Peter Hujar

Following his death from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, at the age of 53, the photographer Peter Hujar left behind a profound body of work that documented New York City’s subcultures, from the queer to the avant-garde. His raw, unflinching and vulnerable black-and-white portraits received little recognition during his lifetime, but are now celebrated for their responses to the


PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Self-Portrait (with string around his neck), 1980

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

David Wojnarowicz

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Self-Portrait, 1975

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Candy Darling on Her Deathbed, 1973

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Candy Darling on Her Deathbed (III), 1973

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'If Only I Spoke French' (Greer Lankton in Jean-Charles de Castelbajac sheets), 1983

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Goose, Germantown, 1984

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Cow Barbed Wire, 1978

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Horse in West Virginia Mountains, 1969

Peter Hujar (1934–1987)

Ethyl Eichelberger in a Fashion Pose, 1981

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Sheep, PA, 1969

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Larry Ree, 1975

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Ruined Staircase, Pier

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'Forbidden Fruit' (David Wojnarowicz Eating an Apple in an Issey Miyake shirt) from, The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Bearded Man on Park Bench

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Sad Horse in the Mountains, 1963

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

New York Downtown, Night, 1976

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'Forbidden Fruit' (David Wojnarowicz Eating an Apple in an Issey Miyake shirt) from The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Ethyl Eichelberger for Dianne B. in Jean Paul Gaultier, 1981

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Lower Manhattan from the Harbor, 1976

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Black-Eyed Susan (Backstage at Camille), 1974

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Ethyl Eichelberger as Lucrezia Borgia, 1982

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Clown with Long Tie (II), 1973

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Robert Levithan in bed, 1977

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'You Wouldn't Dare' (Lori Goldstein in Jean Paul Gaultier opera gloves) from, The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

White House Collapsed, Queens, NYC, 1985

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Young Circus Performer in Hat, 1973

Peter Hujar (1934–1987)

David Brintzenhofe Making Up, 1982

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Bucking Horse, 1985

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Dianne B. in Issey Miyake silks, 1982

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'Merde' (Susan Manno in Junichi Arai scarf) from, The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

John McClellan with Dina, 1981

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Lola Pashalinski, 1975

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PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Self-Portrait (with string around his neck), 1980

EstimateUSD 50,000 - 70,000
Price RealisedUSD 252,000

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

David Wojnarowicz

EstimateUSD 50,000 - 70,000
Price RealisedUSD 132,300

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Self-Portrait, 1975

EstimateUSD 30,000 - 50,000
Price RealisedUSD 93,750
EstimateUSD 15,000 - 25,000
Price RealisedUSD 69,300

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Candy Darling on Her Deathbed, 1973

EstimateUSD 20,000 - 25,000
Price RealisedUSD 50,000

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Candy Darling on Her Deathbed (III), 1973

EstimateUSD 40,000 - 60,000
Price RealisedUSD 40,320

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'If Only I Spoke French' (Greer Lankton in Jean-Charles de Castelbajac sheets), 1983

EstimateUSD 15,000 - 20,000
Price RealisedUSD 40,000

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Goose, Germantown, 1984

EstimateEUR 8,000 - 12,000
Price RealisedEUR 22,500

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Cow Barbed Wire, 1978

EstimateEUR 8,000 - 12,000
Price RealisedEUR 22,500

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Horse in West Virginia Mountains, 1969

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 27,500

Peter Hujar (1934–1987)

Ethyl Eichelberger in a Fashion Pose, 1981

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 25,000
EstimateEUR 8,000 - 12,000
Price RealisedEUR 20,000
EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 20,000

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Ruined Staircase, Pier

EstimateUSD 8,000 - 12,000
Price RealisedUSD 18,900

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'Forbidden Fruit' (David Wojnarowicz Eating an Apple in an Issey Miyake shirt) from, The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

EstimateUSD 15,000 - 20,000
Price RealisedUSD 18,750

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Bearded Man on Park Bench

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 16,380

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Sad Horse in the Mountains, 1963

EstimateEUR 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedEUR 12,500

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

New York Downtown, Night, 1976

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 15,000

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'Forbidden Fruit' (David Wojnarowicz Eating an Apple in an Issey Miyake shirt) from The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

EstimateUSD 15,000 - 25,000
Price RealisedUSD 15,000

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Ethyl Eichelberger for Dianne B. in Jean Paul Gaultier, 1981

EstimateUSD 12,000 - 18,000
Price RealisedUSD 15,000

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Lower Manhattan from the Harbor, 1976

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 13,860

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Black-Eyed Susan (Backstage at Camille), 1974

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 12,500

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Ethyl Eichelberger as Lucrezia Borgia, 1982

EstimateUSD 7,000 - 9,000
Price RealisedUSD 11,340

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Clown with Long Tie (II), 1973

EstimateUSD 6,000 - 8,000
Price RealisedUSD 10,710

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Robert Levithan in bed, 1977

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 10,080

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'You Wouldn't Dare' (Lori Goldstein in Jean Paul Gaultier opera gloves) from, The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

EstimateUSD 10,000 - 15,000
Price RealisedUSD 10,000

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

White House Collapsed, Queens, NYC, 1985

EstimateGBP 4,000 - 6,000
Price RealisedGBP 6,000

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Young Circus Performer in Hat, 1973

EstimateUSD 6,000 - 8,000
Price RealisedUSD 8,820

Peter Hujar (1934–1987)

David Brintzenhofe Making Up, 1982

EstimateUSD 8,000 - 12,000
Price RealisedUSD 8,125

Peter Hujar (1934-1987)

Bucking Horse, 1985

EstimateEUR 8,000 - 12,000
Price RealisedEUR 5,625

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Dianne B. in Issey Miyake silks, 1982

EstimateUSD 6,000 - 8,000
Price RealisedUSD 6,000

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

'Merde' (Susan Manno in Junichi Arai scarf) from, The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B., 1983

EstimateUSD 6,000 - 8,000
Price RealisedUSD 3,750

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

John McClellan with Dina, 1981

EstimateUSD 3,000 - 5,000
Price RealisedUSD 3,750

PETER HUJAR (1934–1987)

Lola Pashalinski, 1975

EstimateUSD 8,000 - 12,000