Erwin Blumenfeld
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Selected Works142

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Art Museum
Pompidou
Pompidou
Pompidou
Pompidou

Previous Sales 61

Sotheby's
Tedi Thurman, New York
Tedi Thurman, New York
Bought In
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Cecil Beaton, New York
Cecil Beaton, New York
Bought In
Apr 2024
Sotheby's
‘Bullfighter's Sweetheart’, New York, 1942-1943
‘Bullfighter's Sweetheart’, New York, 1942-1943
Bought In
Apr 2021
Christie's
Nude Under Wet Silk, Paris, 1937
Nude Under Wet Silk, Paris, 1937
$27,500
Apr 2019
Christie's
Nude Torso in Black and White Profile, Paris, 1938-1939
Nude Torso in Black and White Profile, Paris, 1938-1939
$21,250
Apr 2019
Christie's
Shadow Profile Hat Fashion, New York, 1944-1945
Shadow Profile Hat Fashion, New York, 1944-1945
$13,750
Apr 2019
Christie's
Nude under Wet Silk, Paris, c. 1937
Nude under Wet Silk, Paris, c. 1937
$11,250
Oct 2016
Christie's
Shadow Profile, New York, 1944
Shadow Profile, New York, 1944
$40,000
Oct 2016
Christie's
Seated Nude Behind Perforated Screen, New York, c. 1955
Seated Nude Behind Perforated Screen, New York, c. 1955
$30,000
Feb 2016
Christie's
Manina, Paris, 1937
Manina, Paris, 1937
$15,000
Feb 2016
Christie's
Shadow Profile Behind Veil, 1942
Shadow Profile Behind Veil, 1942
$11,875
Feb 2016
Christie's
Untitled (Miss Melancholy), 1949
Untitled (Miss Melancholy), 1949
$10,625
Feb 2016
Christie's
Nude Under Wet Silk, Paris, c. 1937
Nude Under Wet Silk, Paris, c. 1937
$4,000
Feb 2016
Christie's
Portrait à travers en drap noir, c. 1938
Portrait à travers en drap noir, c. 1938
$35,000
Oct 2015
Christie's
Hitler, Grauenfresse (Hitler, Face of Terror), Holland, 1933
Hitler, Grauenfresse (Hitler, Face of Terror), Holland, 1933
$20,000
Mar 2015
Christie's
Swastika Legs, c. 1937
Swastika Legs, c. 1937
$27,500
Sep 2014
Christie's
Paris, 1938
Paris, 1938
$60,000
Oct 2013
Christie's
New York, ca. 1948
New York, ca. 1948
$50,000
Oct 2013
Christie's
New York, 1942
New York, 1942
$25,000
Oct 2013
Christie's
New York, 1943
New York, 1943
$23,750
Oct 2013
Christie's
The Legs of Danilova, New York, 1950
The Legs of Danilova, New York, 1950
$22,500
Oct 2013
Christie's
Dictator, Paris, 1937
Dictator, Paris, 1937
$111,750
Apr 2013
Christie's
Portrait of Cecil Beaton, 1945
Portrait of Cecil Beaton, 1945
£1,875 ($2k USD)
Nov 2011
Christie's
Hat and Jewelry, probably by Schiaparelli, 1938
Hat and Jewelry, probably by Schiaparelli, 1938
$56,250
Apr 2011
Christie's
Nude, 1943
Nude, 1943
$18,750
Apr 2011

For Sale 20

Staley-Wise Gallery · Artsy
Study for an Advertising Photograph, New York
Study for an Advertising Photograph, New York, 1948
Price on request
Dye-Transfer Print
Staley-Wise Gallery · Artsy
Line on Face, New York
Line on Face, New York, 1947
Price on request
Dye-Transfer Print
Staley-Wise Gallery · Artsy
Model and Mannequin, Cover Study, New York
Model and Mannequin, Cover Study, New York, 1945
Price on request
Dye-Transfer Print
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Doe Eye, Jean Patchett, Vogue, New York, 1 January
Doe Eye, Jean Patchett, Vogue, New York, 1 January, 1950
Price on request
Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Advertisement for Dana Perfumes
Advertisement for Dana Perfumes, 1950
Price on request
Inkjet print on Hahnemühle paper
Staley-Wise Gallery · Artsy
Lisette behind fluted glass, New York
Lisette behind fluted glass, New York, 1943
Price on request
Dye-Transfer Print
Galerie Andres Thalmann · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1950
Price on request
Vintage gelatin silver print
Staley-Wise Gallery · Artsy
Water Effect, Cover Study, New York
Water Effect, Cover Study, New York, 1952
Price on request
Dye-Transfer Print
Galerie Andres Thalmann · Artsy
Torso with Mirrors
Torso with Mirrors, 1936
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
Galerie Andres Thalmann · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1956
Price on request
Vintage gelatin silver print
Galerie Andres Thalmann · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1965
Price on request
Vintage gelatin silver print
O'Deer Fine Art · 1stDibs
Portrait of Cecil Beaton, 1938 by Erwin Blumenfeld - Black & White Photograph
Portrait of Cecil Beaton, 1938 by Erwin Blumenfeld - Black & White Photograph
$4,705
Huxley-Parlour · 1stDibs
Erwin Blumenfeld, Nude Under Wet Silk, Black and White Photograph, Paris, 1937
Erwin Blumenfeld, Nude Under Wet Silk, Black and White Photograph, Paris, 1937
$61,236
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Water Effect, Cover Study, New York, c. 1952
Water Effect, Cover Study, New York, c. 1952
For sale
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Distorted Nude, New York, 1950's
Distorted Nude, New York, 1950's
For sale
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Line on Face, New York, between 1947 and 1949
Line on Face, New York, between 1947 and 1949
For sale
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Lisette behind fluted glass, New York, around 1943
Lisette behind fluted glass, New York, around 1943
For sale
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Study for an Advertising Photograph, New York, 1948
Study for an Advertising Photograph, New York, 1948
For sale
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Model and Mannequin, Cover Study, New York, 1945
Model and Mannequin, Cover Study, New York, 1945
For sale
Staley-Wise Gallery · 1stDibs
Dayton’s, 1955
Dayton’s, 1955
For sale
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Market254 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$1.6K – $112K
49 of 61 photographs lots with prices
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$19.9K
Object-type specific
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$6.2K
49 priced photographs lots
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Apr 2025 · $2.0K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Photographs: $6.2K medianUnclassified lots: $4.0K median
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Publications3

Monograph 1

Erwin Blumenfeld
Hatje Cantz · 2008

Exhibition Catalog 2

Erwin Blumenfeld
Yale University Press · 2013
Erwin Blumenfeld I Was Nothing But A Berliner Dada Montages 19161933 Author
Hatje Cantz · 2009
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News1

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How Lillian Bassman Pushed Fashion Photography to the Edge of Abstraction
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Lillian Bassman: Harper's Bazaar and Beyond," highlights the pioneering work of fashion photograp…
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Past Exhibitions8

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#566 Galerie Andres Thalmann

Paris – New York

Erwin Blumenfeld

70 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France

Nov 28, 2025 — Feb 26, 2026

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#903 Galerie Sophie Scheidecker

Erwin Blumenfeld L'art d'un précurseur

Erwin Blumenfeld

14bis R. des Minimes, 75003 Paris, France

Oct 21, 2025 — Dec 20, 2025

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#4,657 Corkin Gallery

Erwin Blumenfeld From Dada to Vogue

Erwin Blumenfeld

7 Tank House Lane, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4, Canada

Apr 26, 2018 — Jul 25, 2018

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Erwin Blumenfeld

Erwin Blumenfeld

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Apr 5, 2018 — Jun 30, 2018

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Erwin Blumenfeld Vive L’Amerique !

Erwin Blumenfeld

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Feb 6, 2014 — Mar 15, 2014

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Erwin Blumenfeld: Vintage Fashion

Erwin Blumenfeld

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Nov 3, 2011 — Jan 7, 2012

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#438 Modernism Inc.

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHS

Erwin BLUMENFELD

724 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

Nov 4, 2010 — Feb 2, 2011

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#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Picasso

Erwin Blumenfeld

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

Oct 29, 1998 — Nov 28, 1998

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Art Fair Appearances19

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Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
Photo London — London
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2019
Paris Photo — Paris
2018
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2018
Paris Photo — Paris
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2016
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2016
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2016
Paris Photo — Paris
2016
Photo London — London
2016
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2016
The Armory Show — New York
2016
Art Basel — Basel
2014
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Recent Activity20

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How Lillian Bassman Pushed Fashion Photography to the Edge of Abstraction
Mar 31, 2026
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Exhibition
Paris – New York
Nov 28, 2025
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Exhibition
Erwin Blumenfeld L'art d'un précurseur
Oct 21, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024
Dec 2, 2024
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2024
Mar 9, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
Dec 6, 2023
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Art Fair
Photo London 2023
May 10, 2023
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2021
Nov 11, 2021
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2021
Sep 24, 2021
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2019
Nov 7, 2019
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2018
Nov 8, 2018
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Exhibition
Erwin Blumenfeld From Dada to Vogue
Apr 26, 2018
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Exhibition
Erwin Blumenfeld
Apr 5, 2018
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2018
Mar 10, 2018
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2017
Nov 9, 2017
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2017
Mar 2, 2017
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
Dec 1, 2016
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2016
Nov 10, 2016
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2016
Sep 22, 2016
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2016
Jun 16, 2016
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