Max Yavno Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Max Yavno Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 28, 2026
Max Yavno (1921-1985) California
Est: $800 - $1,200
WHITE HOUSE, CANYON DE CHELLY (variant view), 1975, gelatin silver print, signed and inscribed in pencil on verso, 20 x 16”. Acquired directly from artist, from the collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Apr. 21, 2026
Max Yavno (1911-1985), Aaron Siskind at Old Yuma Jail
Est: $800 - $1,200
silver gelatin print, signed in pencil and with various inscriptions verso, sheet: 11 x 14 in., mat: 16 x 20 in.
Abell Auction
Apr. 21, 2026
Max Yavno (1911-1985), San Francisco Cable Car
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
silver gelatin, signed in pencil lower right , sheet: 10 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.
Abell Auction
Feb. 12, 2026
Max Yavno. Two men in a doorway. 1947.
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
Max Yavno 1911-1985 Two men in a doorway. 1947. Silver print With Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2025
Max Yavno, Knockout
Est: $700 - $900
Max Yavno Knockout 1975 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 15.375 h x 19.25 w in (39 x 49 cm) mount: 24 h x 28 w in (61 x 71 cm) Signed, numbered and annotated to mount '40/75 yavno MY065'. This work is number 40 from the edition of 75. Provenance: Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles | Private Collection Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, no. 43 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Nov. 21, 2025
Max Yavno, Kickoff
Est: $700 - $900
Max Yavno Kickoff 1978 vintage gelatin silver print image: 15.5 h x 19.25 w in (39 x 49 cm) mount: 22 h x 28 w in (56 x 71 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 04, 2025
Max Yavno, Muscle Beach, Los Angeles
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Max Yavno Muscle Beach, Los Angeles 1949 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 8 h x 13.875 w in (20 x 35 cm) mount: 15.75 h x 19.75 w in (40 x 50 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Provenance: Gift from the artist to the present owner This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 16, 2025
Max Yavno. The Heiress. 1949; printed 1970s.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Max Yavno 1911-1985 The Heiress. 1949; printed 1970s. Silver print With Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 16, 2025
Max Yavno. San Francisco. 1947.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Max Yavno 1911-1985 San Francisco. 1947. Oversized silver print With Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto, and the negative date in pencil on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 23, 2025
Max Yavno, 1911-1985, Knockout
Est: $700 - $1,000
Max Yavno American, 1911-1985 Knockout gelatin silver print ed. 54/75; signed and numbered in pencil to mount
Abell Auction
May. 18, 2025
Max Yavno: San Cristobal Church Interior, Mexico, 1981
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Max Yavno (1911-1985) San Cristobal Church Interior, Mexico, 1981 Gelatin silver print Signed on verso Image: 16 x 19.75 in; Framed: 19.625 x 25.625 in
Santa Monica Auctions
May. 18, 2025
Max Yavno: Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project, 1979-80
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Max Yavno (1911-1985) Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project, 1979-80 Gelatin silver print Signed on recto Image: 15 x 19 in; Framed: 22.25 x 28.25 in
Santa Monica Auctions
May. 08, 2025
MAX YAVNO (1911- 1985) Air Force Hanger Mass. 1942; printed 1950s.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MAX YAVNO (1911- 1985) Air Force Hanger Mass. 1942; printed 1950s. Silver print, the image measuring 10 1/8x13 3/8 inches (25.7x33.9 cm.), the mount 20x15 inches (50.8x38.1 cm.), with Yavno's signature and date in pencil on mount recto. Provenance From the Photographer; to a New York Collector, circa 1980
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 04, 2025
Max Yavno, View from Twin Peaks, San Francisco
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Max Yavno View from Twin Peaks, San Francisco 1947 vintage gelatin silver print image: 7.000 h x 13.375 w in (18 x 34 cm) mount: 9.000 h x 15.375 w in (23 x 39 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Literature: The San Francisco Book, Caen, pg. 93 The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 26 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 17, 2024
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) Grape Cluster * Napa Valley, CA. 1961.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) Grape Cluster * Napa Valley, CA. 1961. Together, 2 color still lifes. Dye transfer prints, the images measuring 11x16½ inches (27.9x41.9 cm.) and 9 7/8x15 1/8 inches (25.1x38.4 cm.), the mounts 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), each with Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto. Provenance Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles; to the Collection of Neil Robert Berzak
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2024
MAX YAVNO (1911- 1985) Aaron Siskind, Old Yuma Jail, Arizona. 1947; printed circa 1980.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MAX YAVNO (1911- 1985) Aaron Siskind, Old Yuma Jail, Arizona. 1947; printed circa 1980. Silver print, the image measuring 9½x13½ inches (24.1x34.3 cm.), the mount 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto. Provenance The Collection of Neil Robert Berzak Reproduced Ben Maddow, Max Yavno (Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1981), pl. 14
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 12, 2024
Max Yavno, Chavez Ravine
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Chavez Ravine 1945 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 13.5 h x 10.5 w in (34 x 27 cm) mount: 20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Yavno, pl. 19 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 12, 2024
Max Yavno, View from Twin Peaks, San Francisco
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Max Yavno View from Twin Peaks, San Francisco 1947 gelatin silver print image: 4.75 h x 7.5 w in (12 x 19 cm) mount: 8 h x 18 w in (20 x 46 cm) Signed to mount and to verso 'Yavno'. Literature: The San Francisco Book, Caen, pg. 93 The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 26 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 12, 2024
Max Yavno, Untitled (Mother and Daughter)
Est: $700 - $900
Max Yavno Untitled (Mother and Daughter) 1948 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 13.5 h x 10.5 w in (34 x 27 cm) sheet: 14 h x 11 w in (36 x 28 cm) Signed and inscribed to verso 'B.MY.2 Yavno'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
Max Yavno Powell Street, California 1967, likely printed late 1970s
Est: $800 - $1,200
YAVNO, MAX (1911–1985) Powell Street, California 1967, likely printed late 1970s. Gelatin silver print, 19 1/8 x 11 3/4 inches (488 x 298 mm) dry-mounted to card, signed in pencil (l.r.). The overmat is adhered to the mount, likely as issued. Framed.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 05, 2024
Max Yavno, San Francisco cable car turnaround, San Francisco, California 1947
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
YAVNO, MAX (1911–1985) San Francisco cable car turnaround, San Francisco, California 1947, likely printed late 1970s. Gelatin silver print, 15 3/8 x 17 3/8 inches (393 x 440 mm) dry-mounted to card, signed in pencil (l.r.). The overmat is adhered to the mount, likely as issued. Framed.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 23, 2024
Max Yavno "Garage Doors" Gelatin Silver Print
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985), "Garage Doors, San Francisco", Gelatin Silver Print, 1947, printed by Max Yavno, inscribed "from the personal collection of Max Yavno", along with estate stamp to verso, burlwood frame. Image: 10.75" H x 13" W; frame: 20" H x 22.5" W. Provenance: From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Reputedly purchased from Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, August 1995. Keywords: Photography, Architecture, California, Buildings, Modern Art, Black and white photography, Industiral, Architecture, Monochromatic, Vintage
Auctions at Showplace
Aug. 22, 2024
Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985) View (from Twin Peaks, San Francisco), 1947, later printed circa 1975
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985) View (from Twin Peaks, San Francisco), 1947, later printed circa 1975 gelatin silver print laid down to matboard pencil signed to mount sheet: 11 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. (28.6 x 48.9cm)
Freeman’s | Hindman
Aug. 20, 2024
Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985) Sports Gelatin Silver Print (Los Angeles)
Est: $500 - $1,500
DESCRIPTION: Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985) Gelatin silver print, (printed later) Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project, 1979-1980, Pencil signed (Lower Right) 'Yavno' backed by board, mounted in frame. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: (Image) H: 15.5" x L: 19.25" (Frame) H: 22.25" x L: 28.25" CONDITION: Fractures to glass, print in great overall condition. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email.
Akiba Galleries
Jul. 19, 2024
Photograph, Max Yavno
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Max Yavno (American, 1911–1985), San Francisco, 1947, gelatin silver print (mounted on mat board), signed in pencil (on mat) lower right, sheet: 13.5"h x 10.5"w, overall (with mat/unframed): 20"h x 15"w
Clars Auctions
Jul. 19, 2024
Photograph, Max Yavno
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985), "Muscle Beach (1949)," gelatin silver print, signed lower right, later printing, image: 7.81"h x 13.38"w, overall (with frame): 15.5"h x 19.75"w. Provenance: Estate of Professor Raymond Lifchez (Berkeley, California)
Clars Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Max Yavno, Morocco
Est: $700 - $900
Max Yavno Morocco 1982 vintage gelatin silver print image: 7 h x 9.5 w in (18 x 24 cm) sheet: 8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Max Yavno Morocco 1982'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Max Yavno, The Sphinx and Great Pyramid
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno The Sphinx and Great Pyramid 1979 gelatin silver print image: 15.5 h x 19.25 w in (39 x 49 cm) mount: 22 h x 28 w in (56 x 71 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 69 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Max Yavno, Sunday, Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Sunday, Downtown Brooklyn, NY c. 1941 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 9.875 h x 13.375 w in (25 x 34 cm) mount: 9.875 h x 15.875 w in (25 x 40 cm) Signed and inscribed to mount 'Yavno, For George'. Provenance: Gift from the artist | Estate of George Green, Los Angeles | Private Collection, Los Angeles Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 7 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Max Yavno, Winter, 16th Street, Old New York
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Winter, 16th Street, Old New York c. 1940 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 10.375 h x 13.125 w in (26 x 33 cm) mount: 15.75 h x 19 w in (40 x 48 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Provenance: Estate of George Green, Los Angeles | Private Collection, Los Angeles Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Yavno, pl. 5 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
May. 16, 2024
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) San Francisco street scene.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) San Francisco street scene. Silver print, the image measuring 13⅜x10½ inches (34x26.7 cm.), the mount 20x15 inches (50.8x38.1 cm.), with Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto. 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) Muscle Beach, Los Angeles.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) Muscle Beach, Los Angeles. Silver print, the image measuring 11¾x19¼ inches (29.8x48.9 cm.), the mount 16¾x24 inches (42.5x61 cm.), with Yavno's signature in pencil on mount recto. 1949; printed 1970s
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 05, 2024
Max Yavno "Garage Doors" Gelatin Silver Print
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Max Yavno (American, 1911-1985), "Garage Doors, San Francisco", Gelatin Silver Print, 1947, printed by Max Yavno, estate stamp and printing notations "from the personal collection of Max Yavno" on verso, burlwood frame. Image: 10.75" H x 13" W; frame: 20" H x 22.5" W. Provenance: From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Reputedly purchased from Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, August 1995. Keywords: Photography, Architecture, California, Buildings, Modern Art, Black and white
Auctions at Showplace
Mar. 08, 2024
Max Yavno, Children Playing
Est: $500 - $700
Max Yavno Children Playing 1947 / printed c. 1970s gelatin silver print image: 7.5 h x 9.5 w in (19 x 24 cm) sheet: 8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm) Signed, titled and inscribed to gallery stamp to verso 'Max Yavno Children Playing G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 08, 2024
Max Yavno, Watts, CA
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Watts, CA 1977 vintage gelatin silver print image: 9 h x 13.5 w in (23 x 34 cm) sheet: 11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm) Signed, titled and dated to press stamp to verso 'Max Yavno Watts, CA 1977'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Feb. 15, 2024
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) Muscle Beach, Los Angeles.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) Muscle Beach, Los Angeles. Silver print, the image measuring 11½x19½ inches (29.2x49.5 cm.), the sheet 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with printing notations in pencil in Yavno's hand, on verso. 1949; printed circa 1970
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 15, 2024
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) A suite with two portraits of artist Wallace Putnam (1899-1989) and one of photographer Consuelo Kanaga (1894-197
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MAX YAVNO (1911-1985) A suite with two portraits of artist Wallace Putnam (1899-1989) and one of photographer Consuelo Kanaga (1894-1978). Silver contact prints, the images measuring 4¾x3¾ inches (12.1x9.5 cm.), the sheets slightly larger, each with Yavno's signature in pencil on verso. Late 1930s
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 01, 2023
Max Yavno, Muscle Beach, Los Angeles
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Max Yavno Muscle Beach, Los Angeles 1949 / printed later gelatin silver print 16 h x 19.875 w in (41 x 50 cm) Signed to verso 'Yavno'. Provenance: The Artist | Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, no. 12 The Los Angeles Book, Yavno and Shippey, ppg. 78-79 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Max Yavno, Knockout
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Knockout 1977 vintage gelatin silver print image: 7.5 h x 9.5 w in (19 x 24 cm) sheet: 8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm) Yavno personally printed all of his Press prints that were distributed to G. Ray Hawkins. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills Literature: The Photography of Max Yavno, Maddow, no. 43 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Max Yavno, Untitled (Children in San Francisco)
Est: $400 - $600
Max Yavno Untitled (Children in San Francisco) 1947 / printed c. 1975 gelatin silver print image: 10.5 h x 13.5 w in (27 x 34 cm) mount: 16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 28, 2023
MAX YAVNO, (American, 1921-1985), Untitled (San Francisco), gelatin silver print, sight: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in., frame: 20 1/2 x 17 in.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
MAX YAVNO (American, 1921-1985) Untitled (San Francisco) gelatin silver print signed Yavno lower right
Grogan & Company
Aug. 31, 2023
Max Yavno (1911-1985): Landscape with Nude Figure
Est: $200 - $300
Max Yavno (1911-1985): Landscape with Nude Figure photographic print; pencil-signed to backing lower right
Abell Auction
Aug. 02, 2023
Max Yavno, Street Talk Boy
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Street Talk Boy 1944 vintage silver gelatin print 13.625 h x 10.625 w in (35 x 27 cm) Signed and dated to verso '1944 Yavno' with artist's stamp. Provenance: The Artist | Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Aug. 02, 2023
Max Yavno, Street Talk
Est: $800 - $1,200
Max Yavno Street Talk c. 1946 vintage gelatin silver print image: 11.25 h x 10.5 w in (29 x 27 cm) sheet: 12.25 h x 11 w in (31 x 28 cm) Signed to verso 'Yavno' and stamped 'Photo by Yavno' with typed inscription. Provenance: The Artist | Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Aug. 02, 2023
Max Yavno, Premiere at Carthay Circle
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Max Yavno Premiere at Carthay Circle 1949 / printed c. 1975 gelatin silver print image: 19.5 h x 15.5 w in (50 x 39 cm) sheet: 19.875 h x 15.875 w in (50 x 40 cm) Signed to verso 'Yavno'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills Literature: The Photographs of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 10 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Aug. 02, 2023
Max Yavno, Powell Street
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Max Yavno Powell Street 1947 / printed c. 1975 gelatin silver print image: 19.25 h x 15.25 w in (49 x 39 cm) mount: 28 h x 22 w in (71 x 56 cm) Signed to lower right of mat 'Yavno'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills Literature: The Photographs of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 30 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Aug. 02, 2023
Max Yavno, The Leg, Olympic Boulevard in West Los Angeles
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Max Yavno The Leg, Olympic Boulevard in West Los Angeles 1949 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 19.375 h x 15.5 w in (49 x 39 cm) mount: 28 h x 22 w in (71 x 56 cm) Signed to mount 'Yavno'. Provenance: The Stephen White Collection Literature: The Photographs of Max Yavno, Maddow, pl. 24 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 26, 2023
Max Yavno, Untitled (Dancers)
Est: $500 - $700
Max Yavno Untitled (Dancers) vintage gelatin silver print image: 13.25 h x 10.375 w in (34 x 26 cm) mount: 20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm) Signed to lower right of mount 'Yavno'. Artist's stamp to verso 'Please credit photo by Yavno' with inscription '230 West 16th St.'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

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