--- title: "Gregory Crewdson: results at LLB Auction" source: LLB Auction canonical: "https://www.llb-auction.com/artists/gregory-crewdson" currency: EUR price_basis: "hammer, excluding buyer's premium and VAT" scope: results at this auction house only --- # Gregory Crewdson LLB Auction has offered 6 lots by Gregory Crewdson since August 2026 and sold 6 of them for hammer prices from €1,200 to €2,000. | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Born | 1962 | | Nationality | American | | Lots offered at LLB Auction | 6 | | Lots sold | 6 | | Range of prices realised | €1,200 to €2,000 | | Median price realised | €1,600 | ## Lots | Work | Medium | Sale | Date | Estimate | Hammer | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Untitled [Dream House 6] | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | The August Edit | 25 August 2026 | €1,000 to €1,500 | €1,200 | | Untitled [Dream House 5] | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | The August Edit | 25 August 2026 | €1,000 to €1,500 | €2,000 | | Untitled [Dream House 4] | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | The August Edit | 25 August 2026 | €1,000 to €1,500 | €1,600 | | Untitled [Dream House 3] | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | The August Edit | 25 August 2026 | €1,000 to €1,500 | €1,400 | | Untitled [Dream House 2] | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | The August Edit | 25 August 2026 | €1,000 to €1,500 | €1,600 | | Untitled [Dream House 1] | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | The August Edit | 25 August 2026 | €1,000 to €1,500 | €1,800 | ## About Gregory Crewdson ### Life and work Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer born in 1962 in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at SUNY Purchase and at the Yale School of Art, where he later became director of graduate studies in photography. He is known for staged scenes of suburban streets, houses and small towns, made with a film style crew and lit like a movie set. Each picture is planned for weeks or months and shows a figure caught in a moment that seems to belong to a story the viewer cannot read. ### Editions and large prints Crewdson works in series, among them Twilight, Beneath the Roses, Cathedral of the Pines and An Eclipse of Moths. The prints are made as editions, often with artist's proofs, and the size of the edition changes from one series to the next. Large pigment prints and chromogenic prints are the core of the market. Works on paper in the usual sense do not play a role. LLB Auction has sold six lots by the artist, all in one sale, so the house knows the lower and middle range of his output rather than the large exhibition prints. The saleroom treats a print differently depending on its date of printing. A picture made years earlier can be printed again, and the lot description then carries two dates, the date of the image and the date of the print. Collectors compare the two, the edition number, and whether the lot is a numbered edition or an artist's proof. ### What a specialist examines A specialist looks first at the signature and its placement. On Crewdson prints the signature is often on a label fixed to the reverse of the frame, the mount or the backing, and the label also carries the title, the date and the edition number. The specialist checks that the label matches the print, that the edition number fits the series, and that the size matches the known format of the image. Condition matters on large mounted prints. Surface scratches, handling marks, fading of colour, and damage to the mount or frame all affect value. Provenance is read through the gallery that sold the print first, through invoices, and through earlier sales and exhibitions. Any body that examines works for the artist is listed under Career, and the owner should ask it for the current practice before consigning. ### Market position The public market is documented at Phillips, which has offered his photographs in New York and London. On 8 April 2021 a chromogenic print from the Twilight period sold in New York for USD 18,900. On 5 April 2024 an untitled pigment print, printed years after the image was made and numbered 3 of 6, sold in New York for USD 30,480. On 21 November 2024 a large untitled pigment print, printed that year and numbered 6 of 6, sold in London for GBP 63,500. These three results show how the price follows the size and the printing date of the work, and they are figures as printed by the house. They are a guide to the range and not an estimate for any other print. ### What a seller should have ready Gather the invoice or gallery receipt, any earlier auction record, and the exhibition or publication history of the image. Photograph the front, the reverse, the label with the signature and edition number, and the frame. Note the exact size of the image and the frame, the medium, the series, and whether the print is a numbered edition or an artist's proof. Add a condition report if you have one. With these documents a specialist can answer a valuation request quickly. ## Market at LLB Auction | Figure | Value | |---|---| | Share sold | 100% | | Record hammer | €2,000 (Untitled [Dream House 5]) | | Hammer vs low estimate | 1.60x | | Lots above high estimate | 4 | ### Prices by medium | Medium | Offered | Sold | Lowest hammer | Median hammer | Highest hammer | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm | 6 | 6 | €1,200 | €1,600 | €2,000 | ### Year by year | Year | Offered | Sold | Total hammer | |---|---|---|---| | 2026 | 6 | 6 | €9,600 | ## Public auction records Other auction houses published these results, cited from the linked sources. They are separate from the results of LLB Auction. | House | Date | Work | Price (basis) | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Phillips | 8 April 2021 | Untitled (2001) | US$18,900 (premium) | https://www.phillips.com/detail/gregory-crewdson/NY040121/156 | | Phillips | 5 April 2024 | Untitled (2003) | US$30,480 (premium) | https://www.phillips.com/detail/gregory-crewdson/NY040124/305 | | Phillips | 21 November 2024 | Untitled (2004) | £63,500 (premium) | https://www.phillips.com/detail/gregory-crewdson/211877 | ## Career ### Cautions - Large prints are sold as editions with artist's proofs, and the lot description can give both the date of the image and a later printing date. Check the edition number and the printing date before consigning. (https://www.phillips.com/detail/gregory-crewdson/NY040224/382) ### Exhibitions | Exhibition | Venue | Year | |---|---|---| | Twilight | Gagosian, Beverly Hills | 2002 | | Beneath the Roses | Gagosian, Beverly Hills | 2005 | | Sanctuary | Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York | 2010 | | Cathedral of the Pines | Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York | 2016 | | An Eclipse of Moths | Gagosian, Beverly Hills | 2020 | ## Comparables Comparable price band (middle half of hammer prices here): €1,400 to €1,800 Related artists: Andrew Scott, Daniel Arsham, George Condo, Robert Indiana, Sam Francis, KAWS ## Questions ### How many works by Gregory Crewdson has LLB Auction sold? Between August 2026 and August 2026, LLB Auction sold 6 of the 6 lots by Gregory Crewdson it offered (100%). ### What is the record price for Gregory Crewdson at LLB Auction? The record is €2,000 for Untitled [Dream House 5], in the sale The August Edit of 25 August 2026, against an estimate of €1,000 to €1,500. ### What does a work by Gregory Crewdson usually sell for at LLB Auction? The median hammer price is €1,600 across 6 lots sold. Half of them sold between €1,400 and €1,800. ### Do works by Gregory Crewdson sell above their estimate at LLB Auction? 4 of the 6 lots sold went above their high estimate. On average the hammer reached 1.6 times the low estimate. ### Do these prices include the buyer’s premium? The prices on this page are hammer prices, before the buyer’s premium and VAT. The results page of each sale gives the price with premium of every lot sold. ### How do I get a valuation of a work by Gregory Crewdson? Send photos of the work, of its signature and of any certificate through the valuation form. Lyna Brahami compares it with the results of Gregory Crewdson at the house and replies free of charge within 48 working hours. ## Sources - LLB Auction catalogue (Proprietary) - Wikidata contributors (CC0): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1347062 - Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Crewdson - Christopher Peterson (CC BY-SA 3.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gregory_Crewdson_2.jpg - Phillips lot pages (all rights reserved, cited under quotation): https://www.phillips.com - Gagosian artist page (all rights reserved, cited under quotation): https://www.gagosian.com/artists/gregory-crewdson/ ## Valuations Request a free valuation: https://www.llb-auction.com/sell