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Josef Breitenbach #3,679Established

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personAmerican, 1896–1984
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Selected Works193

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17 Institutions
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Previous Sales 9

Christie's
Self-Portrait with J. Greno (1933)
Self-Portrait with J. Greno (1933)
$5,287
Oct 2000
Christie's
Nude Torso
Nude Torso
$4,370
Oct 1999
Christie's
Eiffel Tower, Paris
Eiffel Tower, Paris
$5,520
Oct 1998
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Margaret De Patta
Margaret De Patta
Bought In
May 2026
Wright
The Hands of Max Ernst
The Hands of Max Ernst
$3,048
Jan 1970
Christie's
Dr. Riegler and J. Grend, Munich
Dr. Riegler and J. Grend, Munich, 1933
$2,394
Apr 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
The Sculptor (Portrait of Aristide Maillol 1861-1944), 1936
The Sculptor (Portrait of Aristide Maillol 1861-1944), 1936, 1961
Bought In
Oct 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Max Ernst and the Seahorse New York
Max Ernst and the Seahorse New York, 1942
Bought In
Feb 2022
Dorotheum
Untitled, from the series: This beautiful landscape
Untitled, from the series: This beautiful landscape, 1963
Bought In
Nov 2021

For Sale 10

Daniel/Oliver · Artsy
Abstract Design for a Surrealist Wallpaper
Abstract Design for a Surrealist Wallpaper, 1930
US$1,500
Overpainted vintage silver print
Ira Stehmann Fine Art · Artsy
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht, 1939
€2,200–€3,000
Gelatin silver print
Ira Stehmann Fine Art · Artsy
Emile Bernard, Paris
Emile Bernard, Paris, 1939
€2,000–€3,000
Gelatin silver print
Ira Stehmann Fine Art · Artsy
Josef Albers, Black Mountain, North Carolina
Josef Albers, Black Mountain, North Carolina, 1944
€2,500–€3,000
Gelatin silver print
Ira Stehmann Fine Art · Artsy
James Joyce, Paris
James Joyce, Paris, 1937
€2,200–€3,000
Gelatin silver print
Ira Stehmann Fine Art · Artsy
Aristide Maillol
Aristide Maillol, 1935
€2,200–€3,000
Gelatin silver print
Ira Stehmann Fine Art · Artsy
Stanley Hayter, Paris
Stanley Hayter, Paris, 1971
€2,200–€3,000
Gelatin silver print
CLAMP · Artsy
Portrait of Bertold Brecht
Portrait of Bertold Brecht, 1937
Price on request
Silver print
Daniel/Oliver · Artsy
Old Observatory, Delhi, India
Old Observatory, Delhi, India, 1950
US$1,100
Vintage silver print
CLAMP · 1stDibs
Portrait of Bertold Brecht
Portrait of Bertold Brecht
$3,500
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Market74 auction results

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$3.0K – $5.5K
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$4.3K
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$4.4K
5 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photograph Sale
Oct 2000 · $5.3K
Latest priced sale: Self-Portrait with J. Greno (1933) - 25.4 x 15.9 cm - $13/sq cm
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Photographs: $4.4K medianWorks on paper: — medianUnclassified lots: $2.4K medianEditioned photos: — median
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Sotheby'sKunsthaus LempertzPhillipsChristie'sVilla Grisebach Auktionen
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#658 Gitterman Gallery

Josef Breitenbach

Josef Breitenbach

3 E 66th St, New York, NY 10065, USA

Sep 10, 2013 — Nov 2, 2013

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Josef Breitenbach dies
Jan 1, 1984
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Josef Breitenbach born
Jan 1, 1896
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