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Photographer, b. 1906 - d. 1988

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  • Gordon Coster. Tanks Sweep into France. 1940.
    Apr. 30, 2026

    Gordon Coster. Tanks Sweep into France. 1940.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Gordon Coster 1906-1988 Tanks Sweep into France. 1940. Silver print With Coster's credit stamp on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Gordon Coster. Rock Island Railroad Essay for Life magazine. Early 1940s.
    Apr. 30, 2026

    Gordon Coster. Rock Island Railroad Essay for Life magazine. Early 1940s.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Gordon Coster 1906-1988 Rock Island Railroad Essay for Life magazine. Early 1940s. Silver print With Coster's signature and title in pencil on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988). Untitled, c. 1938-42. stamped photographer's cre
    Mar. 04, 2026

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988). Untitled, c. 1938-42. stamped photographer's cre

    Est: $100 - $200

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988). Untitled, c. 1938-42. stamped photographer's credit in ink (verso)image: 10 ½ x 13 3/8 in. (26.7 x 34 cm.) sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.).

    Christie's
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988). Untitled (Couple Smoking), c. 1940s. stamped pho
    Mar. 04, 2026

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988). Untitled (Couple Smoking), c. 1940s. stamped pho

    Est: $100 - $200

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988). Untitled (Couple Smoking), c. 1940s. stamped photographer's credit (verso)image: 11 x 13 in. (27.9 x 33 cm.) sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.).

    Christie's
  • Gordon Coster. Labor Rally, Chicago. 1930s.
    Dec. 16, 2025

    Gordon Coster. Labor Rally, Chicago. 1930s.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Gordon Coster 1906-1988 Labor Rally, Chicago. 1930s. Silver print With Coster's stamp on verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Gordon Coster. Food line, Chicago. 1930s.
    Dec. 16, 2025

    Gordon Coster. Food line, Chicago. 1930s.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Gordon Coster 1906-1988 Food line, Chicago. 1930s. Silver print

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Gordon Coster (1906-1988)
    Nov. 19, 2024

    Gordon Coster (1906-1988)

    Est: £600 - £800

    Gordon Coster (1906-1988) UNTITLED [EYE], c.1935. Vintage ferrotyped silver gelatin print, images/sheet size 38.7 x 42cm, with the photographer's stamp verso, Barry Friedman NY label to mount verso. Two further gallery labels to frame board verso, which cite Herbert Matter as the photographer. Framed, frame size 72 x 72cm.

    Chiswick Auctions
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Steel and Steam.
    Feb. 15, 2024

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Steel and Steam.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Steel and Steam. Bromide print, the image measuring 7½x9½ inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, the mount 19½x15¾ inches (49.5x40 cm.), with Coster's signature and (faint) title in pencil on the overmat, and various exhibition labels, one with Coster's credit, the title, his address, and the date in ink, and a list of salon exhibitions with the dates in ink, on mount verso. 1927 Provenance: Simon Lowinsky Gallery, San Francisco, California; to the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Grand Central Station.
    Feb. 15, 2024

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Grand Central Station.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Grand Central Station. Silver print, the image measuring 7¾x9¾ inches (19.7x24.8 cm.), with Coster's credit stamp and an Underwood & Underwood stamp, and the title and a numeric notation in pencil in an unknown hand, on verso. Circa 1927 Provenance: Simon Lowinsky Gallery, San Francisco, California; to the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Food line, Chicago.
    Jan. 25, 2024

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Food line, Chicago.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Food line, Chicago. Silver print, the image measuring 267x340 mm; 10½x13 3/8 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Coster's address stamp on verso. 1930s.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Labor Rally, Chicago.
    Jan. 25, 2024

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Labor Rally, Chicago.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988) Labor Rally, Chicago. Silver print, the image measuring 267x340 mm; 10½x13 3/8 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Coster's stamp on verso. 1930s.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Gordon Coster, Chicago-Century of Progress; Untitled (Steel Worker) (two works)
    Dec. 01, 2023

    Gordon Coster, Chicago-Century of Progress; Untitled (Steel Worker) (two works)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Gordon Coster Chicago-Century of Progress; Untitled (Steel Worker) (two works) 1934 vintage gelatin silver print 16.875 h x 13.875 w in (43 x 35 cm) 15.75 h x 19.875 w in (40 x 50 cm) Titled, dated and inscribed to verso of one example 'Chicago - Century of Progress -1934 European House (?)', GC0022' with artist's stamp to verso 'Photography Gordon Coster'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions
  • Gordon COSTER (1906-1988) - Hommes vêtus de costume de zoot descendant la rue après qu’une émeute raciale entre noirs et blancs ait été
    Sep. 22, 2022

    Gordon COSTER (1906-1988) - Hommes vêtus de costume de zoot descendant la rue après qu’une émeute raciale entre noirs et blancs ait été

    Est: €1,500 - €2,500

    Gordon COSTER (1906-1988) Hommes vêtus de costume de zoot descendant la rue après qu’une émeute raciale entre noirs et blancs ait été réprimée par l’armée et la loi martiale. Detroit, Michigan, États-Unis d’Amérique, 1943 Format de l’image : 39 × 50 cm – Format fini : 56 × 67 cm Tirage moderne à l’encre au charbon (piézographie) sur papier baryté Hahnemühle. Encadrement bois noir et passepartout. Edition spéciale 1/1. Tampon sec sur le tirage. Men walking down the street wearing zoot suits after wartime race riots between blacks and whites were put down with Army troops and martial law. Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, 1943 Print format: 39 × 50 cm – Full size: 56 × 67 cm Modern print on Hahnemühle baryta paper, Piezography processing. Black wooden frame and mat. Special Edition 1/1. Embossed stamp.

    Cornette de Saint-Cyr
  • GORDON H. COSTER Pittsburgh.
    Jun. 30, 2022

    GORDON H. COSTER Pittsburgh.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    GORDON H. COSTER Pittsburgh. Silver bromide print, circa 1930. 244x343 mm; 9 5/8x13 1/2 inches, printed to the edge of the sheet. Signed, titled, and with notations in pencil, on mount verso. Coster (1906-1988) was a photojournalist whose works were regularly reproduced in LIFE magazine.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • GORDON COSTER Street Scene Chicago 1940s
    Dec. 05, 2020

    GORDON COSTER Street Scene Chicago 1940s

    Est: $400 - $600

    GORDON COSTER, Mother and Children likely taken in Chicago in the 1940s, n.d., 10.625x13.375" Gelatin silver print, Printed n.d., LIFE Photo credit stamp on print verso; stamped and numbered in pencil. Gordon Coster (1906-1988) began his career as a commercial photographer for the prestigious Underwood & Underwood studio, first in New York and later in Chicago, where he created advertisements for Marshall Field's, among other clients. Influenced by the formal experiments of European New Vision photographers such as Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Coster created a series of dynamic abstracted views of Chicago at night in the early 1930s. During World War II Coster shifted his focus to photojournalism, reporting on labor and civil-rights issues for LIFE and Fortune magazines. In 1946 Moholy-Nagy invited him to lecture on New Vision photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago, where Coster continued to teach on and off through the 1960s. Credit: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/265421

    Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
  • Gordon Coster, Skiiers, c. 1935
    Nov. 12, 2020

    Gordon Coster, Skiiers, c. 1935

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Gordon Coster, Skiiers, c. 1935, Vintage gelatin silver print, 13.75" x 10.75". Artist's credit stamped on verso.

    Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
  • Gordon Coster, Cosmetics Montage, c. 1935
    Nov. 12, 2020

    Gordon Coster, Cosmetics Montage, c. 1935

    Est: $1,000 - $1,200

    Gordon Coster, Cosmetics Montage, c. 1935, Vintage gelatin silver print, 8.25" x 10.5". Artist's credit stamped on verso.

    Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
  • Gordon Coster, Myra Lane, c. 1935
    Nov. 12, 2020

    Gordon Coster, Myra Lane, c. 1935

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Gordon Coster, Myra Lane, c. 1935, Vintage gelatin silver print, 10" x 8". Artist's credit stamped on verso. Title in pencil on verso. Numbered in pencil on verso.

    Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
  • Gordon Coster, Coca-Cola, c. 1935
    Nov. 12, 2020

    Gordon Coster, Coca-Cola, c. 1935

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Gordon Coster, Coca-Cola, c. 1935, Vintage gelatin silver print, 8" x 10". Artist's credit stamped on verso. Numbered in pencil on verso.

    Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
  • Gordon Coster, Untitled
    Jun. 04, 2020

    Gordon Coster, Untitled

    Est: $700 - $900

    Gordon Coster Untitled 1931 gelatin silver print 13.75 h × 10.75 w in (35 × 27 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Gordon Coster 1931'. Provenance: Collection of Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy condition: Print has been backed with archival paper, while showing minute losses to emulsion layer along edges. Small areas of faint surface wear visible in raking light. Overall fine condition. Framed behind glass measuring 25 x 21 x 1 inches. One small loss to glazing to upper right corner, frame would benefit from being updated prior to long-term installation.

    Wright
  • Gordon Coster, Grain Elevator
    Jun. 04, 2020

    Gordon Coster, Grain Elevator

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Gordon Coster Grain Elevator 1943 gelatin silver print 13.25 h × 10.5 w in (34 × 27 cm) Sheet measures: 13.75 h x 10.5 w inches. Signed and dated to lower right 'Gordon Coster 1943'. Artist's stamp to verso 'Photography Gordon Coster Chicago'. Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York | Collection of Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy condition: Very minor wear along edges of print, overall showing in excellent condition. Matted and unframed.

    Wright
  • Gordon Coster, "The Silver Mask." 1929. Vintage bromide print mounted on artist's paper.
    Aug. 10, 2019

    Gordon Coster, "The Silver Mask." 1929. Vintage bromide print mounted on artist's paper.

    Est: $2,500 - $3,000

    Gordon Coster, "The Silver Mask." 1929. Vintage 13 x 10 ¼ - inch bromide print mounted on artist's paper. Signed and titled in pencil on mount recto. Nine exhibition labels and two exhibition stamps verso. This is a striking enigmatic picture. It is not clear whether this is a man or a woman.

    Be-Hold
  • [Photography] Coster, Gordon H. (American, 1906-1988), US Steel, Gary Indiana
    Jan. 31, 2019

    [Photography] Coster, Gordon H. (American, 1906-1988), US Steel, Gary Indiana

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    [Photography] Coster, Gordon H. (American, 1906-1988) US Steel, Gary Indiana Gelatin silver print 18.675 x 15 inches Framed. Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York.

    Freeman's | Hindman
  • GORDON COSTER | Bicycle Racer
    Oct. 03, 2018

    GORDON COSTER | Bicycle Racer

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    the photographer's credit stamp on the reverse, framed, 1930s

    Sotheby's
  • Gordon Coster: Advertisement for AMJ Jukebox, ca. 1930s, vintage gelatin silver print
    Dec. 11, 2016

    Gordon Coster: Advertisement for AMJ Jukebox, ca. 1930s, vintage gelatin silver print

    Est: $1,400 - $1,800

    Advertisement for AMJ Jukebox, ca. 1930s, vintage gelatin silver print, credit stamp verso, Image size: 13"x9.75"

    The Photo Review
  • Gordon Coster: Advertisement for AMJ Jukebox, ca. 1930s, vintage gelatin silver print
    Oct. 08, 2016

    Gordon Coster: Advertisement for AMJ Jukebox, ca. 1930s, vintage gelatin silver print

    Est: $1,400 - $1,800

    Advertisement for AMJ Jukebox, ca. 1930s, vintage gelatin silver print, credit stamp verso, Image size: 13"x9.75"

    The Photo Review
  • Gordon Coster
    Dec. 11, 2014

    Gordon Coster

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Gordon Coster

    Sotheby's
  • Gordon H. Coster (American, 1906-1988) Lot of Six Train-Related Images: Speeding Up, The Romance of a Locomotive; Along the Patapsco...
    Sep. 09, 2011

    Gordon H. Coster (American, 1906-1988) Lot of Six Train-Related Images: Speeding Up, The Romance of a Locomotive; Along the Patapsco...

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Gordon H. Coster (American, 1906-1988) Lot of Six Train-Related Images: Speeding Up, The Romance of a Locomotive; Along the Patapsco River; The Entrance - Mount Royal Station; Coming Through; and Impression at the Camden Yards - Baltimore.Most identified in inscriptions on the mount and/or on a label from the Photo-Club, Baltimore, affixed to the reverse. Bromide prints, image sizes to 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.2 x 26.7 cm), mounted, unmatted, unframed. Condition: Toning, some with minor rubs.

    Skinner
  • GORDON COSTER (1906-1988/91): BOY SLEEPING AT PIANO
    Apr. 30, 2011

    GORDON COSTER (1906-1988/91): BOY SLEEPING AT PIANO

    Est: $600 - $800

    Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in. (sight, sheet), stamped on verso.

    STAIR
  • Gordon Coster (1903-1988), AmericanUNTITLED (LIGHTING STUDY), 1930
    Oct. 21, 2010

    Gordon Coster (1903-1988), AmericanUNTITLED (LIGHTING STUDY), 1930

    Est: $600 - $800

    Gordon Coster (1903-1988), AmericanUNTITLED (LIGHTING STUDY), 1930; Gelatin silver print signed and dated 1930 in pencil lower right. Mounted and unframed.Image 13.5" x 10.5" - 34.3 x 26.7 cm.

    Waddington's
  • GORDON H. COSTER (1906-1991)
    Sep. 29, 2010

    GORDON H. COSTER (1906-1991)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    GORDON H. COSTER (1906-1991) Automobile Manufacturing, 1940 silver gelatin print 12¾ x 9¾ in. (32.5 x 24.6 cm.) and four further silver gelatin prints; 'Car Factory', 'Welder', 'Dam Construction' and 'Foundry' by the same artist. (5)

    Christie's
  • GORDON H. COSTER (American, 1903-1988) Untitled (Woman
    Jun. 09, 2010

    GORDON H. COSTER (American, 1903-1988) Untitled (Woman

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    GORDON H. COSTER (American, 1903-1988) Untitled (Woman Seated at Vanity), 1930s Gelatin silver Paper: 8-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm) Image: 7-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches (19.7 x 24.1 cm) Verso: stamped Photography Gordon Coster State: unmounted

    Heritage Auctions
  • Coster, Gordon H. - Untitled (Woman Seated at Vanity)
    Jun. 09, 2010

    Coster, Gordon H. - Untitled (Woman Seated at Vanity)

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    GORDON H. COSTER (American, 1903-1988) Untitled (Woman Seated at Vanity), 1930s Gelatin silver Paper: 8-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm) Image: 7-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches (19.7 x 24.1 cm) Verso: stamped Photography Gordon Coster State: unmounted

    Heritage Auctions
  • COSTER, GORDON H. (1906-1988) "Pittsburgh."
    Mar. 23, 2010

    COSTER, GORDON H. (1906-1988) "Pittsburgh."

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    COSTER, GORDON H. (1906-1988) "Pittsburgh." Silver bromide print, 9 3/4x13 1/2 inches (24.8x34.3 cm.), with Coster's stylized signature and title, in ink, on mount recto and his signature, title and notations, in pencil, on mount verso. Circa 1930

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Neese Grocery, by Gordon Coster.
    Apr. 28, 2009

    Neese Grocery, by Gordon Coster.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    11 ¼" x 14" gelatin silver print, 1930's, probably printed ca. 1950. A waitress carries water from the foreground well. Slight handling indications in upper corners. "Photography Gordon Coster" stamp on verso.

    Be-Hold
  • Still Life with Mask by Gordon Coster.
    Apr. 28, 2009

    Still Life with Mask by Gordon Coster.

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    This was an advertisement for Marshall Fields. 13 5/8" x 10 ½" gelatin silver print dry mounted to board. Signed by Coster in pencil on the mount recto. A vintage 1930's print.

    Be-Hold
  • Family Scene, by Gordon Coster.
    Apr. 28, 2009

    Family Scene, by Gordon Coster.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    7 5/8" x 6" warm toned image on 14" x 11" sheet. Print ca. 1940's [?]. A terrific narrative image. "Photography Gordon Coster" stamp on verso.

    Be-Hold
  • The Experiment, by Gordon Coster. Fabulous 1950's.
    Apr. 28, 2009

    The Experiment, by Gordon Coster. Fabulous 1950's.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    The Experiment, by Gordon Coster.8" x 10" gelatin silver print, ca. 1950 [?]. Wonderful use of double exposure. "Photography Gordon Coster" stamp on verso.

    Be-Hold
  • Gordon Coster (American, 1906-1988) Untitled,
    Nov. 21, 2008

    Gordon Coster (American, 1906-1988) Untitled,

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Gordon Coster (American, 1906-1988) Untitled, 1930s; Gelatin silver print (printed ca. 1930s); Titled illegibly with studio stamp; 14'' x 11'' (sheet)

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • COSTER, GORDON Group of three images of Chicago.
    Nov. 03, 2008

    COSTER, GORDON Group of three images of Chicago.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    COSTER, GORDON Group of three images of Chicago. Gelatin silver prints, undated [circa 1940], two with the photographer's stamp on the reverse; images 10 x 13 inches (255 x 330 mm). Corners of one print bumped, not affecting image.

    Doyle New York
  • COSTER, GORDON Steel Worker's Funeral, South Chicago, Memorial Day 1937 * Untitled [Woman, circa 1920].
    Nov. 03, 2008

    COSTER, GORDON Steel Worker's Funeral, South Chicago, Memorial Day 1937 * Untitled [Woman, circa 1920].

    Est: $600 - $800

    COSTER, GORDON Steel Worker's Funeral, South Chicago, Memorial Day 1937 * Untitled [Woman, circa 1920]. Two vintage gelatin silver prints, both with photographer's stamp on the reverse; the first image 14 x 11 inches (355 x 280 mm), the second 13 1/2 x 10 inches (342 x 255 mm). Slight bumping to corners of first print, second print partially laid down to mat.

    Doyle New York
  • ¤Gordon COSTER (1903 - 1998) The Silver Mask, 1929 Tirage au bromure monté sur papier
    Nov. 19, 2007

    ¤Gordon COSTER (1903 - 1998) The Silver Mask, 1929 Tirage au bromure monté sur papier

    Est: €1,800 - €2,500

    Artcurial
  • Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)
    Dec. 20, 2006

    Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    Trains on horizon at dusk gelatin silver print stamped photography Gordon Coster (verso) 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)
    Dec. 20, 2006

    Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    The freight train gelatin silver print stamped photography Gordon Coster (verso) 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (27.3 x 34.3 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)
    Dec. 20, 2006

    Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    Union Pacific Overland Locomotive gelatin silver print stamped photography Gordon Coster (verso) 10 x 12 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.8 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)
    Dec. 20, 2006

    Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)

    Est: $600 - $800

    Milwaukee Train, c.1936 gelatin silver print stamped photography Gordon Coster (verso) 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)
    Dec. 20, 2006

    Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    A night view of trains gelatin silver print stamped photography Gordon Coster (verso) 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (27.3 x 34.3 cm.)

    Christie's
  • Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)
    Dec. 20, 2006

    Gordon H. Coster (1906-1991)

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    A locomotive at night gelatin silver print stamped photography Gordon Coster (verso) 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (24.8 x 31.8 cm.)

    Christie's
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