Lee Friedlander — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works5358

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

Previous Sales 209

Sotheby's

New York City, 1966

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Bonhams

Lee Friedlander (born 1934); 'Canyon de Chelly';

Bought In

Mar 2026

Sotheby's

Yosemite National Park, California, 2004

Sotheby's

Christie's

New York City, 1966

$11,970

Oct 2024

Christie's

Bismarck, North Dakota, 2002

$8,820

Oct 2024

Christie's

Galax, Virginia, 1962

$8,190

Oct 2024

Christie's

Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002

$6,300

Oct 2024

Christie's

Canyon de Chelly, 1983

$6,300

Oct 2024

Christie's

Cincinnati, Ohio, 1963

$6,048

Oct 2024

Christie's

Cody, Wyoming, 2000

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Selected Images from America by Car

$30,480

Oct 2023

Sotheby's

'NYC'

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Baltimore, Maryland

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Tallahassee, Florida

$8,255

May 2023

Sotheby's

'Topless Bridesmaid' (Topless Wedding, Los Angeles)

$6,350

May 2023

For Sale 14

Professional art gallery · Artsper

Wilmington, Delaware

$4,248

Photography

Fraenkel Gallery · Artsy

Newark, New Jersey, 1962

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Gelatin-silver print

Michael Hoppen Gallery · Artsy

Nashville, 1963 (Plate 33, Little Screens), 1963

For sale

Silver gelatin print, printed later

Michael Hoppen Gallery · Artsy

Florida 1963 (Plate 6, Little Screens), 1963

For sale

Silver gelatin print, printed later

Fraenkel Gallery · Artsy

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1996

US$12,500

Gelatin silver print

Fraenkel Gallery · Artsy

Staglieno, 1993

US$12,500

Gelatin-silver print

Fraenkel Gallery · Artsy

New York City, 1962

US$11,000

Gelatin-silver print

Fraenkel Gallery · Artsy

Topless Bridesmaid, 1967

US$14,000

Gelatin silver print

Caviar20 · 1stDibs

Wilmington, Delaware

$11,000

RoGallery · 1stDibs

Lake Louise, Silver Gelatin Photograph by Lee Friedlander

$13,500

Silver Gelatin Print, Signed in pencil verso

FOMOBOY · 1stDibs

Galveston (Texas young woman portrait)

$10,500

Caviar20 · 1stDibs

Lafayette, Louisiana

$11,000

RoGallery · 1stDibs

Tarrytown, Silver Gelatin Photograph by Lee Friedlander

$13,500

Silver Gelatin Print, Signed in pencil verso

PDNB Gallery · 1stDibs

Untitled (Reflection with Vehicles)

$4,500

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Market860 auction results

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$575 – $610K

196 of 243 photographs lots with prices

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$13.9K

Object-type specific

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$5.0K

196 priced photographs lots

calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale

Apr 2026 · $5.7K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

categoryMarket by Object Type

Photographs: $5.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $9.5K medianUnclassified lots: $5.8K medianEditioned photos: $4.3K median

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PhillipsSotheby'sChristie'sSwannYann Le Mouel Sarl

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Galleries2

#54 Luhring Augustine

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#152 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

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Prizes & Awards2

Hasselblad Award

Winner 2005

MacArthur Fellowship

Winner 1990

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Education2

ArtCenter College of Design

Pasadena, CA, USA

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Publications6

Monograph 1

Lee Friedlander Author

MoMA Publications · 2008

Exhibition Catalog 5

Lee Friedlander Author

Steidl · 2019

FotoSkulptur: Die Fotografie der Skulptur 1839 bis heute

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Cruel and Tender: Zärtlich und grausam - Fotografie und das Wirkliche

Hatje Cantz · 2003

Open City: Street Photographs since 1950

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Viewing Olmsted Author

MIT Press · 1996

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News9

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Spring Auction Photography

The German auction house Lempertz is set to host its spring photography auction, featuring 70 high-caliber works from the renowned collection of Miami…

marketJun 2, 2026

‘A gift that keeps on giving’: the witty world of Lee Friedlander – in pictures

The Guardian published a photo essay celebrating American photographer Lee Friedlander, featuring images from his career spanning the 1950s to the 201…

cultureMay 26, 2026

Landmark Exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Unites U.S. Bicentennial Photography Surveys for the First Time

The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present "Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial," a landmark exhibition opening…

exhibitionsApr 29, 2026

Fraenkel Gallery Partners with New York’s Metrograph for Artist-Curated Series

Fraenkel Gallery has partnered with New York's Metrograph theater to present a film series curated by six of its represented artists. The series, titl…

exhibitionsApr 22, 2026

if emmett till lived exhibition mocp chicago sarah lewis

The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago will host an exhibition titled “If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Gr…

exhibitionsDec 19, 2025

New York Galleries: Openings and Closings of the Week (12/15—12/21)

newsDec 15, 2025

Hmm, what shall we see at Paris Photo 2025?

Paris Photo 2025, the 28th edition of the international photography fair, returns to the Grand Palais from 13-16 November, hosting 179 galleries from …

exhibitionsNov 12, 2025

diane arbus haunting new retrospective

The largest-ever exhibition of Diane Arbus's work, titled "Constellation," opens today at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Featuring over 450 …

exhibitionsJun 6, 2025

Take a rare chance to see the astonishing Ringier Collection of artworks in Düsseldorf

The Langen Foundation in Neuss, outside Düsseldorf, is hosting a rare public exhibition of the Ringier Collection, featuring 500 works from artists in…

exhibitionsApr 23, 2025

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Past Exhibitions12

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#75 Fraenkel Gallery

Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Fraenkel at Ortuzar)

Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irving Penn, Eadweard Muybridge, Peter Hujar, Robert Adams (b.1937), Lee Friedlander, Carrie Mae Weems, Wardell Milan, Loewy et Puiseux, Richard T. Walker, Martine Gutierrez

49 Geary St #450, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

May 8, 2026 — May 21, 2026

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