Ralph Eugene Meatyard Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ralph Eugene Meatyard Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 12, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Lucybelle Crater and Her 15 Year Old Son's Friend (from Portfolio Three: Ralph Eugene Meatyard)
Est: $400 - $600
Ralph Eugene Meatyard Lucybelle Crater and Her 15 Year Old Son's Friend (from Portfolio Three: Ralph Eugene Meatyard) 1970 / printed 1974 vintage gelatin silver print image: 7.125 h x 7 w in (18 x 18 cm) mount: 20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm) Artist's stamp to verso 'This print was made at the Center for Photographic Studies from the original negative by Ralph Eugene Meatyard'. This work is from the edition of 100. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 12, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled (Boy Making Gesture) (from Portfolio Three: Ralph Eugene Meatyard)
Est: $400 - $600
Ralph Eugene Meatyard Untitled (Boy Making Gesture) (from Portfolio Three: Ralph Eugene Meatyard) 1959 / printed 1974 gelatin silver print image: 7 h x 7 w in (18 x 18 cm) mount: 15 h x 12 w in (38 x 30 cm) Artist's stamp to mount verso 'This print was made at the Center for Photographic Studies from the original negative by Ralph Eugene Meatyard'. This work is from the edition of 100. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Nov. 19, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) UNTITLED [SELF-PORTRAIT], 1960. Silver gelatin print, printed 1977 by Meatyard's son Christopher Meatyard, image size 17.5 x 17.5cm, flush-mounted to board measuring 35.5 x28cm, signed by Christopher Meatyard with negative and print date annotations in ink card verso. Provenance: Private Collection, UK Gifted directly from Christopher Meatyard to British photography writer and journalist Ainslie Ellis
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 19, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972)
Est: £400 - £600
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) CRANSTON RICHIE, c.1964. Silver gelatin print, printed 1980 by Meatyard's son Christopher Meatyard, image size 18.5 x 18.5cm, flush-mounted to board measuring 35.5 x28cm, signed by Christopher Meatyard with negative and print date annotations in pencil and ink card verso. Provenance: Private Collection, UK Gifted directly from Christopher Meatyard to British photography writer and journalist Ainslie Ellis
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 31, 2024
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled. Circa 1961.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled. Circa 1961. Silver print, the image measuring 7⅝ inches (19.4 cm.) square, the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x2.3 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink and the date in pencil on verso. Ralph Eugene Meatyard made his living as an optician in Lexington while creating enigmatic staged photographs featuring his family or friends. He would first pick up a specific environment and look for a specific light at a precise moment before placing his subjects in the frame. His photographs result as simultaneously tender, surreal and theatrical compositions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 11, 2024
[MEATYARD, RALPH EUGENE] "BOY DRESSED AS PILOT"
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972). Boy Dressed as Pilot. ca 1971. Silver gelatin print. Signed in pencil to lower mount recto. Image 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. Framed to 14 3/16 x 18 1/4 in. Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) was an optician and innovative photographer based in Lexington, Kentucky. His unique artistic vision blended various genres and experimental techniques, creating enigmatic works that included dreamlike portraits, multiple exposures, and abstract images. Meatyard was part of a creative circle that included poets, mystics, and fellow photographers, and he collaborated with writer Wendell Berry on a book about Kentucky's Red River Gorge. His final series, "The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater," featured masked figures in symbolic compositions. Meatyard's work has been exhibited in major museums across the United States and is included in numerous prestigious collections. [Paper Ephemera] [Art, Fine Art, Photography]
Fleischer's Auction House
Jul. 10, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled (Child as Bird)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard Untitled (Child as Bird) 1960 / printed 1990 gelatin silver print image: 7 h x 6.5 w in (18 x 17 cm) sheet: 7.875 h x 9.875 w in (20 x 25 cm) Stamped signature to verso 'Ralph Eugene Meatyard'. Dated and numbered to verso '1960/1990 6/25'. Stamped studio label to verso 'Modern print by his son Christopher from the original negative'. This work is number 6 from the edition of 25. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 06, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972)
Est: £1,200 - £1,500
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) UNTITLED [SELF-PORTRAIT], 1960. Silver gelatin print, printed 1977 by Meatyard's son Christopher Meatyard, image size 175 x 175mm, flush-mounted to board measuring 355 x280mm, signed by Christopher Meatyard with negative and print date annotations in ink card verso. Provenance: Private Collection, UK Gifted directly from Christopher Meatyard to British photography writer and journalist Ainslie Ellis
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 06, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972)
Est: £1,200 - £1,500
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) UNTITLED, 1960. A pair of silver gelatin prints, printed 1981 by Meatyard's son Christopher Meatyard, image size 185 x 185mm, each flush-mounted to board measuring 355 x280mm. Each with negative and print date annotations in ink card verso; one with Christopher Meatyard's signature, the other annotated 'Portfolio One / First Draft.' Provenance: Private Collection, UK Gifted directly from Christopher Meatyard to British photography writer and journalist Ainslie Ellis
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 06, 2024
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972)
Est: £500 - £700
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) CRANSTON RICHIE, c.1964. Silver gelatin print, printed 1980 by Meatyard's son Christopher Meatyard, image size 185 x 185mm, flush-mounted to board measuring 355 x280mm, signed by Christopher Meatyard with negative and print date annotations in pencil and ink card verso. Provenance: Private Collection, UK Gifted directly from Christopher Meatyard to British photography writer and journalist Ainslie Ellis
Chiswick Auctions
May. 16, 2024
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (bird on window ledge).
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (bird on window ledge). Silver print, the image measuring 6⅝x6½ inches (16.8x16.5 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink, and numerical notations in pencil, on verso. 1966
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 10, 2024
Untitled
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer Ralph Eugene Meatyard 1925 - 1972 Untitled gelatin silver print, mounted, signed, inscribed 'To John Szarkowski - MoMA' and annotated 'Landscape - Kentucky #3' by Madelyn O. Meatyard, the photographer's widow, and stamped on the reverse, framed image: 7¼ by 7⅜ in. (18.4 by 18.7 cm.) frame: 15⅞ by 15 in. (38.4 by 38.1 cm.) Executed in 1960. Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Sotheby's
Feb. 29, 2024
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD. "UNTITLED, c.1960"
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (Illinois 1925-Lexington 1972). Gelatin silver print "UNTITLED, c.1960". Authentication signature of the artist's wife, Medemyn O. Meatyard, in pen on the reverse. RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (Illinois 1925-Lexington 1972). Stampa alla gelatina ai sali d'argento "SENZA TITOLO, 1960 c.a". Firma per autentica della moglie dell'artista, Medemyn O. Meatyard, a penna sul retro.
Viscontea Casa d'Aste s.r.l.
Feb. 15, 2024
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Occasion for Diriment.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Occasion for Diriment. Silver print, the image measuring 7¼x7½ inches (18.4x19.1 cm.), the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x2.3 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink and the title, citation, and numerical notations in pencil, on verso. 1962 Provenance: Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York; to the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2023
Prescience #135
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard 1925 - 1972 Prescience #135 gelatin silver print, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard in ink and with the photographer's credit and estate stamps, annotated '2M418' in pencil, on the reverse, framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse, 1960 image: 6⅞ by 7½ in. (17.5 by 19.1 cm.) frame: 16 by 14½ in. (40.6 by 36.8 cm.)
Sotheby's
Oct. 25, 2023
Untitled (Window)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard 1925 - 1972 Untitled (Window) gelatin silver print, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard in ink and with the photographer's estate stamp, annotated '4M374B' in pencil, on the reverse, framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse, 1960 image: 9⅛ by 7½ in. (23.2 by 19.1 cm.) frame: 16 by 14½ in. (40.6 by 36.8 cm.)
Sotheby's
Oct. 20, 2023
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1925-1972) Girl Playing Flute in Doorway, 1977, estate print, stamped print verso "One of two prints made from original negatives. Printed in December of 1977 for Madelyn Meatyard by John Deeks and James Baker Hall.", silver bromide print, 14 x 11 in.; black finished wood, 21-1/4 x 17-1/4 in. Provenance: Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina (label verso); An Important Atlanta Collection
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 20, 2023
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1925-1972) The Chicken Yard, estate print, stamped print verso "One of two prints made from original negatives. Printed in December of 1977 for Madelyn Meatyard by John Deeks and James Baker Hall.", gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in.; black finished wood frame, 21-1/4 x 17-1/4 in. Provenance: An Important Atlanta Collection
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 20, 2023
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1925-1972) Untitled, Woman and Girl in Run Down Building, estate print, stamped verso "Printed in December of 1977 for Madelyn Meatyard by John Deeks and James Baker Hall", silver bromide print, 11 x 14 in.; black finished wood frame, 21 x 17 in. Provenance: Duke University Museum of Art , Durham, North Carolina (label verso); An Important Atlanta Collection
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 20, 2023
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1925-1972) Grasses in Swamp, estate print, stamped print verso "One of two prints made from original negatives. Printed in December of 1977 for Madelyn Meatyard by John Deeks and James Baker Hall.", silver bromide print, 14 x 11 in.; black finished wood frame, 21-1/4 x 17-1/4 in. Provenance: Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina (label verso); An Important Atlanta Collection
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 20, 2023
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1925-1972) Untitled, circa 1960, signed verso by the artist's wife "Madelyn O. Meatyard", gelatin silver print, sight 7-1/4 x 7-1/2 in.; brown finished wood frame, 16 x 15-1/4 in. Provenance: An Important Atlanta Collection
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 19, 2023
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) Untitled (Masked children in barn), 1965
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) Untitled (Masked children in barn), 1965 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1965, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard, Estate Executor, in pencil and 'Lexington, Kentucky' credit stamp on the verso. image/ sheet: 6 1/4 x 7in. (15.9 x 17.8cm.) Provenance: With Ehlers Caudhill Gallery, Chicago, acquired 1998 It has been said that my work resembles, more closely than any photographer, Le Douanier Rousseau - working in a fairly isolated area and feeding mostly on myself - I feel that I am a primitive photographer. RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD
Hindman
Oct. 05, 2023
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Doll's head.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Doll's head. Silver print, the image measuring 9 3/4x7 1/2 inches (24.8x19.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink on verso. Circa 1959
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 05, 2023
Untitled
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard 1925 - 1972 Untitled gelatin silver print, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard, the photographer's widow, in ink, and with date and annotations in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Jan Kesner Gallery label on the reverse, 1960 image: 6⅞ by 7¾ in. (17.6 by 18.6 cm.) frame: 22 by 18 in. (55.8 by 45.6 cm.)
Sotheby's
May. 02, 2023
Untitled
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard 1925 - 1972 Untitled gelatin silver print, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard in ink and with the photographer's estate stamp, annotated 'Rem' and '2.475T' in pencil, on the reverse framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse, circa 1955 image: 11⅜ by 10¼ in. (28.9 by 26 cm.) frame: 20½ by 16½ in. (52.1 by 41.9 cm.)
Sotheby's
May. 02, 2023
Untitled (from Romances)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard 1925 - 1972 Untitled (from Romances) gelatin silver print, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard, the photographer's widow, in ink and with numerical notations in pencil on the reverse, 1960 image: 6¼ by 7⅞ in. (15.9 by 20 cm.)
Sotheby's
Apr. 27, 2023
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Girl in front of a window).
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Girl in front of a window). Silver print, the image measuring 7 5/8 inches (19.4 cm.) square, the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink on verso. Circa 1960s; printed before 1972 Provenance: The Art Institute of Chicago; Clars Auction Gallery, lot 6412, September 20, 2015
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 27, 2023
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Boy in window of barn).
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Boy in window of barn). Silver print, the image measuring 6 1/4x6 3/4 inches (15.9x17.1 cm.), the mount 14x11 inches (35.6x27.9 cm.), with Meatyard's signature in pencil on mount recto, and Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink with the photographer's Lexington, Kentucky credit stamp and numerical notations in pencil on mount verso. 1960 Provenance: Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1998; to a Private California Collection
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 27, 2023
Meatyard (Ralph Eugene) The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater, first edition, New York, The Jargon Society, 1974 & others by or about Meatyard (6).
Est: £150 - £200
NO RESERVE Meatyard (Ralph Eugene) The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater, first edition, New York, The Jargon Society, 1974; A Fourfold Vision, one of 1000 copies, Tucson, AZ, Nazraeli Press, 2005 § Hall (James Baker) & Guy Davenport. Ralph Eugene Meatyard, An Aperture Monograph, first edition, New York, 1974, photographic illustrations, original cloth, the first with light spotting at edges, the first and last with dust-jackets; and 3 others by or about Meatyard, 4to (6).
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 09, 2023
Meatyard (Ralph Eugene) The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater, first edition, New York, The Jargon Society, 1974 & others by or about Meatyard (6).
Est: £300 - £400
Meatyard (Ralph Eugene) The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater, first edition, New York, The Jargon Society, 1974; A Fourfold Vision, one of 1000 copies, Tucson, AZ, Nazraeli Press, 2005 § Hall (James Baker) & Guy Davenport. Ralph Eugene Meatyard, An Aperture Monograph, first edition, New York, 1974, photographic illustrations, original cloth, the first with light spotting at edges, the first and last with dust-jackets; and 3 others by or about Meatyard, 4to (6).
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 08, 2023
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD. "SENZA TITOLO, 1960 c.a"
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (Illinois, 1925 - Lexington, 1972). Stampa alla gelatina ai sali d'argento "SENZA TITOLO, 1960 c.a". Firma per autentica della moglie dell'artista, Medemyn O. Meatyard, a penna sul retro. RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (Illinois, 1925 - Lexington, 1972). Gelatin-silver print "SENZA TITOLO, 1960 c.a". Authenticated signature of the artist's wife, Medemyn O. Meatyard, in pen on the reverse.
Viscontea Casa d'Aste s.r.l.
Dec. 13, 2022
MEATYARD, RALPH EUGENE (1925-1972) Untitled (water bubbles), 1951.
Est: $700 - $1,000
MEATYARD, RALPH EUGENE (1925-1972) Untitled (water bubbles), 1951. Vintage gelatin silver print, 6 x 6 inches (158 x 158 mm), dry-mounted to card, initialed REM and signed by Christopher Meatyard on the verso of the mount. No defects noted in raking light. Framed. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 20, 2022
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (I-Cross).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (I-Cross). Silver print, the image measuring 7 1/2x8 inches (19.1x20.3 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink, and the title and date in pencil on verso. Circa 1959
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 14, 2022
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
(American, 1925-1972) Three Dolls, 1961, signed mount lower right recto, also signed by Madelyn Meatyard and stamped print verso, dated, vintage gelatin silver print, image 5-3/4 x 6 in; dark wood frame, 18-3/4 x 16 in. Provenance: Sotheby?s New York, April 2013. This lot is accompanied by a copy of an original sales receipt for $13,750; Irving Galleries, Palm Beach Florida (label verso); Private Collection, Wisconsin
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 06, 2022
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled, c. 1958 signed in ink by the ar
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled, c. 1958 signed in ink by the artist's widow Madelyn O. Meatyard, stamped photographer's credit (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing board) image: 7 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (19 x 19.3 cm.) â€Œsheet: 8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 07, 2022
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972); Untitled (Boy with clock and mirror);
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) Untitled (Boy with clock and mirror), 1960s Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard, Estate Executor, in ink on the verso. 7 1/2 x 7 1/4in (19 x 18.3cm) sheet 8 x 10in (20.3 x 25.4cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 07, 2022
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled, (Boy with Pickax Buried in Wall
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled, (Boy with Pickax Buried in Wall), 1960 signed in ink by Madelyn O. Meatyard and annotated in pencil (verso); credited on affixed label (frame backing board) image/sheet: 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.4 x 19 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 07, 2022
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) No. 6 Usufructuary, 1960 signed in ink by
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) No. 6 Usufructuary, 1960 signed in ink by Madelyn O. Meatyard and titled in pencil (verso); credited on affixed label (frame backing board) image/sheet: 7 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (18 x 19 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 07, 2022
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled, 1962 annotated in ink '135 B 62
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled, 1962 annotated in ink '135 B 62' (mount, verso); credited and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing board) image/sheet: 7 x 7 1/8 in. (17.7 x 18 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 07, 2022
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Boy with Sign 'Red'), 1955 stam
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Boy with Sign 'Red'), 1955 stamped photographer's credit, dated [with print date] and numbered 2/25' in pencil, stamped with printer information (verso) image: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.5 x 27.9 cm.) sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 21, 2021
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Figures wearing masks.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Figures wearing masks. Silver print, the image measuring 6 3/4 inches (15.2 cm.) square, the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature, in ink, on verso. 1960s
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2021
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) - Arched Door way with Woman and boy, years 1960
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Vintage gelatin silver print applied on original cardboard Photographer's credit stamp on the cardboard verso
Finarte
Jul. 24, 2021
Ralph Eugene Meatyard Photograph, Child w/ Planter
Est: $700 - $800
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (_Kentucky/Illinois, 1925-1972) gelatin silver print depicting a young boy in a hooded sweat suit and boots seated outside and holding flowers, the broken pieces of a stone planter at his feet on the grass. Photograph signed verso near hinge, "Madelyn O. Meatyard" (artist's widow). Includes the original shipping materials from Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY. Hinge mounted to a white mat. Photograph: 5 7/8" H x 6 7/8" W. Sight: 5 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W. Mat: 15 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W. Note: Meatyard's work was featured in the Howard Greenberg Gallery exhibition titled "Family Photographs from Home," March 11-April 30, 2005. Provenance: Private Chattanooga, TN collection.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
May. 27, 2021
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Boy by window.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Boy by window. Silver print, the image measuring 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm.) square, the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature, in ink, on verso. Circa 1960
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 11, 2021
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Seated child.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Seated child. Silver print, the image measuring 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), the mount 13x11 inches (33x27.9 cm.), with Meatyard's initials and negative date, in pencil, on mount recto, and his signature and notation Lexington, KY, in ink, on mount verso. 1954
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 14, 2020
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925–1972) - Untitled (Boy behind post), c. 1960
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925–1972) Untitled (Boy behind post), c. 1960 gelatin silver print, printed 1975 by Chris Meatyard signed in ink by Chris Meatyard (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed exhibition labels (frame backing board) image: 7 x 7 3/8 in. (17.8 x 18.7 cm.) sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm.) ",
Christie's
Oct. 14, 2020
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925–1972) - Untitled (Boy leaning against tree), 1963
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925–1972) Untitled (Boy leaning against tree), 1963 gelatin silver print signed by Madelyn Meatyard in ink (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed exhibition labels (frame backing board) image/sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19.1 x 17.5 cm.) ",
Christie's
Oct. 14, 2020
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925–1972) - Untitled (boy in sheet), 1966
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925–1972) Untitled (boy in sheet), 1966 gelatin silver print signed by Madelyn Meatyard in ink and inscribed 'To El Mochuelo' in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed exhibition labels (frame backing board) image: 7 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (19 x 22.2 cm.) sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) ",
Christie's