W. Eugene Smith
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Selected Works1245

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Previous Sales 75

Sotheby's
Self Portrait with 'Dave Young Painting' (from The Loft from Inside In...)
Self Portrait with 'Dave Young Painting' (from The Loft from Inside In...), 1958
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Apr 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled (Shana Frowning from Silver Lake)
Untitled (Shana Frowning from Silver Lake)
Unknown
Dec 2020
Christie's
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
$37,500
Apr 2019
Christie's
Calciner in Detergent Factory, from The Reign of Chemistry, Life Magazine, 1953
Calciner in Detergent Factory, from The Reign of Chemistry, Life Magazine, 1953
$6,250
Apr 2019
Christie's
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
$25,000
Oct 2018
Christie's
Albert Schweitzer, Africa, 1954
Albert Schweitzer, Africa, 1954
$4,375
Oct 2018
Christie's
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
$32,500
Apr 2018
Christie's
Dr Ernest Ceriani makes a house call on foot, Kremmling, Colorado (from 'Country Doctor' essay), September 20, 1948
Dr Ernest Ceriani makes a house call on foot, Kremmling, Colorado (from 'Country Doctor' essay), September 20, 1948
£6,250 ($8k USD)
May 2015
Christie's
Mad Eyes, Haiti, 1958
Mad Eyes, Haiti, 1958
$8,125
Mar 2015
Christie's
Thelonious Monk, c. 1952
Thelonious Monk, c. 1952
$8,125
Mar 2015
Christie's
Country Doctor, Ernest Ceriani, Kremmling, CO, 1948
Country Doctor, Ernest Ceriani, Kremmling, CO, 1948
$7,500
Mar 2015
Christie's
Untitled (Woman with Umbrella), from "As From My Window I Sometimes Glance...", 1957-1958
Untitled (Woman with Umbrella), from "As From My Window I Sometimes Glance...", 1957-1958
$4,375
Apr 2014
Christie's
Pittsburgh, 1955-1956
Pittsburgh, 1955-1956
$17,500
Oct 2013
Christie's
Peter Ind (Bassist), 1957-1965
Peter Ind (Bassist), 1957-1965
$8,750
Oct 2013
Christie's
Untitled from 'The Loft', 1957-1958
Untitled from 'The Loft', 1957-1958
$4,750
Oct 2013
Christie's
Welsh Miners, 1950
Welsh Miners, 1950
$13,750
Apr 2013
Christie's
Guardia Civil, 1951
Guardia Civil, 1951
$12,500
Apr 2013
Christie's
Welsh Row Houses, 1950
Welsh Row Houses, 1950
$8,125
Apr 2013
Christie's
Native Woman Smoking Pipe, from 'Man of Mercy', 1954
Native Woman Smoking Pipe, from 'Man of Mercy', 1954
$8,125
Apr 2012
Christie's
'Nurse Midwife', 1952
'Nurse Midwife', 1952
$6,875
Apr 2012
Christie's
Untitled, from 'Spanish Village', 1950
Untitled, from 'Spanish Village', 1950
$5,250
Apr 2012
Christie's
Spanish Spinner, from 'Spanish Village', 1950
Spanish Spinner, from 'Spanish Village', 1950
$5,000
Apr 2012
Christie's
Pittsburgh, 1955-1956
Pittsburgh, 1955-1956
$2,500
Apr 2012
Christie's
Wake, from Spanish Village , 1951
Wake, from Spanish Village , 1951
$5,000
Apr 2011
Christie's
Pride Street, Pittsburgh, c. 1955-1956
Pride Street, Pittsburgh, c. 1955-1956
€4,375 ($5k USD)
Apr 2011

For Sale 9

Wallector · Artsy
Charlie Chaplin on the set of "Limelight"
Charlie Chaplin on the set of "Limelight", 1958
€2,400
Photo
Eleventh Hour Art · Artsy
Spanish Wake
Spanish Wake, 1950
US$4,000
Photogravure
Jackson Fine Art · Artsy
Landscape from Train, Japan
Landscape from Train, Japan, 1961
Price on request
Silver gelatin print
Magnum Photos · Artsy
Members of the Guardia Civil. Deleitosa, Province of Caceres, Extremadura, Spain
Members of the Guardia Civil. Deleitosa, Province of Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, 1951
Price on request
Digital gelatin silver print
Daniel/Oliver · Artsy
Spanish Spinner
Spanish Spinner, 1950
US$4,250
Silver print
Eleventh Hour Art · Artsy
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa, 1954
US$4,000
Photogravure
Magnum Photos · Artsy
Dr. Ernest Guy Ceriani, a country doctor (aged 32), going to visit his patients in their remote villages. Kremmling, Colorado, USA.
Dr. Ernest Guy Ceriani, a country doctor (aged 32), going to visit his patients in their remote villages. Kremmling, Colorado, USA. , 1948
Price on request
Digital gelatin silver print
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Mad Eyes, Haiti
Mad Eyes, Haiti, 1959
US$7,500–US$10,000
Gelatin silver print
Magnum Photos · Artsy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., 1955
Price on request
Digital gelatin silver print
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Current Exhibitions0

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The Center for Creative Photography acquires nine significant archives
The Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona has announced the acquisition of nine significant photography archives, includi…
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Art Gallery / Museum Information – Recommended Exhibitions in April 2026
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Past Exhibitions3

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#2,609 ATLAS Gallery

Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography

Paul Strand, Irving Penn, Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bill Brandt, Elliott Erwitt, Mario Giacomelli, Dorothea Lange, Daido Moriyama, Steve Schapiro, Harry Benson, Margaret Bourke-White, Patrick Demarchelier, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Marc Riboud, W. Eugene Smith, Yamamoto Masao, Alexander Rodchenko, Andreas Feininger, Franco Fontana, Horst P. Horst, Tina Modotti, Jeanloup Sieff, Willy Ronis, Steve McCurry, Barry Lategan, Eve Arnold, Thomas Hoepker, Joe Rosenthal, John Dominis, David Bailey, Herbert George Ponting, Leni Riefenstahl, Alberto Korda, Lewis Morley, Rudolf Koppitz, Jürgen Schadeberg, Terence Donovan, Iain Macmillan, Cornell Capa, George Hoyningen-Huene, Harold Edgerton

49 Dorset St, London W1U 7NF, United Kingdom

Mar 27, 2026 — May 30, 2026

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Toledo Museum of Art

People Get Ready: 50 Years of Civil Rights

Elizabeth Catlett, David Levinthal, Gordon Parks, Aminah Robinson, W. Eugene Smith, Ernest C. Withers

2445 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43620, USA

Jan 1, 2014 — Jun 27, 2014

Elizabeth Catlett, David Levinthal, Gordon Parks, Aminah Robinson, W. Eugene Smith, Ernest C. Withers — June 27, 2014 – Sept. 21, 2014

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#245 Bruce Silverstein Gallery

20th St. W. Eugene Smith The Art of History

W. Eugene Smith

529 W 20th St 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 25, 2008 — Aug 1, 2008

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Art Fair Appearances2

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Paris Photo — Paris
2025
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
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Recent Activity11

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The Center for Creative Photography acquires nine significant archives
May 6, 2026
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News
Art Gallery / Museum Information – Recommended Exhibitions in April 2026
Apr 8, 2026
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Exhibition
Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography
Mar 27, 2026
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2025
Nov 13, 2025
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News
stephen shore early work mack
Sep 5, 2025
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News
lawrence watson oasis paul weller photographer print sale
Apr 23, 2025
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2021
Nov 11, 2021
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Exhibition
People Get Ready: 50 Years of Civil Rights
Jan 1, 2014
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20th St. W. Eugene Smith The Art of History
May 25, 2008
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W. Eugene Smith dies
Jan 1, 1978
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W. Eugene Smith born
Jan 1, 1918
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