Peter Sekaer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Peter Sekaer Art Value Price Guide

May. 16, 2024
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) New Orleans.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) New Orleans. Silver print, the image measuring 9⅜x6⅝ inches (23.8x16.8 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild's signature, date, and notation "This is an original photograph by Peter Sekaer" in pencil on verso. Circa 1936 This photograph was part of the exhibition Peter Sekaer: An Untold Story organized by Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York in 2010. It offers a poignant record of Depression-era America.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 18, 2023
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Election Posters, 10th Avenue, New York, c. 1935 s
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Election Posters, 10th Avenue, New York, c. 1935 signed by Edmund Yankov and Christina Sekaer, dated and annotated in pencil (verso) image: 7 x 9 in. (17.7 x 22.8 cm.) sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.)
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Jan. 27, 2022
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Youngstown, Ohio, Gibson Street * New Orleans * St. Louis Street, New Orleans.
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Youngstown, Ohio, Gibson Street * New Orleans * St. Louis Street, New Orleans. Together, 3 photographs. Silver prints, the first image measuring 114.3x158.7 mm; 4 1/2x6 1/4 inches and the other two 120.7x95.2 mm; 4 3/4x3 3/4 inches, and the reverse, the sheets 177.8x127 mm; 7x5 inches, each with Elizabeth Sekaer Rothschild's (the photographer's widow) signature, and her notations, including Sekaer's credit, the title, and date, in pencil, on verso. Circa 1938-39.
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Feb. 04, 2021
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Sunday morning, boys on stoop, Morris Avenue, Philadelphia.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Sunday morning, boys on stoop, Morris Avenue, Philadelphia. Silver print, the image measuring 158.8x190.5 mm; 6 1/4x7 1/2 inches, the mount 342.9x266.7 mm; 13 1/2x10 1/2 inches, with Sekaer's credit, location, and the notation "U.S. Housing Authority," in ink, in an unknown hand, on mount verso. 1938. From the Estate of Evelyne Z. Daitz, New York.
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Feb. 04, 2021
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Old Fashioned Kitchen on Virginia Farm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Old Fashioned Kitchen on Virginia Farm. Silver print, the image measuring 184.2x235 mm; 7 1/4x9 1/4 inches, flush mounted, with the title, in pencil, and Sekaer's credit and Rural Electrification Administration hand stamps, on verso. 1936. In 1936, Sekaer accompanied Walker Evans, then an RA photographer, as he photographed across the South. Following this experience, he was hired as a principal photographer for the Rural Electrification Administration and later became head of the administration's graphics department. In 1938, he was photographing for the United States Housing Authority, documenting city slums and advocating for public urban housing. He also later worked as a photographer for the Office of Indian Affairs where he photographed the Navajo and Pueblo tribes.
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Oct. 02, 2017
Photograph - Peter Sekaer (1901-1950) Jones' Barber Shop, Bowling Green, V
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Photograph - Peter Sekaer (1901-1950) Jones' Barber Shop, Bowling Green, VA
Bonhams
Apr. 17, 2014
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Charleston, S.C., Cromwell Alley, site of Robert Mills Manor.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Charleston, S.C., Cromwell Alley, site of Robert Mills Manor. Silver print, 6x8 inches (15.2x20.3 cm.), with copyright hand stamps, in ink, and various copyright labels on verso. Circa 1938
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Dec. 11, 2012
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Shop window with a painted fish and coffee cup * Street scene ("Youngstown,
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Shop window with a painted fish and coffee cup * Street scene ("Youngstown, Gibson Street"). Together, 2 photographs. Silver prints, 4 1/4x6 1/4 inches (10.8x15.9 cm.), and smaller, each with Elizabeth Sekaer's handwritten notations, date, and signature, in pencil, on verso. 1938-1939
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Dec. 11, 2012
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) "Colored, Nashville" * Woman in parlor, Nashville.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) "Colored, Nashville" * Woman in parlor, Nashville. Together, 2 photographs. Silver prints, 7 1/4x9 1/4 inches (18.4x23.5 cm.), with Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild's notations on each, "This print was made by Peter Sekaer from the original negative for the USHA," in pencil, on verso. 1935-1940
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Oct. 04, 2012
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Building façade (Coughlin) * Furnished rooms.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Building façade (Coughlin) * Furnished rooms. Together, 2 photographs. Silver prints, 7 1/2x9 inches (19.1x22.9 cm.), the first with notations by Christina Sekaer, M.D. indicating "This is an archival contemporary print," and the second with notations from Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild noting that it is a vintage photograph, in pencil, on verso. 1935-1940
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Oct. 18, 2011
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama).
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
SEKAER, PETER (1901-1950) Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama). Silver print, 6 3/4x9 3/4 inches (17.1x24.8 cm.), with Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild's (the photographer's wife's) signature, date and notations, in pencil, on verso. Circa 1940
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Oct. 07, 2011
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Phrenologist's Office, 1936 gelatin silver print, printed later signed by Christina Sekaer, Executrix, in pencil (on the verso) 7¼ x 9¼in. (18.4 x 23.4cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 07, 2011
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) New York, c. 1935 gelatin silver print signed in pencil (on the mount) 7½ x 9¼in. (19.2 x 23.5cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 22, 2011
PIANO AND DRUM BY PETER SEKAER, VINTAGE 1940'S
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
PIANO AND DRUM BY PETER SEKAER. 11 x 14- inch toned gelatin silver print on heavy paper, vintage 1940's, with his 215 East 56th Street stamp on verso. Sekaer, born in Denmark, studied at the Art Student's League and The New School, with Berenice Abbott, Hans Hofmann and others. He assisted Walker Evans and accompanied Evans on his trips to the South. He then worked for various federal agencies, but moved to NY in the early 1940's. Vintage prints are rare. NOTE: AN EXHIBITION OF SEKAER'S PHOTOGRAPHS IS CURRENTLY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN NYC.Here is something from their website: "The Danish documentary photographer Peter Sekaer (1901-1950) was one of the key contributors to U.S. government photographic projects during the Great Depression. Sekaer photographed alongside Walker Evans in the American South during the Farm Security Administration years, and photographs by the two are sometimes indistinguishable. But Sekaer, who was a painter and who made a living as a sign painter, was an accomplished and prolific photographer who combined a strong sense of advocacy with a highly attuned graphic eye." Above the piano are family photos including the father in WWII uniform. There are soft wrinkles in the lower left, and a few other signs of use. There is some "silvering" in the dark areas that show up as reflections in the scan. [3]
Be-Hold
Apr. 07, 2011
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Poydras Street, New Orleans, c. 1938 gelatin silver print, printed later signed, titled, dated and annotated 'This is an original photograph taken by Peter Sekaer' by Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild in pencil (on the verso) 6¼ x 9¼in. (16 x 23.5cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 07, 2011
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950) Chicago, c. 1938 gelatin silver print, printed later signed, dated and annotated 'This is an original photograph by Peter Sekaer' by Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild in pencil (on the verso) 7 x 9½in. (17.5 x 24cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 06, 2010
PETER SEKAER
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PETER SEKAER 1901-1950 BOY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO annotation 'CN14' in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1938 ( Signs of Life: Photographs by Peter Sekaer , pl. 45 and p. 180) 9 1/2 by 7 1/4 in. (24.1 by 18.5 cm.)
Sotheby's
Oct. 06, 2010
PETER SEKAER
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
PETER SEKAER 1901-1950 'NEW ORLEANS' (IRISH CHANNEL, FUTURE SITE OF ST. THOMAS HOUSING PROJECT, ST. THOMAS AND FELICITY STREETS) large-format, mounted, signed and titled in pencil on the mount, annotation 'BS 42' in pencil on the reverse, circa 1936-38 ( Signs of Life: Photographs by Peter Sekaer , pl. 37; American Pictures , p. 45) 9 by 12 1/8 in. (22.9 by 30.8 cm.)
Sotheby's
Oct. 06, 2010
PETER SEKAER
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PETER SEKAER 1901-1950 STOREFRONT annotation 'S1-12' in pencil on the reverse, circa 1936 7 7/8 by 9 1/2 in. (20 by 24.1 cm.)
Sotheby's
Apr. 22, 2006
PETER SEKAER 1901-1950 ICE CREAM SIGN measurements note 7.25 by 8. 625 in. (18.4 by 21.9 cm.) signed and annotated by the photographer's widow, 'This is an original photograph by Peter Sekaer taken c. 1939, Elizabeth Sekaer Rothschild,' in pencil on
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PETER SEKAER 1901-1950 ICE CREAM SIGN measurements note 7.25 by 8. 625 in. (18.4 by 21.9 cm.) signed and annotated by the photographer's widow, 'This is an original photograph by Peter Sekaer taken c. 1939, Elizabeth Sekaer Rothschild,' in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1939 American Pictures, p. 33) Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from Witkin Gallery, New York, 1980
Sotheby's
Apr. 18, 2002
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Fa‡ade, New Orleans Gelatin silver print. Circa 1936. Credit in ink on the verso. 73/4 x 9 3/8in. (19.7 x 23.7cm.) NOTES Danish emigr‚ Peter Sekaer came to the United States in 1918, studied photography with Berenice Abbott at the New School for Social Research in 1934 and joined Walker Evans on his epic Resettlement Administration assignment in the American South in 1936. Fa‡ade, New Orleans, was taken during this trip. Although influenced by the documentary style of both Evans and Abbott, Sekaer's work differs in his preoccupation with the human constituent of his compositions. Sekaer went on to work for a number of government agencies, then pursued a commercial career until his premature death, aged 49, in 1950. Subsequently almost forgotten, interest in his work was revived by retrospective exhibitions in Denmark and the United States in the 1990s.
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