafalgar Square, London
Trafalgar Square, London
$4,763
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Market123 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$53 – $340K
4 of 12 photographs lots with prices
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$71.9K
Object-type specific
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$746
4 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photograph Sale
May 2023 · $220
Latest priced sale: THE RUDDER (Nᵒ 21 FROM "CAMERA WORK")
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Photographs: $746 medianWorks on paper: — medianUnclassified lots: $938 median
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Sotheby'sPhillipsSwannLeonard JoelSwann Galleries
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Henri Matisse made two pivotal trips to Tangier, Morocco, in 1912-1913, documented in Jeff Koehler's new book *Matisse in Morocco: A Journey of Light …
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Sotheby's New York held a single-owner auction titled "175 Masterworks To Celebrate 175 Years of Photography: Property from Joy of Giving Something Fo…
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Art Fair Appearances1

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Photo London — London
2021
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Recent Activity5

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Rain, insomnia and finding a model: how Morocco challenged and changed Matisse
Jun 3, 2025
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sothebys sets new world record for photography auction
May 9, 2025
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Photo London 2021
Sep 8, 2021
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Alvin Langdon Coburn dies
Jan 1, 1966
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Alvin Langdon Coburn born
Jan 1, 1882
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