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Elliott Erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

1928–2023

WA-00016930

Photography

Representation

None documented

18

Institutional Exhibitions

82

Works in Collection

143

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ284360

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Public Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

No image

Photographs of Women

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Ben Schultz Memorial Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Elliott Erwitt: Improbable Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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The Photo Essay

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/elliott-erwitt
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1756
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Elliott Erwitt yet.

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Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (82)

William King (born 1925)

1981 · gelatin silver print

Image: 25.4 x 34.3 cm (10 x 13 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

People and Statues on Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico

People and Statues on Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico

1978 · Gelatin silver print, No. 3 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 29.7 × 19.9 cm (11 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 35.2 × 28 cm (13 7/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Legs on a Wall, New York, U.S.A.

Legs on a Wall, New York, U.S.A.

1978 · Gelatin silver print, No. 6 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 29.8 × 20 cm (11 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 35.2 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan

Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan

1977 · Gelatin silver print, No. 7 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 29.7 × 20 cm (11 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mt. Fuji and Sign

Mt. Fuji and Sign

1977 · Gelatin silver print, No. 1 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 30.4 × 20.4 cm (12 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Photographer, Herat, Afghanistan.

Photographer, Herat, Afghanistan.

1977 · Gelatin silver print, No. 8 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 20 × 29.8 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Paper: 29.9 × 35.4 cm (11 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bearded Man with Tree, Venice, U.S.A.

Bearded Man with Tree, Venice, U.S.A.

1976 · Gelatin silver print, No. 10 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 29.6 × 19.8 cm (11 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 35.2 × 28 cm (13 7/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pennsylvania Dutch and Adidas, Santa Cruz, U.S.A.

Pennsylvania Dutch and Adidas, Santa Cruz, U.S.A.

1975 · Gelatin silver print, No. 5 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 20.2 × 30.1 cm (8 × 11 7/8 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cats and Dogs, Alabama, U.S.A.

Cats and Dogs, Alabama, U.S.A.

1975 · Gelatin silver print, No. 4 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 30.5 × 20.4 cm (12 1/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tree and Sign, Panama City, U.S.A.

Tree and Sign, Panama City, U.S.A.

1974 · Gelatin silver print, No. 9 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 30.7 × 20.5 cm (12 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Air and Space Museum, Huntsville, Alabama

Air and Space Museum, Huntsville, Alabama

1974 · Gelatin silver print, No. 2 from the portfolio "Recent Developments" (1978)

Image: 30.6 × 20.8 cm (12 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Loire Valley, France

Loire Valley, France

1972 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.4 × 30.5 cm (8 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Baseball game)

1970 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/4 × 13 3/4" (27.3 × 35.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Miami Beach

1968 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23.9 × 34.3 cm (9 7/16 × 13 9/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ballycotton, Ireland

Ballycotton, Ireland

1968 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 40.6 × 27.3 cm (16 × 10 3/4 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 40.7 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1968 · gelatin silver print

Image: 16 x 23.9 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Batsk, Siberia

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23 × 30.3 cm (9 1/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (City Hall)

1967 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 14" (23.5 × 35.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1967 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24 x 16.1 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Paper: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1966 · Gelatin silver print

16 × 10 1/2" (40.7 × 26.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

UNTITLED (Man wading)

1966 · Gelatin silver print

10 5/8 × 16" (27.0 × 40.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (War games)

1966 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 13 7/8" (23.5 × 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1965 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 13 7/8" (23.5 × 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1964 · Gelatin silver print

13 × 19 3/8" (33.0 × 49.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

82 published of 136 catalogued · 23 with image

MoMA
54 publishedof 108 catalogued2 img
Art Institute Chicago
21 published21 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

New York
1949 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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St. Tropez
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Czestochowa, Poland
1964 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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William King (born 1925)
1981 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Odessa, U.S.S.R.
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Teheran
1967 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Pasadena
1963 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artwork: Brasilia (1961)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled (Pia+Elliott) (2001)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled

Artsy

Artsy artwork: American photographer Elliott Erwitt. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 1950 (1950)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Elliott Erwitt Dog Dogs 1973 (1973/printed later)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Ballycotton, Ireland (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Collections6

Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Christie's Artsy Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

20 lots · 2016–2025

Market

Auction History

Range: $6,250 – $20,160

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Valencia, Spain, 1952	Christie's	Sep 2025	$3,000 – $5,000	$9,525
The Alchan Edition Portfolio, 1980	Christie's	Apr 2025	$5,000 – $7,000	$7,560
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1956	Christie's	Feb 2024	$3,000 – $5,000	$8,820
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1956	Christie's	Feb 2024	$3,000 – $5,000	$10,710
Saint-Tropez, France, 1959	Christie's	Oct 2023	€7,000 – €10,000	€20,160
New York City, (Third Ave El), 1955	Christie's	Oct 2023	€10,000 – €15,000	€10,080
New York City, 1974	Christie's	Oct 2023	€5,000 – €7,000	€7,560
North Carolina, 1950	Christie's	Oct 2023	€6,000 – €8,000	€6,300
New York, 1956	Christie's	Nov 2021	€6,000 – €8,000	€10,000
Mother and Child, New York, 1953	Christie's	Sep 2020	$15,000 – $20,000	$12,500

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