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Clarence John Laughlin #1,654

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personAmerican, 1905–1985
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Selected Works356

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Previous Sales 23

Christie's
Selected studies, 1941-1947
Selected studies, 1941-1947
€12,500 ($14k USD)
Dec 2011
Christie's
The Window of Shrouds
The Window of Shrouds
$1,553
Feb 2003
Christie's
Passage to Never Land (1958)
Passage to Never Land (1958)
$3,220
Dec 1998
Christie's
The Dynamics of Cylinders and Cube (Grain Elevators)
The Dynamics of Cylinders and Cube (Grain Elevators)
$3,680
Oct 1998
Swann Auction Galleries
The Language of Light, from the Mystery of Space series. 1952; printed 1973.
The Language of Light, from the Mystery of Space series. 1952; printed 1973.
$3,302
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Positive and Negative Shadows. 1953.
Positive and Negative Shadows. 1953.
$3,048
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
From the World of Buy and Sell. 1953
From the World of Buy and Sell. 1953
$1,125
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Through a Door in the Slums (No. 1). 1940; printed 1961
Through a Door in the Slums (No. 1). 1940; printed 1961
$1,000
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
The Disease of Pride
The Disease of Pride
$2,000
Feb 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Clock in Suspended Time. 1950.
Clock in Suspended Time. 1950.
$1,651
Finarte
- We played the music of destruction, 1941
- We played the music of destruction, 1941
Bought In
Apr 2026
Wright
The Iron Shell, No. 4
The Iron Shell, No. 4
$1,750
Jan 1970
Phillips
The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection
The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection
Bought In
Oct 2024
Christie's
Nostalgia Head, No. 2
Nostalgia Head, No. 2, 1948
$5,670
Oct 2023
Christie's
Memento of the Mae West Period, 1940
Memento of the Mae West Period, 1940, 1979
$1,386
Oct 2023
Bonhams
The Enigma, 1941
The Enigma, 1941, 1973
$2,432
Jul 2023
Christie's
House of the Past
House of the Past, 1947
$6,300
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
'Shop for Time-Travelers', 1962
'Shop for Time-Travelers', 1962, 1963
$1,386
Apr 2022
Bonhams
Iron Shell
Iron Shell, 1981
$408
Dec 2021
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Yellow Fever Fantasia
Yellow Fever Fantasia, 1940
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver, 1973
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Will You Step into My Parlor?
Will You Step into My Parlor?, 1949
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Poem at Sunset (No. 1)
Poem at Sunset (No. 1), 1938
Bidding closed
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Two works
Two works
Bidding closed

For Sale 8

Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd. · Artsy
Fairyland in Iron and Glass
Fairyland in Iron and Glass, 1952
US$3,500
Gelatin silver print
Aperture · Artsy
Tension
Tension, 1955
Price on request
Ferrotyped Gelatin-Silver Print
Etherton Gallery · Artsy
The Ego-Centrics
The Ego-Centrics, 1940
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
Afterimage Gallery · Artsy
Around a Hole in Space
Around a Hole in Space, 1973
US$900
Silver gelatin print
LUNN Ltd. · Artsy
Sexual Dislocation #1
Sexual Dislocation #1, 1952
US$2,800
Vintage bromoil gelatin silver print
Bruce Silverstein Gallery · Artsy
Light on the Cylinders #2
Light on the Cylinders #2, 1937
US$7,500
Gelatin silver print, printed later
Weston Gallery · 1stDibs
Storefront Window I
Storefront Window I
$4,000
PDNB Gallery · 1stDibs
Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin, 1945, Silver Gelatin Print
Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin, 1945, Silver Gelatin Print
$3,900
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Market109 auction results

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$408 – $13.8K
10 of 12 photographs lots with prices
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$3.3K
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$2.2K
10 priced photographs lots
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Oct 2025 · $3.3K
Latest priced sale: The Language of Light, from the Mystery of Sp...
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $2.2K medianEditioned photos: $1.1K median
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Clarence John Laughlin Author
Aperture · 1979
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Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb at the High Museum
The High Museum of Art has launched the first solo museum exhibition for American photographer Mimi Plumb, titled "Blazing Light." Spanning five decad…
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Don’t Miss These September Museum Exhibits in NOLA
New Orleans museums are launching several major exhibitions in September 2025. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art presents "Flags of Our Mothers" (Septe…
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Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb at the High Museum
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Don’t Miss These September Museum Exhibits in NOLA
Sep 4, 2025
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Clarence John Laughlin dies
Jan 1, 1985
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Clarence John Laughlin born
Jan 1, 1905
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