Snow Window
1959 · Silver dye-bleach print
Image: 34.3 × 22.6 cm (13 9/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.8 × 28.2 cm (14 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Saul Leiter
American, 1923
WA-00028141
PrintmakingPhotography
Representation
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12
Works in Collection
19
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3
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90%
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Authority Records (3)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Photo Essay
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
No image
30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
No image
Photographs from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
No image
Always the Young Strangers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
Field Verification (3 fields)
3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Saul Leiter was an American photographer and painter who pioneered color photography in the 1950s when the medium was considered marginal to serious art practice. Working in New York, he developed a distinctly modernist approach to color, layering translucent planes of hue and compositional restraint that treat the urban street as an abstract field. His photographs and paintings share a meditative quality, often framing fragments of architecture, figures, and reflected light with an emphasis on chromatic relationships over narrative. Leiter's formal investigations anticipate concerns that would dominate postwar abstraction while remaining rooted in observed reality.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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12 published of 17 catalogued · 14 with image
- Art Institute Chicago7 published7 img
- MoMA5 publishedof 10 catalogued7 img
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Range: $3,800 – $6,500
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rago | Feb 2026 | $7,000 – $9,000 | Unsold | |
| Rago | Feb 2026 | $7,000 – $9,000 | $6,500 | |
| Rago | Dec 2025 | $7,000 – $9,000 | $3,800 | |
| Rago | Dec 2025 | $6,000 – $8,000 | $4,000 |
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