Nicholas Nixon Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nicholas Nixon Art Value Price Guide

May. 17, 2026
NICHOLAS NIXON (American b. 1947) VIEW OF BOSTON
Est: $500 - $1,000
Nicholas Nixon black and white photo "View of Boston from Commercial Wharf 1975" (pencil on back). Image 8 inches x 10 inches. Unframed, with mat. Good condition. Estate of Nicholas Mitropoulos (Massachusetts 1952-2025)Nicholas Nixon Born 1947 Detroit, Michigan. Known for: Photography, portraiture, cityscapes of Boston. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum ofModern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among many others. Nicholas Nixon has photographed porch life in the rural south, schools in and around Boston, cityscapes, sick and dying people and the intimacy of couples. Currently, Professor of Photography (part-time), Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Famous photo of the Brown Sisters, 1975 and again in 2022.500
White's Auctions
May. 03, 2026
NICHOLAS NIXON, (American, b. 1947), View of Park Street and the Massachusetts State House, Boston, 2003, gelatin silver print, sight: 32 5/8 x 41 in., frame: 43 x 51 in.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (American, b. 1947) View of Park Street and the Massachusetts State House, Boston 2003, gelatin silver print edition 3/10
Grogan & Company
Apr. 30, 2026
Nicholas Nixon. The Brown Sisters, Ipswich, Mass. 2003.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nicholas Nixon 1947- The Brown Sisters, Ipswich, Mass. 2003. Silver contact print With Nixon's signature, title, date, and edition notation 30/50 in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 30, 2026
Nicholas Nixon. View of the Mother Church and Christian Science Center, Boston. 1975.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nicholas Nixon 1947- View of the Mother Church and Christian Science Center, Boston. 1975. Silver contact print With Nixon's signature, title, and date in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 30, 2026
Nicholas Nixon. North View from Wall Street, New York. 1975; printed 2004.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Nicholas Nixon 1947- North View from Wall Street, New York. 1975; printed 2004. Oversized silver print With Nixon's signature in ink on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 17, 2026
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). The Brown Sisters, Cambridge, 1989. signed, title
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). The Brown Sisters, Cambridge, 1989. signed, titled, dated and numbered '19 / 50' in pencil (verso)image: 7 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (19.7 x 24.8 cm.)sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Christie's
Apr. 01, 2026
Nicholas Nixon (1947) - Cambridge, 1985
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Vintage contact gelatin silver print cm 20,4 x 25,4 | 8 x 10 in. Edition 2 of 50 Titled, dated, numbered and signed in pencil on the verso Framed
Finarte
Mar. 10, 2026
Nicholas Nixon, West View from 53rd Street and Third Avenue, New York
Est: $700 - $900
Nicholas Nixon West View from 53rd Street and Third Avenue, New York 1975 / printed c. 1997 gelatin silver print image: 18.25 h x 22.75 w in (46 x 58 cm) sheet: 20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'West View from 53rd St. & Third Ave. New York 1975 34/50 Nicholas Nixon'. This work is number 34 from the edition of 50. Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 10, 2026
Nicholas Nixon, View of Midtown from 48th Street, New York
Est: $800 - $1,200
Nicholas Nixon View of Midtown from 48th Street, New York 1975 / printed c. 1997 gelatin silver print image: 18.25 h x 22.75 w in (46 x 58 cm) sheet: 20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'View of Midtown from 48th Street New York 1975 42/50 Nicholas Nixon'. This work is number 42 from the edition of 50. Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 10, 2026
Nicholas Nixon, View of Central Park, New York
Est: $800 - $1,200
Nicholas Nixon View of Central Park, New York 1975 / printed 2004 gelatin silver print image: 17.75 h x 22.375 w in (45 x 57 cm) sheet: 20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'View of Central Park New York 1975 23/50 p 2004 Nicholas Nixon'. This work is number 23 from the edition of 50. Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 10, 2026
Nicholas Nixon, North View from Pine Street, New York
Est: $700 - $900
Nicholas Nixon North View from Pine Street, New York 1975 / printed 2004 gelatin silver print image: 17.75 h x 22.375 w in (45 x 57 cm) sheet: 20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'North View from Pine St New York 1975 32/50 p 2004 Nicholas Nixon'. This work is number 32 from the edition of 50. Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Nov. 30, 2025
NICHOLAS NIXON (b. 1948)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
"Couples" gelatin silver print. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. framed 17 x 14 inches. N.B. An artist signed copy of Nicholas Nixon Close and Far accompanies this lot.
John McInnis Auctioneers
Nov. 30, 2025
NICHOLAS NIXON (b. 1948)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
"View of Boston from Commercial Wharf 1975" gelatin silver print 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. framed 14 x 17 inches. N.B. This photograph appears in an artist signed copy of "Pictures of People / Museum of Modern Art, New York on page 11.
John McInnis Auctioneers
Oct. 09, 2025
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). The Brown Sisters, 1975. signed, titled and dated
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). The Brown Sisters, 1975. signed, titled and dated in ink (verso)image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 09, 2025
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1979. signed, titled and
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1979. signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso)image: 18 5/8 x 23 1/8 in. (47.3 x 58.7 cm.)sheet: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 09, 2025
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). View of Central Park, NY, 1975. signed, titled, d
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). View of Central Park, NY, 1975. signed, titled, dated and numbered 'AP' in ink (flush mount, verso)image: 32 7/8 x 41 ¼ in. (83.5 x 104.8 cm.)sheet/flush mount: 38 3/8 x 46 3/8 in. (97.5 x 117.8 cm.).
Christie's
Jul. 31, 2025
Nicholas Nixon, Parrot Street, Troy, Michigan
Est: $700 - $900
Nicholas Nixon Parrot Street, Troy, Michigan 1976 vintage gelatin silver print image: 7.625 h x 9.625 w in (19 x 24 cm) sheet: 8 h x 9.875 w in (20 x 25 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Parrot Street Troy, Michigan 1976 Nicholas Nixon'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
May. 08, 2025
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) View of Southeast Banking District, Boston. 1976.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) View of Southeast Banking District, Boston. 1976. Silver contact print, the image measuring 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Nixon's signature, title, and date in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 10, 2025
Nicholas Nixon (1947) - View of Copler Square, Boston, 1974
Est: €1,200 - €1,600
Contact vintage gelatin silver print cm 20,4 x 25,2 | 8 x 10 in. Signed with handwritten letter in black ink on the verso Framed
Finarte
Apr. 10, 2025
Nicholas Nixon (1947) - Cambridge, 1985
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Vintage contact gelatin silver print cm 20,4 x 25,4 | 8 x 10 in. Edition 2 of 50 Titled, dated, numbered and signed in pencil on the verso Framed
Finarte
Mar. 10, 2025
Nicholas Nixton (American 1947). Sam, Lexington, from the series 'Family Pictures', 1998.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Nicholas Nixton (American 1947) Sam, Lexington, from the series 'Family Pictures', 1998 gelatin silver print signed, dated, titled and numbered 'Nicholas Nixon 1998 11/25' (on the reverse) image size 24 x 19 cm., frame size 51 x 42 cm.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
Dec. 12, 2024
Nicholas Nixon, View of Southeast Banking District, Boston
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Nicholas Nixon View of Southeast Banking District, Boston 1976 vintage gelatin silver print 8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'View of Southeast Banking District Boston 1976 Nicholas Nixon'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 31, 2024
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) The Brown Sisters, Harwichport, Massachusetts. 1984.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) The Brown Sisters, Harwichport, Massachusetts. 1984. Silver print, the image measuring 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 inches), with Nixon's signature, title, date, and inscription in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 03, 2024
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). View West from Park Avenue and 55th Street, New Y
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947). View West from Park Avenue and 55th Street, New York City, 1975. signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed label (frame backing board) image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.).
Christie's
Jul. 19, 2024
Photograph, Nicholas Nixon
Est: $700 - $1,000
Nicholas Nixon (American, b. 1947), "Joel Geiger, Perkins School for the Blind," 1992, gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dayed and numbered verso, gallery title label (Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, image: 8"h x 10"w, overall (with frame): 14.25"h x 17.25"w. Provenance: Estate of Professor Raymond Lifchez (Berkeley, California; Purchased Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco, California) December 1992
Clars Auctions
Jul. 19, 2024
Photograph, Nicholas Nixon
Est: $700 - $1,000
Nicholas Nixon (American, b. 1947), "Tennessee Street, Lakeland, Florida," 1982, gelatin silver print, signed, dated, and titled verso, image: 7.75"h x 9.75"w, overall (with frame): 13.75"h x 15.75"w. Provenance: Estate of Professor Raymond Lifchez (Berkeley, California); Purchased Fraenkel Gallery (San Francisco, California) December 1988
Clars Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Nicholas Nixon, View of the Expressway at North End, Boston
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nicholas Nixon View of the Expressway at North End, Boston 2002 gelatin silver print image: 17.75 h x 22.25 w in (45 x 57 cm) sheet: 19.75 h x 23.75 w in (50 x 60 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'View of the Expressway at North End Boston 2002 4/10 Nicholas Nixon'. This work is number 4 from the edition of 10. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
May. 16, 2024
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) View from Downtown Turnpike Entrance, Boston.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) View from Downtown Turnpike Entrance, Boston. Silver print, the image measuring 7¾x9¾ inches (19.7x24.8 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Nixon's signature, title, and date in pencil on verso. 1975
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) The Brown Sisters, Harwichport, Massachusetts.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) The Brown Sisters, Harwichport, Massachusetts. Silver print, the image measuring 7¾x9¾inches (19.7x24.8 cm.), the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Nixon's signature, title, and date in pencil on verso. 1978
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 05, 2023
Nicholas Nixon: Bebe, Cambridge (In Bathtub), 2005
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Nicholas Nixon Bebe, Cambridge (In Bathtub), 2005 Gelatin Silver Print From the numbered edition of 50 Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery Image: 7 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches Frame: 14 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches
Santa Monica Auctions
Jun. 21, 2023
NIXON, NICHOLAS (b. 1947) Cuceron, France, 1981, likely printed early 1980s, and possibly vintage. Gelatin silver contact pr...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NIXON, NICHOLAS (b. 1947) Cuceron, France, 1981, likely printed early 1980s, and possibly vintage. Gelatin silver contact print, 8 x 10 inches (205 x 255 mm), verso signed, dated and titled in pencil, together with Light Gallery annotations. Corners of print a little worn in the black plateholder area, else fine in raking light, no defects noted. Framed. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 06, 2023
Nicholas Nixon (1947) Covington, Kentucky (Two Boys Leaning on Porch), 1982
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Chloride Print Edition 12/50 Signed on verso Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches Framed: 14 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches
Santa Monica Auctions
May. 06, 2023
Nicholas Nixon (1947) Bebe, Cambridge (In Bathtub), 2005
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Gelatin Silver Print From the numbered edition of 50 Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery Image: 7 5/8 x 9 3/8 inches Framed: 14 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches
Santa Monica Auctions
Dec. 03, 2022
Nicholas Nixon, Black And White Silver Gelatin Print Portrait.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Nicholas Nixon Black and white silver gelatin print portrait. Titled in pencil lower left: M.A.E. Boston 1385 9/50 signed in pencil lower right. Measures: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" sight (19.05 x 24.13cm), 14 1/2" x 17 1/2" overall (36.83 x 44.45cm)
Ancient Objects
Oct. 20, 2022
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown, Harwich Port, MA.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown, Harwich Port, MA. Silver contact print, the image measuring 7 5/8x9 5/8 inches (17.8x22.9 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Nixon's signature, title, date, and inventory notations in pencil on verso. 1978 Provenance: Acquired directly from the Photographer by the Present Owner in the Western United States
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 01, 2022
”View of Boston from Commercial Wharf”, Massachusetts
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
”View of Boston from Commercial Wharf”, Massachusetts Signed, dated and titled in pencil on the reverse. Numbered in pencil by another hand
Grisebach
Oct. 06, 2021
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947) Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1979 gelatin silver
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (B. 1947) Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1979 gelatin silver contact print signed, titled and dated in pencil (verso) image/sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 21, 2021
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947 - ) Group of 4 photographs from Nixon's series featuring his family.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947 - ) Group of 4 photographs from Nixon's series featuring his family. Silver print, two of the images measuring 355.6x431.8 mm; 14x17 inches, and two 203.2x254 mm; 8x10 inches, and the reverse, three with Nixon's signature, title, date, and edition notation 5/25, in pencil, on verso, and one with a lengthy letter to Virginia from Nixon, in pencil, on verso. 1990-96. Clementine and Sam, Cambridge, 1992 * Sam, Bebe, and Clementine, Cambridge, 1992 * Sam, Lexington, 1996 * Clementine and Sam (bath), 1990. Nixon's family portraits were included in an exhibition alongside his pictures from the Perkins School for the Blind at Zabriskie Gallery, New York, October 21-December 5, 1992.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 18, 2021
Nicholas Nixon photo, The Brown Sisters
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nicholas Nixon (American b. 1947), The Brown Sisters, gelatin silver contact print, signed and numbered 24/50 and dated 1992 on verso, 7 3/4" x 9 3/4", overall - 18" x 19". Competitive In-House shipping is available for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Jun. 09, 2021
Nicholas Nixon - ”Boston common”, from the series ”People”. 1978
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Nicholas Nixon ”Boston common”, from the series ”People”. 1978 Vintage or early gelatin silver contact print. Kodak Azo paper 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (8 × 10 in.) Signed, dated and titled in pencil on the reverse, as well as numbered in pencil by various hands
Grisebach
Feb. 06, 2021
NICHOLAS NIXON K.W. Boston (Eye) 1985
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
NICHOLAS NIXON, K. W., Boston, 1985, 7.625x9.625" gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1990, From the series Boston. Titled, dated 1985, numbererd 13/50 and signed in pencil on print verso; inscribed in pencil: TR 403.12-88 / ACC.88.369 Nixon is known for printmaking as well as imagemaking. While [Nixon] challenges the limitations of time in his sequence on the Brown sisters, his 1985 series on a group of senior citizens in a Boston nursing home pushes against the boundaries of space. In this case, the reservations of aging studies scholars appear to make perfect sense. Here, the camera moves as close to the sitters as at all possible, so close that it sometimes crops their faces. The captions, similarly abbreviated (though first and foremost to guarantee anonymity), identify the sitters by their initials and their location only. Separated from any notion of personal identity, the viewer stares at the signs of extreme old age. In "A. K., Boston," we only see a nose, a mouth, and an eye. "K. W., Boston" shows an eye and an eyebrow, some skin around it. "A. B., Boston" displays a hand on a table, a hand whose skin seems loose, the fingers long and deathlike, the table clearly an institutional piece of furniture designed to keep subjects in their place. In other photographs providing more visual context, the protagonists are in their beds, staring into space, partly protecting themselves from view, but ultimately exposed by a camera they do not - or cannot - confront. Credit: Ribbat, Christoph. ""Out of It"? Old Age and Photographic Portraiture." Amerikastudien / American Studies 56, no. 1 (2011): 67-84. Nicholas Nixon (b. 1947) is known for the ease and intimacy of his black and white large format photographs. Nixon has photographed porch life in the rural south, schools in and around Boston, cityscapes, sick and dying people, the intimacy of couples, and most famously for his long term project of annual portraits of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters (which he began in 1975). Recording his subjects close and with meticulous detail, he facilitates an emotional connection between the viewer and the subject. In 2014, Nixon's annual portrait series, "The Brown Sisters," reached its 40th anniversary. The complete series was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and re-published in an anniversary catalogue. In Summer 2013 NixonÂs book Close Far was released by Steidl. The body of work explores the self in physical and psychological proximity to the urban landscape. In 2017, Fundacion MAPFRE in Madrid opened a comprehensive survey of the artist's work to date, accompanied by a catalogue illustrating over 200 images, and the ICA Boston mounted a chronological retrospective exhibition. Nixon has been awarded three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and two Guggenheim Fellowships. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among many others. Credit: https://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/nicholas-nixon
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Jul. 29, 2020
Nicholas Nixon American Architectural Photograph
Est: $100 - $1,000
Nicholas Nixon (American, b.1947) Black and white photograph. Depicts the work titled : View of the Mother Church and the Christian Science Center, Boston. No visible signature, not examined out of frame. Work : 7 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. Frame : 14 1/4 in. x 18 1/4 in. Good overall condition with wear to frame. Hill Auction Gallery in house USA continental shipping $100 plus insurance. Gallery will refer local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Hill Auction Gallery
Jul. 29, 2020
Nicholas Nixon American Architectural Photograph
Est: $100 - $1,000
Nicholas Nixon (American, b.1947) Black and white photograph. Depicts a view of a bustling downtown region with numerous buildings and cars. No visible signature, not examined out of frame. Work : 7 1/2 in. x 9 1/4 in. Frame : 14 1/4 in. x 18 1/4 in. Good overall condition with wear to frame. Hill Auction Gallery in house USA continental shipping $100 plus insurance. Gallery will refer local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Hill Auction Gallery
Oct. 17, 2019
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) Yazoo City, Mississippi. Silver contact print, the image measuring 7 5/8x9 5/8 inches (19.4x24.4 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Nixon's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on verso. 1979
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 01, 2019
NICHOLAS NIXON - View of First National City Bank Building from Battery Plaza and View Towards Midtown from Wall Street, 1975
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
NICHOLAS NIXON - View of First National City Bank Building from Battery Plaza and View Towards Midtown from Wall Street, 1975
Phillips
Oct. 01, 2019
NICHOLAS NIXON - Selected Images of the Brown Sisters, 1975, 1976 and 1994
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
NICHOLAS NIXON - Selected Images of the Brown Sisters, 1975, 1976 and 1994
Phillips
Oct. 04, 2018
IDRIS KHAN - every... Nicholas Nixon's Brown Sisters, 2004
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
IDRIS KHAN - every... Nicholas Nixon's Brown Sisters, 2004
Phillips
Apr. 19, 2018
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
NICHOLAS NIXON (1947- ) Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Silver print, the image measuring 7 3/4x9 5/8 inches (19.7x24.4 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Nixon's signature, title, and date. 1982
Swann Auction Galleries