James Van Der Zee
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James Van Der Zee #1,129

personAmerican, 1886–1983
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Selected Works385

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36 Institutions
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Previous Sales 13

Upcoming Auctions 1

For Sale 2

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Market59 auction results

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$774 – $25.0K
6 of 11 photographs lots with prices
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$7.2K
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$3.8K
6 priced photographs lots
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Mar 2026 · $1.0K
Latest priced sale: James Van Der Zee (1886-1983); Couple in Racc... - 20.3 x 25.4 cm - $2/sq cm
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Photographs: $3.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $4.0K medianPosters/ephemera: $189 medianEditioned photos: — medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Current Exhibitions0

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Tennessee's Memphis Art Museum (formerly the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art) will reopen on December 6 in a new 123,500-square-foot campus designed by P…
exhibitionsJun 17, 2026
Mason Fine Art in Atlanta is presenting "It Started in the 60s," an exhibition centered on the photography and collages of legendary multidisciplinary…
exhibitionsJun 11, 2026
ARTnews published a listicle ranking the most expensive Jean-Michel Basquiat works ever sold at auction, updated as of May 15, 2026. The article trace…
marketMay 15, 2026
The article highlights a selection of must-see exhibitions in New York during the 2026 Art Week, spanning major museums and galleries. At MoMA, three …
exhibitionsMay 14, 2026
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has appointed Oluremi C. Onabanjo as Curator in its Department of Photographs following an international search. Onaban…
peopleApr 11, 2026
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has appointed Oluremi C. Onabanjo as a Curator in the Department of Photographs. Joining from the Museum of Modern Art …
peopleApr 9, 2026
Rashid Johnson photographed Jay-Z for the cover of GQ's new special global issue, which features an extensive interview with the rapper and mogul. Joh…
peopleMar 24, 2026
The George Washington Carver Museum in Austin has unveiled its 2026 programming, headlined by the exhibition "Who Draws the Maps?" featuring three dec…
exhibitionsMar 19, 2026
A new documentary, *Once Upon a Time in Harlem*, is screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, offering an intimate look at the Harlem Renaissan…
cultureJan 28, 2026
Coreen Simpson, an 83-year-old photographer born in Brooklyn in 1942, is the subject of a new eponymous monograph published by Aperture as part of its…
cultureNov 18, 2025
The Studio Museum in Harlem has reopened after a seven-year closure in a new building designed by David Adjaye, with Thelma Golden continuing as direc…
exhibitionsNov 13, 2025
Vanity Fair profiles 33 emerging art stars who have broken into the upper echelon of the art world within the last five years, despite a contracting a…
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The article previews the 2025 Met Gala, which coincides with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." The gala'…
exhibitionsMay 5, 2025
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Past Exhibitions1

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James Van Der Zee Studio

James Van Der Zee

41 E 57th St 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Mar 7, 2019 — Apr 17, 2019

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Art Fair Appearances2

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Art Basel — Basel
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
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Recent Activity16

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Mar 19, 2026
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Paris Photo 2021
Nov 11, 2021
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Art Basel 2021
Sep 24, 2021
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James Van Der Zee dies
Jan 1, 1983
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James Van Der Zee born
Jan 1, 1886
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