Paul Strand

(American, 1890–1976)

Paul Strand was an American artist who made significant contributions to the canon of 20th-century photography. Strand’s breadth of skill in the medium are exemplified both in his abstraction of architecture and shadows in Wall Street (1915) and his empathetic documentation of society in Blind (1916). “The decision as to when to photograph, the actual click of the shutter, is partly controlled from the outside, by the flow of life, but it also comes from the mind and the heart of the artist,” Strand said. “The photograph is his vision of the world and expresses, however subtly, his values and convictions.” Born on October 16, 1890 in New York, NY, Strand found his first contact with Modern Art at Alfred Stieglitz's 291 gallery in the early 1900s. After developing an appreciation for photography as an art form, he studied with the renowned photographer Lewis Hine. Over the years that followed, Strand's work transitioned between Pictorialist studies of landscapes influenced by the work of Edward Steichen to sleek images of machinery and buildings. His artistic investigations about the urban world influenced the American painter Charles Sheeler, with whom Stand created the short film Manhatta (1921). The artist died on March 31, 1976 in Orgeval, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Paul Strand Artworks

Paul Strand (1,037 results)
Fisherman, Gaspé, 1936

Paul Strand

Fisherman, Gaspé, 1936

Sale Date: September 21, 2023

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The Mexican Portfolio, 1967

Paul Strand

The Mexican Portfolio, 1967

Sale Date: August 18, 2023

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Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953

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Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953

Sale Date: August 2, 2023

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Boats at the Suez, Egypt, 1959

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Boats at the Suez, Egypt, 1959

Sale Date: August 2, 2023

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River Po, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, 1953

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River Po, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, 1953

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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The Nile, Luxor, Egypt, 1959, 1959

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The Nile, Luxor, Egypt, 1959, 1959

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Paul Strand, The Mexican Portfolio

Paul Strand

Paul Strand, The Mexican Portfolio

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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The Mexican Portfolio, 1967

Paul Strand

The Mexican Portfolio, 1967

Sale Date: June 19, 2023

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The Mexican Portfolio.

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The Mexican Portfolio.

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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The Mexican Portfolio.

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The Mexican Portfolio.

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Dried Seaweed (Kelp), 1946

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Dried Seaweed (Kelp), 1946

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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The Mexican Portfolio

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The Mexican Portfolio

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Mr. Bennett, Vermont', 1944

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Mr. Bennett, Vermont', 1944

Sale Date: May 2, 2023

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The Formative Years (13 works)

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The Formative Years (13 works)

Sale Date: April 12, 2023

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Lily Pond, South Uist, Hebrides, 1954, 1954

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Lily Pond, South Uist, Hebrides, 1954, 1954

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Cobweb in Rain, Georgetown, Maine, 1927, 1927

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Cobweb in Rain, Georgetown, Maine, 1927, 1927

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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Young Farmer, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, 1953

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Young Farmer, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, 1953

Sale Date: April 6, 2023

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New York (Sidewalks), from Camera Work,..., 1916

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New York (Sidewalks), from Camera Work,..., 1916

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, 1953

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The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, 1953

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Lathe, New York, 1923, 1923

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Lathe, New York, 1923, 1923

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Portfolio Three

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Portfolio Three

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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The Mexican Portfolio, 1967

Paul Strand

The Mexican Portfolio, 1967

Sale Date: February 24, 2023

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New York (rooftops), from Camera Work Number , 1916

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New York (rooftops), from Camera Work Number , 1916

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Grazing Horses, Taos, New Mexico, 1930

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Grazing Horses, Taos, New Mexico, 1930

Sale Date: February 8, 2023

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