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Harry Callahan #494Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1912–1999
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Selected Works1915

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Previous Sales 189

Bonhams
Harry Callahan (1912-1999); Eleanor, Aix-en-Provence, France;
Harry Callahan (1912-1999); Eleanor, Aix-en-Provence, France;
$3,200
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Harry Callahan (1912-1999); Barbara, Chicago;
Harry Callahan (1912-1999); Barbara, Chicago;
Bought In
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Eleanor
Eleanor, 1948
$20,000
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Chicago
Chicago, 1950
$10,000
Apr 2025
Sotheby's
Selected Images (from Providence)
Selected Images (from Providence)
$6,000
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Eleanor, Chicago
Eleanor, Chicago
$4,200
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Chicago (Woman on Street)
Chicago (Woman on Street)
$1,900
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Bob Fine
Bob Fine
Bought In
Jun 2023
Christie's
Sunlight on Water, 1943
Sunlight on Water, 1943
$8,125
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Selected Images of Women Shopping
Selected Images of Women Shopping
Bought In
Apr 2021
Christie's
Eleanor, 1948
Eleanor, 1948
$7,500
Apr 2019
Christie's
Eleanor, Chicago, 1947
Eleanor, Chicago, 1947
$5,000
Apr 2019
Christie's
Multiple Exposure Tree, Chicago, 1956
Multiple Exposure Tree, Chicago, 1956
$32,500
Oct 2018
Christie's
Eleanor, Chicago, 1948
Eleanor, Chicago, 1948
$22,500
Oct 2018
Christie's
Eleanor, Chicago, 1947
Eleanor, Chicago, 1947
$12,500
Oct 2018
Christie's
Chicago, 1950
Chicago, 1950
$10,625
Oct 2018
Christie's
Cape Cod, 1972
Cape Cod, 1972
$4,000
Oct 2018
Christie's
LaSalle Street, Chicago, 1953
LaSalle Street, Chicago, 1953
$15,000
Apr 2018
Christie's
Eleanor, Chicago, 1949
Eleanor, Chicago, 1949
$5,625
Apr 2018
Christie's
Chicago, 1950
Chicago, 1950
$8,750
Oct 2017
Christie's
Cuzco, Peru, 1974
Cuzco, Peru, 1974
$6,875
Oct 2017
Christie's
Untitled (Torn wall), c. 1950
Untitled (Torn wall), c. 1950
$18,750
Oct 2016
Christie's
Untitled (Torn wall with lettering), c. 1950
Untitled (Torn wall with lettering), c. 1950
$18,750
Oct 2016
Christie's
Telephone Wires, 1945
Telephone Wires, 1945
$12,500
Oct 2016
Christie's
Detroit, 1942
Detroit, 1942
$7,500
Oct 2015

For Sale 3

Etherton Gallery · Artsy
Chicago
Chicago, 1949
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
Elizabeth Clement Fine Art · Artsy
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, 1972
US$9,000
Silver gelatin print
Etherton Gallery · Artsy
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, 1972
Price on request
Gelatin silver print rare oversized
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Market1,239 auction results

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$508 – $76.2K
192 of 215 photographs lots with prices
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$10.8K
Object-type specific
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$3.1K
192 priced photographs lots
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Mar 2026 · $3.2K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $3.1K medianWorks on paper: $1.3K medianEditioned photos: $4.8K medianUnclassified lots: $2.5K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $15.6K median
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Sotheby'sChristie'sPhillipsPhillips de Pury & CompanySwann Galleries
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Publications3

Monograph 1

Shoot What You Love: Tips and Tales from a Working Photographer
Phaidon Press

Exhibition Catalog 2

Harry Callahan Author
MoMA Publications · 2017
Callahan
Aperture · 1976
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News11

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
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MUUS Collection Acquires Todd Webb Archive, Expanding Its Story of 20th-Century American Photography
MUUS Collection has acquired the archive of American photographer Todd Webb (1905–2000), adding approximately 15,000 prints, 50,000 negatives, ephemer…
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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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“Photography as a Way of Life” at PU Art Museum
The Princeton University Art Museum has unveiled "Photography as a Way of Life," a major exhibition running from April 19 through September 7. The sho…
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The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a major gift of over 800 photographs by the acclaimed American photographer Stephen Shore. Donated by the Chan …
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2025 Fall Arts Guide: The Season’s Best Visual Art Exhibits From Big Museums to Small Galleries
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legendary art collector sylvio perlstein has died
Sylvio Perlstein, the legendary art collector, patron, and impresario, died on August 6. Hauser & Wirth confirmed the news, calling him a visionary wh…
obituaryAug 11, 2025
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Past Exhibitions6

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Vancouver Art Gallery

Harry Callahan: The Street

Harry Callahan

750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada

Jan 1, 2016

Harry Callahan: The Street June 11–October 30, 2016 Learn More

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Akron Art Museum

Invitation to Stare: Photographic Portraits

Diane Arbus, Harry Callahan, Michael Disfarmer, Vivian Maier, Andrea Modica, Abe Frajndlich, Angelo Merendino, Jen Davis

1 S High St, Akron, OH 44308, USA

Feb 1, 2014 — May 2, 2014

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#153 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Harry Callahan Nature Abstracted

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Jun 23, 2012 — Aug 18, 2012

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Leopold Museum

Magic of the Object

Fritz Simak, Robert Zahornicky, Elsa Thiemann, Edward Weston, Erwin Wurm, Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Herbert Bayer, Harry Callahan, Giovanni Castell, Madame D´Ora, Alfred Ehrhardt

Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2011

Magic of the Object Three Centuries of Photography 6 June 2011 - 3 October 2011 extended until 10 October 2011!

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Harry Callahan American Photographer

Harry Callahan

465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Nov 21, 2009 — Feb 19, 2010

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#2,431 Danziger Gallery

"Women Lost in Thought"

Harry Callahan

952 5th Ave # 2D, New York, NY 10075, USA

Dec 1, 2005 — Jan 21, 2006

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Art Fair Appearances5

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Art Basel — Basel
2025
Paris Photo — Paris
2025
Paris Photo — Paris
2024
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2018
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
May 20, 2026
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MUUS Collection Acquires Todd Webb Archive, Expanding Its Story of 20th-Century American Photography
May 14, 2026
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News
Backflips, boulders and dancing dogs: the images that shaped art photography – in pictures
May 6, 2026
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Exhibition
Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan
Apr 19, 2026
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News
Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb at the High Museum
Apr 10, 2026
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News
“Photography as a Way of Life” at PU Art Museum
Apr 8, 2026
newspaper
News
Vancouver Art Gallery gifted more than 800 photographs by Stephen Shore
Feb 27, 2026
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News
met conde m nast galleries costume institute art
Nov 17, 2025
stadium
Art Fair
Paris Photo 2025
Nov 13, 2025
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News
‘I’m not trying to impress anyone with what I buy’: how Catherine Walsh went from cosmetics queen to art collector
Oct 27, 2025
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News
A ‘town square for the arts and humanities’: The new Princeton University Art Museum shares opening details
Oct 9, 2025
newspaper
News
2025 Fall Arts Guide: The Season’s Best Visual Art Exhibits From Big Museums to Small Galleries
Sep 17, 2025
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News
legendary art collector sylvio perlstein has died
Aug 11, 2025
stadium
Art Fair
Art Basel 2025
Jun 19, 2025
stadium
Art Fair
Paris Photo 2024
Nov 7, 2024
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2021
Nov 11, 2021
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2018
Nov 8, 2018
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Exhibition
Harry Callahan: The Street
Jan 1, 2016
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Exhibition
Invitation to Stare: Photographic Portraits
Feb 1, 2014
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Exhibition
Harry Callahan Nature Abstracted
Jun 23, 2012
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