Edward Steichen Autographs
Edward Jean Steichen (Luxembourgish: ; March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published. From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the Condé Nast magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, designating him the “greatest living portrait photographer” even as he turned to painting. Steichen worked for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the most popular and highest-paid photographer in the world.
After the United States' entry into World War II, Steichen was invited by the United States Navy to serve as Director of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. In 1944, he directed the war documentary The Fighting Lady, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 17th Academy Awards.
From 1947 to 1961, Steichen served as Director of the Department of Photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art. While there, he curated and assembled exhibits including the touring exhibition The Family of Man, which was seen by nine million people. In 2003, the Family of Man photographic collection was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in recognition of its historical value.
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Traded items with a signature of Edward Steichen
The most expensive item with a signature of Edward Steichen (Edward Steichen Portfolio signed Mary Steichen) was sold in October 2025 for $9,800.00 while the cheapest item (The Family Of Man By Edward Steichen SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND CARL SANDBURG) found a new owner for $19.99 in June 2025. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $431.75 for an autographed item of Edward Steichen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $5,115.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $19.99 was June 2025. In average, an autographed item from Edward Steichen is worth $406.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Edward Steichen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Carl Sandburg & Edward Steichen STEICHEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER 1st SIGNED 2X Roth 101 | $2,000.00 |  |
| Edward Steichen Portfolio signed Mary Steichen | $9,800.00 | |
| Edward Steichen, Photographer / Walden or Life in the Woods Limited Signed ed | $385.00 | |
 | Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $430.00 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $400.00 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $400.00 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $406.75 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $406.75 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $431.75 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $431.75 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $431.75 | |
| Thoreau/ Walden / Limited Editions Club / 1936 / signed by Edward Steichen | $431.75 | |
| Todd Brandow / Edward Steichen Lives in Photography / Signed First Edition 2007 | $87.50 | |
| Walden 1936 Henry Thoreau Limited Editions Club Signed Edward Steichen wSlipcase | $799.99 | |
| Walden, Henry David Thoreau, Limited Editions Club, 1936 Edward Steichen, SIGNED | $400.00 | |
