Bruce Davidson — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works2634

Museum Acquisitions

33 Institutions

Whitney

MoMA

Previous Sales 55

Bonhams

Bruce Davidson (born 1933); Couple, East 100th Street, New York City;

$4,800

Mar 2026

Bonhams

Bruce Davidson (born 1933); Child Standing on Fire Escape (from 'East 100th Street');

$850

Feb 2026

Sotheby's

East 100th Street, New York, 1966

$2,600

Jul 2025

Sotheby's

Brooklyn Gang (Stickball Players)

$6,500

Dec 2023

Sotheby's

Untitled (Memorial Day, New York City)

$2,600

Dec 2023

Sotheby's

Untitled (from Brooklyn Gang)

Sotheby's

Christie's

East 100th Street, New York, 1966 – 1968

$6,000

Oct 2017

Christie's

East 100th Street, 1966-1968

$6,250

Apr 2014

Christie's

Teenage Couple, 1959

£6,000 ($8k USD)

Oct 2013

Christie's

Views of the Statue of Liberty, New York, 1958

$15,000

Oct 2013

Christie's

East 100th Street, 1966

£2,800 ($4k USD)

May 2012

Christie's

Protest, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

€4,750 ($5k USD)

Dec 2011

Christie's

East 100th Street, New York, 1967-1970

€937 ($1k USD)

Dec 2011

Christie's

Studies from Brooklyn Gang , 1959

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

East 100th Street, New York, 1966-1968

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, 1960

$1,500

Sep 2007

Christie's

Circus Dwarf, Palisades, New Jersey, 1958

Christie's

Christie's

Circus Dwarf, Palisades, New Jersey, 1958

Christie's

For Sale 19

GAB'ARTS · Artsper

Mineurs au Pays de Galles

$1,500

Photography

Howard Greenberg Gallery · Artsy

Brooklyn Gang, 1959

US$4,500

Gelatin silver print; printed later

GAB'ARTS · Artsper

Photographie. 1960. Rare et exceptionnelle épreuve argentique d’époque avec Marilyn Monroe et Yves Montand. Los Angeles de Bruce Davidson

$1,620

Photography

Howard Greenberg Gallery · Artsy

Subway, New York, 1980

US$8,500

Dye transfer print; printed later

GAB'ARTS · Artsper

Back seat of a car de la série Brookyin gang à NYC

$660

Photography

Magnum Photos · Artsy

Subway, New York, USA, 1980

Price on request

Dye Transfer

Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy

East 100th Street, 1966

US$10,000–US$15,000

Gelatin silver print

Asher Grey Gallery · Artsy

England Street Scence, 1963

US$550

Gelation silver print

ROSEGALLERY · Artsy

Untitled [3 Bridesmaids at a wedding in Harlem], New York City, 1962, A Time of Change, 1961-1965, 1962

For sale

Silver Gelatin Print

Magnum Photos · Artsy

East 100th Street, New York, USA, 1966

Price on request

Vintage gelatin silver print

Magnum Photos · Artsy

The Dwarf, Jimmy Armstrong, Palisades, New Jersey, 1958

Price on request

Gelatin Silver Print, Signed

Howard Greenberg Gallery · Artsy

East 100th Street, New York City, 1966

US$4,500

Gelatin silver print; printed later

Asher Grey Gallery · Artsy

Central Park, Bill at night, 1992

US$800

Resin coated print

Holden Luntz Gallery · Artsy

Marilyn Monroe on the Set, 1960

US$7,500–US$10,000

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

CLAMP · 1stDibs

Man and Woman

$3,500

Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs

Welsh Coal Miners in Front of Mill

$6,000

Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs

Untitled, Washington DC, 1963

$5,500

Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs

Untitled (couple dancing by jukebox), Chicago, 1962

$5,500

Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs

The Widow of Montmartre 1956 (Lady and Gentleman on park bench kissing)

For sale

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Market339 auction results

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$188 – $15.0K

17 of 25 photographs lots with prices

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$3.2K

Object-type specific

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$1.4K

17 priced photographs lots

calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale

Apr 2026 · $881

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Photographs: $1.4K medianEditioned photos: $1.6K medianEditioned objects: — medianUnclassified lots: — median

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Swann Auction GalleriesLos Angeles Modern AuctionsSotheby'sRago Arts and Auction CenterBonhams

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Galleries2

#193 Holden Luntz Gallery

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#199 Howard Greenberg Gallery

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Prizes & Awards1

Centenary Medal (RPS)

Winner 2021

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Education1

Yale School of Art

New Haven, CT, USA

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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Bruce Davidson Author

Steidl · 2016

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Current Exhibitions1

Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larry Burrows, Bruce Davidson, Danny Lyon, Charles Moore

4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

Dec 12, 2025 — Aug 16, 2026

Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss December 12, 2025–August 16, 2026 Main Building

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