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Diane Arbus

American • 1923-1971

Biography

Transgressing traditional boundaries, Diane Arbus is known for her highly desirable, groundbreaking portraiture taken primarily in the American Northeast during the late 1950s and 1960s. Famous for establishing strong personal relationships with her subjects, Arbus' evocative images capture them in varied levels of intimacy. Whether in their living rooms or on the street, their surreal beauty transcends the common distance found in documentary photography.

Taken as a whole, Arbus' oeuvre presents the great diversity of American society — nudists, twins, babies, beauty queens and giants — while each distinct image brings the viewer into contact with an exceptional individual brought to light through Arbus' undeniable genius.

Insights

Diane Arbus was as part of the groundbreaking 'New Documents' show the Museum of Modern Art in 1967, where her work was exhibited alongside Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander.
In 1962 Arbus switched to a twin-lens reflex Rolleiflex from a 35mm Nikon camera, thus creating her widely recognized square format.
In 1963 Arbus was awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to photograph "American rites, manners and customs."
A Box of Ten Photographs is a portfolio of ten of her most iconic images and includes Identical twins, Roselle, N.J., 1967, A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y., 1970, Boy with a straw hat waiting to march in a pro-war parade, N.Y.C., 1967.

"A photograph is a secret about a secret."

Past Lots

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Diane Arbus
Young couple on a bench in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C.
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,510
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Diane Arbus
Woman on a park bench on a sunny day, N.Y.C.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,350
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438
Diane Arbus
A child crying, N.J.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,255
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Diane Arbus
Boy with a straw hat waiting to march in a pro-war parade, N.Y.C.
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
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102
Diane Arbus
A House on a Hill, Hollywood, CA
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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Diane Arbus
Anderson Hays Cooper, N.Y.C.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $7,620
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Diane Arbus
Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus in their living room, Albion, N.Y.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Diane Arbus
Couple arguing, Coney Island, N.Y.
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,890
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Diane Arbus
Woman at counter smoking, N.Y.C.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,400
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Diane Arbus
A widow in her bedroom, N.Y.C.
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
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Diane Arbus
Elizabeth Taylor look-alike reclining on a bed, London, England
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £24,130
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Diane Arbus
Puerto Rican woman with a beauty mark, N.Y.C.
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £8,890
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Diane Arbus
A woman passing on the street, N.Y.C.
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
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Diane Arbus
Woman with eyeliner, N.Y.C.
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
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Diane Arbus
Mia Villiers-Farrow on a Bed
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £8,890
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193
Diane Arbus
Laughing Woman in a Feather Mask, N.Y.C.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,795
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Boy with a straw hat waiting to march in a pro-war parade, N.Y.C.
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $19,050
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196
Diane Arbus
The Junior Interstate Ballroom Dance Champions, Yonkers, N.Y.
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
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197
Diane Arbus
Woman with Parcels, N.Y.C.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,525
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200
Diane Arbus
Untitled (14)
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,255
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209
Diane Arbus
Identical twins, Roselle, N.J.
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $215,900
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210No Reserve
Diane Arbus
Young man on a sofa, N.Y.C.
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,240
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211
Diane Arbus
A family one evening in a nudist camp, Pa.
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $25,400
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212No Reserve
Diane Arbus
Marcella and Leslie Matthaei standing in front of a window
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $4,445
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