Berenice Abbott Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Berenice Abbott Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 18, 2026
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), "Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx," circa 1937, from "New York Portfolio III"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) "Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx," circa 1937, from "New York Portfolio III" Gelatin silver print on paper, dry mounted to a mat board support, as issued Edition: 58/60, printed circa 1979 Signed and numbered in pencil on the mount: Berenice Abbott; Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, NY, pub., with their black ink stamp on the verso of the mat board support
John Moran Auctioneers
Jul. 17, 2026
Photograph, Berenice Abbott
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Forty Eighth Street, Looking North-West, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, Manhattan," 1938, gelatin silver print, stamped: 'Federal Art Project, "Changing New York," Photographs by Berenice Abbott' verso (with the title, date, and negative number, #278, in pencil), sheet (unframed): 10"h x 7.88"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 19, 2026
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) Text by Joseph Mitchell Five Hand-pulled Photogravures 1991, 'The Bottom of the Harbor', H 12.25" W 9.5"
Est: $300 - $600
Limited edition number 94 of 250 copies signed by Joseph Mitchell. Published by the Limited Editions Club, 1991. Printed by Jon Goodman, after her photographs of New York City harbor scenes. Clothbound with leather spine. Includes slipcase. Provenance: Limited Editions Club, New York, New York; Property from the Collection of Marianne Endicott, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI Dimensions: H 12.25" W 9.5"
DuMouchelles
Jun. 16, 2026
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 New York at Night
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Signed in pencil on the mount in the lower right margin. Photographer’s stamp on the reverse. Framed. gelatin silver print
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Jun. 05, 2026
Berenice Abbott, Isamu Noguchi with 'Glad Day', c. 1932
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Signed, dated and titled in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso. Mounted under original mat, thereon signed in pencil below the mat opening as well as inscribed by Isamo Noguchi in felt-tip pen on the mount.
Lempertz
Apr. 30, 2026
Berenice Abbott. Willow Place #70. May 1936.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Willow Place #70. May 1936. Silver print With Abbott's signature in pencil on mount recto and a WPA Federal Art Project Exhibition Department label with her typed credit, title, and negative number on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 30, 2026
Berenice Abbott. Ripped advertisements, New York. Circa 1946; printed 1980s.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Ripped advertisements, New York. Circa 1946; printed 1980s. Silver print With Abbott's signature in pencil on mount recto and her Abbot, Maine stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 30, 2026
Berenice Abbott. N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan. August 12, 1936; printed 1971 by G.A. Tice.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan. August 12, 1936; printed 1971 by G.A. Tice. Silver contact print With Abbott's signature, title, and date in pencil and the notations "Federal Arts Project" and "Redeveloped + reprocessed by G.A. Tice Feb. '71" also in pencil in an unknown hand, on print verso; in a mat with Abbott's signature in pencil on the overmat.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 16, 2026
Selected Images of Storefronts and Details (6 photographs)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Selected Images of Storefronts and Details (6 photographs) a group of 6 gelatin silver prints, each signed in pencil on the reverse images to: 10 ¼ by 13 ¼ in. (26 by 33.7 cm.) Executed between 1929 and circa 1948.
Sotheby's
Apr. 16, 2026
Selected Images of New York (7 photographs)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Selected Images of New York (7 photographs) a group of 7 gelatin silver prints, variously signed, annotated and stamped on the reverse each approximately: 8 ⅜ by 6 ⅛ in. (21.3 by 15.6 cm.) to 7 ¼ by 13 ¼ in. (18.4 by 33.7 cm.) Executed circa 1935-37.
Sotheby's
Apr. 14, 2026
Berenice ABBOTT (1898-1991) - New York At Night 1932
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Berenice ABBOTT New York At Night 1932 This is the iconic photograph "Nightview, New York" (also known as "New York at Night") by Berenice Abbott. The photo was taken in 1932. It shows the urban landscape of New York from a high angle. The photo is part of Abbott's project "Changing New York," which documented the city's rapid transformation. It impressively portrays the city as the "city that never sleeps," with the reliably lit buildings contrasting with the night sky.
Hessink's
Apr. 11, 2026
BERENICE ABBOTT PHOTO GRAVURE PRINT SHEET
Est: $50 - $75
Berenice Abbot "Hoboke Ferry" photo gravure print sheet-fed. Comes with COA. Overall with mat 12" x 16".
Copake Auction Inc.
Apr. 08, 2026
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991); New York at Night;
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) New York at Night, 1932 Gelatin silver print, printed later; mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, signed in pencil and the photographer's 'Abbott, Maine' stamp on the reverse. 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (34.9 x 27.3 cm.) mount 20 1/8 x 16 in. (51.1 x 40.6 cm.)
Bonhams
Mar. 24, 2026
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), "August Pingpank Barber Shop," circa 1936, from "New York Portfolio IV"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) "August Pingpank Barber Shop," circa 1936, from "New York Portfolio IV" Gelatin silver print on paper, dry mounted to a mat board support, as issued Edition: 58/60, printed circa 1979 Signed and numbered in pencil on the mount: Berenice Abbott; Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, NY, pub., with their black ink stamp on the verso of the mat board support
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 24, 2026
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), "Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx," circa 1937, from "New York Portfolio III"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) "Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx," circa 1937, from "New York Portfolio III" Gelatin silver print on paper, dry mounted to a mat board support, as issued Edition: 58/60, printed circa 1979 Signed and numbered in pencil on the mount: Berenice Abbott; Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, NY, pub., with their black ink stamp on the verso of the mat board support
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 21, 2026
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) photograph
Est: $500 - $700
James Joyce silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on the mount, believe to have been printed in 1976. . 13 1/2 x 10 1/2"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Mar. 09, 2026
Berenice Abbott (American 1898 - 1991). Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York, 1935/printed later.
Est: €600 - €800
Berenice Abbott (American 1898 - 1991) Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York, 1935/ printed later gelatin silver print mounted on stiff paper signed (lower right, on the mount) and numbered '288/500' (lower left on the mount) with the artist's copy right stamp (on the reverse of the mount) sheet size 18.6 x 23.9 cm. Condition: In very good condition.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
Feb. 12, 2026
Berenice Abbott. Max Ernst, N.Y. 1941.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Max Ernst, N.Y. 1941. Silver contact print With Abbott's Maine credit stamp, and the title, location, negative number, and date in pencil on verso; in a mat with Abbott's signature in pencil on the overmat.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 12, 2026
Berenice Abbott. Charles Lane, between West and Washington Streets. 1938.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Charles Lane, between West and Washington Streets. 1938. Silver print With Abbott's Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp with the title, location, date, and negative number in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 12, 2026
Berenice Abbott. Father Duffy, Times Square. April 14, 1937; printed 1950s.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Father Duffy, Times Square. April 14, 1937; printed 1950s. Silver print With Abbott's Maine credit stamp and the negative number in pencil on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 12, 2026
Berenice Abbott. 23rd St. Surface Car. West 23rd St. March 26th, 1936.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 23rd St. Surface Car. West 23rd St. March 26th, 1936. Silver contact print With Abbott's signature, title, location, negative number, and date in pencil on verso; in a mat with Abbott's signature in pencil on the overmat, and her title and date in pencil on mat verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 03, 2026
Berenice Abbott "Warehouse, Water & Dock St" Photo
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991). Photograph titled "Warehouse, Water and Dock St., Brooklyn," depicting a warehouse facade in New York City, ca. 1936. Silver gelatin print. Photograph 9 from the Witkin-Berley Ltd. Portfolio, 1976. Pencil signed along the lower right. With a Witkin-Berley label affixed along the verso, which notes the edition number as 10/50.
Revere Auctions
Jan. 29, 2026
Berenice Abbott, Grand Street, 605 to 609, Manhattan, April 1937.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Grand Street, 605 to 609, Manhattan. April 1937. Silver contact print. With Abbott's signature in pencil, the title, negative number, and date also in pencil in an unknown hand, and the Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp, Abbott's Commerce St. stamp, and a Duplicate stamp, on verso; the overmat also with Abbott's signature, in pencil.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 29, 2026
Berenice Abbott, Cropsey Avenue #2442, Brooklyn, NY, October 1936.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Cropsey Avenue #2442, Brooklyn, NY. October 1936. Silver contact print. With Abbott's Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp and her Commerce St. stamp and the title, negative number, date, and additional notations in pencil in an unknown hand, on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 11, 2026
BERENICE ABBOTT (AMERICAN, 1898-1991).
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
The Science Pictures'. Parasol Press Portfolio. 1982. Twelve gelatin silver prints mounted on board. Each signed and numbered '33/60' lower margins in pencil on mount. Verso: Each with copyright credit portfolio stamp. Tan linen clamshell case; with the printed title and plate list. Property of the Collection of David Klasfeld. Dimensions: Varying dimensions 4.50" h x 19.25" w to 17.50 x 23" w or the reverse. Case: 31.50" h x 25" w x 2" d.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jan. 11, 2026
BERENICE ABBOTT (AMERICAN, 1898-1991).
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Faces of the Twenties'. Portland: Parasol Press. LTD. Part Portfolio of eleven silver prints. Each signed and numbered '5/60' lower margins in pencil on mount. Verso: hand stamp on mount. Folio sized cloth clamshell case; with the printed titled page and plate list. Note: Missing James Joyce plate. Property of the Collection of David Klasfeld. Dimensions: Images approx. 13.50' h x 10.50" w. Mounts: 20" h x 16" w. Case: 21.75" h x 17" w x 2.25" d.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jan. 06, 2026
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) New York
Est: $500 - $1,500
SYMEON SHIMON, circa 1930’s, gelatin silver print, signed and titled in pencil on the verso, artist’s stamp on the verso, sheet 10 x 8”. Provenance: from the collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Dec. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Portrait of Dorothy Whitney (Mrs. Raymond Massey). Circa 1925; printed circa 1970.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Portrait of Dorothy Whitney (Mrs. Raymond Massey). Circa 1925; printed circa 1970. Silver print With Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on the overmat, her "Miss Berenice Abbott/Abbott Village, Maine" and her Abbott, Maine stamps on mount verso, and her Abbott, Maine stamp on mat verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Brownstone Front and Sky, 4 East 78th Street. January 10, 1938.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Brownstone Front and Sky, 4 East 78th Street. January 10, 1938. Silver contact print With Abbott's signature in pencil and her Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamps with the title, location, negative number, date, and additional notations also in pencil in an unknown hand, on verso; in a mat with Abbott's signature again in pencil, on the overmat.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Cherry Street, New York City. Circa 1930-31; printed 1980s.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Cherry Street, New York City. Circa 1930-31; printed 1980s. Silver print With Abbott's signature in pencil on mount recto and her Abbot, Maine stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Church of God, 25 East 132nd Street, from Abbott's New York, Portfolio IV. 1936; printed 1979.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Church of God, 25 East 132nd Street, from Abbott's New York, Portfolio IV. 1936; printed 1979. Silver print With Abbott's block-lettered signature and edition notation 16/60 in pencil on mount recto, and her New York Portfolio stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2025
Berenice Abbott, Yuban Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Berenice Abbott Yuban Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn 1937 / printed c. 1942 vintage gelatin silver print 13.375 h x 16.875 w in (34 x 43 cm) Signed and dated to mount verso 'Berenice Abbott 1937'. Artist's stamp to mount verso 'Berenice Abbott Photograph 50 Commerce Street New York 14, N.Y.'. Literature: Berenice Abbott: Changing New York, Yochelson, chap. 8, pl. 32 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 11, 2025
Berenice Abbott, Pennsylvania Station, New York
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott Pennsylvania Station, New York 1936 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 12.5 h x 10.5 w in (32 x 27 cm) mount: 20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm) Signed to mount 'Berenice Abbott'. Titled to mount verso 'NYP 74.3'. Artist's stamp to mount verso 'Berenice Abbott Abbott, Maine 04406 All Rights Reserved'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 03, 2025
Berenice Abbott, Ophelia Street, Pittsburg, PA, 1935
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
Dated and titled in pencil, three photographer's address stamps, “Gamma” agency stamp, as well as annotated in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso.
Lempertz
Nov. 20, 2025
Berenice Abbott "Lyric Theatre..." Silver Print
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Lyric Theatre, 100 Third Avenue", Gelatin Silver Print, 1936, printed circa 1979, signed in pencil lower right, numbered edition "38/60" lower left, silver-tone metal frame. Image: 10.75" H x 13.5" W; frame: 20.25" H x 24.5" W x 1.5" D. Provenance: From a New City Estate. Literature: New York in the Thirties, 33. Berenice Abbott: Changing New York, 37. Yochelson, Berenice Abbott: Changing New York, p.119. Keywords: Photography, Photograph, Street Scene, Store front, Theatre house, Charlie Chaplin, New York City, Manhattan, SLR, Film, Street Photography, Figural, Figurative, Early Modern Photography
Auctions at Showplace
Nov. 20, 2025
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991): Nightview, New York at Night
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Gelatin silver print, 1932, printed later, signed in pencil on the mount, with the artist's inkstamp on the reverse. 23 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (image), 31 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (mount), 33 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. (frame). Note: This print was gifted to the current owner from Todd Watts, photographer and printer of Abbott's work. Watts printed Berenice Abbott's photographs for Witkin Gallery beginning in 1974 and went on to print for Parasol Press until the 1980s. Abbott was quoted in 1991, the year of her death, as saying "In my opinion Todd Watts is the best photographic printer in the country."
STAIR
Nov. 09, 2025
BERENICE ABBOTT (AMERICAN, 1898-1991).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
'Pennsylvania Station, New York City, 1935'. Gelatin silver print. Signed lower right in pencil. Property from a Westchester County, NY collection. Dimensions: Image: 19" h x 15.125" w. Frame: 32.75" h x 27" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Nov. 04, 2025
Berenice Abbott, Pennsylvania Station Interior, Manhattan, New York City, July 14
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott Pennsylvania Station Interior, Manhattan, New York City, July 14 1936 / printed 1982 gelatin silver print image: 10.625 h x 13.875 w in (27 x 35 cm) mount: 16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm) Signed and numbered to mount '95/100 Berenice Abbott'. Artist's credit stamp to verso. This work is number 95 from the edition of 100. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 04, 2025
Berenice Abbott, New York at Night (Exchange Place from Broadway)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott New York at Night (Exchange Place from Broadway) 1932 / printed later photogravure on Somerset Satin image: 12.5 h x 9.875 w in (32 x 25 cm) sheet: 19 h x 15 w in (48 x 38 cm) Numbered to lower left '34/125' with printer's blindstamp. This work is number 34 from the edition of 125 printed by John Goodman, Florence, MA and published by Steidl and Commerce Graphics, New York. Sold with original letterpress folder and colophon. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 04, 2025
Berenice Abbott, Magnetic Field
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott Magnetic Field 1958-61 / printed 1982 gelatin silver print image: 18.5 h x 23.25 w in (47 x 59 cm) mount: 28 h x 32 w in (71 x 81 cm) Signed and numbered to mount '39/40 Berenice Abbott'. Artist's copyright stamp to mount verso. This work is number 39 from the edition of 40 published by Parasol Press, Ltd. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 23, 2025
Cocteau Hands
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Cocteau Hands gelatin silver print, mounted, signed, annotated 'Paris' and dated ‘28’ in pencil on the mount, the photographer’s ‘1 W. 67th ST., N. Y. C.’ stamp and with title (in duplicate) in pencil on the reverse, framed image: 5½ by 7¾ in. (14 by 19.7 cm.) frame: 14½ by 11½ in. (36.8 by 29.2 cm.) Executed in 1927.
Sotheby's
Oct. 23, 2025
Selected Images of Trinity Church (5 photographs)
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Selected Images of Trinity Church (5 photographs) a group of 5 gelatin silver prints, 2 mounted, variously signed in pencil on the reverse and on the mounts and with the photographer's 'Abbott, Maine', '50 Commerce Street New York 14, N. Y.' and credit stamps on the reverse images to: 13 by 11¼ in. (33 by 28.6 cm.) Executed circa 1933, some printed later.
Sotheby's
Oct. 23, 2025
Selected Images of New York (6 photographs)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Selected Images of New York (6 photographs) a group of 6 gelatin silver prints, each signed in pencil on the reverse, 3 with the photographer's Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' and '50 Commerce St., New York City' stamps and 2 with the photographer's credit stamps on the reverse images approximately 7¾ by 9½ in. (19.7 by 24.1 cm.) Executed in 1935-37.
Sotheby's
Oct. 23, 2025
Selected Images of New York (10 photographs)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Selected Images of New York (10 photographs) a group of 10 gelatin silver prints, 4 mounted, variously signed in pencil on the reverse and the mounts and with the photographer's credit, 'Abbott, Maine', Federal Art Project 'Changing New York', '56 W. 53rd St., New York City' and '50 Commerce St., New York City' stamps on the reverse images to: 13¼ by 9¾ in. (33.7 by 24.8 cm.) Executed in 1935-38, some printed later.
Sotheby's
Oct. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Triple Bridge, N.Y.C. 1950; printed 1980s.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Triple Bridge, N.Y.C. 1950; printed 1980s. Silver print With Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and her Commerce Graphics credit stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Firehouse Number 52, Riverdale Avenue at 245 Street, Bronx. 1937.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Firehouse Number 52, Riverdale Avenue at 245 Street, Bronx. 1937. Silver print With Abbott's Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp, her Commerce St. stamp, and the title, date, and negative number in pencil in an unknown hand on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott. Barclay Street, N.Y. 1933; printed circa 1980s.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 Barclay Street, N.Y. 1933; printed circa 1980s. Silver print With Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and her Abbott, Maine stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 16, 2025
Berenice Abbott (1898 - 1991) - Fulton Street Fish Market, New York, 1935/1936
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Gelatin silver print, printed later cm 47,5 x 59 (cm 76 x 91,5 cardboard) | 18.7 x 23.2 in. (29.9 x 36 in. cardboard) Signed in pencil on the cardboard recto with photographer's credit stamp on the verso Framed PROVENANCE Marlborough Gallery, New York
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