Arthur Tress
American, b. 1940
579 Followers
Arthur Tress was born (1940) and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Tress was one of the first artists in the 1970s to break away from street photography and develop a more personal vision, which included manipulating that realty in front of him, instead of being just a passive observer. His work has been published in seven monographs, and it is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the George Eastman House, the Bibliotheque Nationale, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Whitney Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Submitted by Afterimage Gallery
Auction Results
Past Auctions
84 results
Surfers, 1978
Gelatin silver print
19.2 x 19.2 cm
Sep 11, 2025 • Bonhams
Surfers, 1978
Gelatin silver print
19.2 x 19.2 cm
Sep 11, 2025
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 139
'School Desk Dream' (New York), 1970
Gelatin silver print
26.4 x 26.0 cm
Jul 17, 2025 • Bonhams
'School Desk Dream' (New York), 1970
Gelatin silver print
26.4 x 26.0 cm
Jul 17, 2025
Bonhams
Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition
Lot 185
The Voyeur, 1970, 1990
Silver print
35.6 x 27.9 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
The Voyeur, 1970, 1990
Silver print
35.6 x 27.9 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 283
Man with Sheep, 1971; Boy in Flood Dream, 1972; Boy with Hockey Gloves, 1968; Mother & Daughter, nd; The Music Lesson, circa 1974; Claire de Lune, 1975; Tarot Card - Harmony, nd; Ghost in Attic, circa 1973; The Trainer, circa 1977; Wounded Owl, 1970; Boy in Mud Dream, 1974; Girl with Goldfish, 1971, 1968
Silver prints
27.3 cm
Oct 5, 2023 • Swann
Man with Sheep, 1971; Boy in Flood Dream, 1972; Boy with Hockey Gloves, 1968; Mother & Daughter, nd; The Music Lesson, circa 1974; Claire de Lune, 1975; Tarot Card - Harmony, nd; Ghost in Attic, circa 1973; The Trainer, circa 1977; Wounded Owl, 1970; Boy in Mud Dream, 1974; Girl with Goldfish, 1971, 1968
Silver prints
27.3 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 284
Shadow no. 53, 1974
gelatin silver print; titled and signed '...arthur tress' in ink on the mount; matted.
May 25, 2023 • Bonhams
Shadow no. 53, 1974
gelatin silver print; titled and signed '...arthur tress' in ink on the mount; matted.
May 25, 2023
Bonhams • Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 216
Shadow #26, 1974
Gelatin silver print
19.2 x 19.2 cm
May 15, 2023 • Bonhams
Shadow #26, 1974
Gelatin silver print
19.2 x 19.2 cm
May 15, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 215
Shadow no. 53, 1974
Gelatin silver print
May 15, 2023 • Bonhams
Shadow no. 53, 1974
Gelatin silver print
May 15, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 216
Stephen Brecht, Bride and Groom, New York
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 12, 2022 • Phillips
Stephen Brecht, Bride and Groom, New York
Gelatin silver print.
7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Oct 12, 2022
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 196
Girl Catching Goldfish, Chateau Breteuil, France, 1974
gelatin silver print
10 x 10 1/4in (25.4 x 26cm)
14 x 11in (35.6 x 28cm)
Oct 11, 2022 • Bonhams
Girl Catching Goldfish, Chateau Breteuil, France, 1974
gelatin silver print
10 x 10 1/4in (25.4 x 26cm)
14 x 11in (35.6 x 28cm)
Oct 11, 2022
Bonhams • New York
Photographs
Lot 85
Girl Catching Goldfish, Chateau Breteuil, France, 1974
Gelatin silver print
25.4 x 26 cm
Apr 7, 2022 • Bonhams
Girl Catching Goldfish, Chateau Breteuil, France, 1974
Gelatin silver print
25.4 x 26 cm
Apr 7, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 17
Blue Collar Fantasy, New York, 1979, 1979
Gelatin silver print
39 x 38.7 cm
Apr 7, 2022 • Bonhams
Blue Collar Fantasy, New York, 1979, 1979
Gelatin silver print
39 x 38.7 cm
Apr 7, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 80
Harvest Song, Adirondack Park, NY, 1989
Dye-bleach print
38.3 x 38.3 cm
Apr 9, 2021 • Bonhams
Harvest Song, Adirondack Park, NY, 1989
Dye-bleach print
38.3 x 38.3 cm
Apr 9, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs
Lot 57
Flying Dream, Queens, N.Y., 1971
gelatin silver print
62.2 x 60.9 cm
Oct 28, 2020 • Christie's
Flying Dream, Queens, N.Y., 1971
gelatin silver print
62.2 x 60.9 cm
Oct 28, 2020
Christie's
Aperture
Lot 45
Hand on Train. Staten Island, New York
digital print on fuji crystal archive matte paper
6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm.)
Aug 20, 2020 • Christie's
Hand on Train. Staten Island, New York
digital print on fuji crystal archive matte paper
6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm.)
Aug 20, 2020
Christie's
Christie's Living: August Collections
Lot 249
Hand on Train. Staten Island, New York. 1971.
digital print on Fuji Crystal Archive Matte paper
15.2 x 15.2 cm
Aug 20, 2020 • Christie's
Hand on Train. Staten Island, New York. 1971.
digital print on Fuji Crystal Archive Matte paper
15.2 x 15.2 cm
Aug 20, 2020
Christie's
Christie’s Living: August Collections
Lot 249
I dreamed I was fit to be tied in my Calvins
gelatin silver print
19 x 18 3/4in (48.2 x 47.5cm)
24 x 20in (61 x 50.8cm)
Jul 19, 2019 • Bonhams
I dreamed I was fit to be tied in my Calvins
gelatin silver print
19 x 18 3/4in (48.2 x 47.5cm)
24 x 20in (61 x 50.8cm)
Jul 19, 2019
Bonhams • Online, New York
Stonewall@50 Photographs Online
Lot 31
I dreamed I was fit to be tied in my Calvins, 1995
Gelatin silver print
48.2 x 47.5 cm
Jun 27, 2019 • Bonhams
I dreamed I was fit to be tied in my Calvins, 1995
Gelatin silver print
48.2 x 47.5 cm
Jun 27, 2019
Bonhams • Online, New York
Stonewall@50 Photographs Online
Lot 31
Hommage à De Chirico ,
1980, 1980
gelatin silver print
19 x 19 cm
Jun 19, 2017 • Cornette de Saint Cyr
Hommage à De Chirico ,
1980, 1980
gelatin silver print
19 x 19 cm
Jun 19, 2017
Cornette de Saint Cyr • Brussels
Photographies de Collection
Lot 244
Tête à tête ,
1980, 1980
gelatin silver print
19 x 19 cm
Jun 19, 2017 • Cornette de Saint Cyr
Tête à tête ,
1980, 1980
gelatin silver print
19 x 19 cm
Jun 19, 2017
Cornette de Saint Cyr • Brussels
Photographies de Collection
Lot 243
Birth dream ,
1972, 1972
gelatin silver print glued on board
35 x 28 cm
Jun 8, 2017 • Ader
Birth dream ,
1972, 1972
gelatin silver print glued on board
35 x 28 cm
Jun 8, 2017
Ader • Paris
Photographies
Lot 332
Boy Under Tunnel ,
1979, 1979
gelatin silver print
35.56 x 27.94 cm
Jun 3, 2017 • Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers
Boy Under Tunnel ,
1979, 1979
gelatin silver print
35.56 x 27.94 cm
Jun 3, 2017
Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers • Hudson
20th Century Modern & Contemporary Fine Art
Lot 402
The Ancient Singa ,
1980, 1980
C-print
50.8 x 40.64 cm
Jun 3, 2017 • Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers
The Ancient Singa ,
1980, 1980
C-print
50.8 x 40.64 cm
Jun 3, 2017
Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers • Hudson
20th Century Modern & Contemporary Fine Art
Lot 406
Boy on Slide, NY ,
1980, 1980
gelatin silver print
38.5 x 38 cm
May 31, 2017 • Yann Le Mouel Sarl
Boy on Slide, NY ,
1980, 1980
gelatin silver print
38.5 x 38 cm
May 31, 2017
Yann Le Mouel Sarl • Paris
Photographies
Lot 297
Boy with hockey gloves, New York, 1970
gelatin silver print
27 x 27 cm
Apr 20, 2017 • Minerva Auctions
Boy with hockey gloves, New York, 1970
gelatin silver print
27 x 27 cm
Apr 20, 2017
Minerva Auctions • Rome
Fotografia
Lot 170
The Trainer, 1977
gelatin silver print
25 x 25 cm
Apr 20, 2017 • Swann Galleries
The Trainer, 1977
gelatin silver print
25 x 25 cm
Apr 20, 2017
Swann Galleries • New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 204
Ancient Singer, New York, 1980
gelatin silver print
60 x 50 cm
Dec 12, 2016 • Leonard Joel
Ancient Singer, New York, 1980
gelatin silver print
60 x 50 cm
Dec 12, 2016
Leonard Joel • South Yarra
Photographs from the Collection of Dr Dinesh Parekh: A Timed Online Auction
Lot 308
Nu masculin, Climbing, 1979
gelatin silver print
25 x 20 cm
Nov 12, 2016 • Ader
Nu masculin, Climbing, 1979
gelatin silver print
25 x 20 cm
Nov 12, 2016
Ader • Paris
Photographies & Livres Photos
Lot 453
Father & daughter, 1980
gelatin silver print
35 x 28 cm
Nov 8, 2016 • AuctionArt - Remy Le Fur
Father & daughter, 1980
gelatin silver print
35 x 28 cm
Nov 8, 2016
AuctionArt - Remy Le Fur • Paris
Avant-garde
Lot 339
Woman prisoner, 1980
gelatin silver print mounted to board
35 x 28 cm
Nov 8, 2016 • AuctionArt - Remy Le Fur
Woman prisoner, 1980
gelatin silver print mounted to board
35 x 28 cm
Nov 8, 2016
AuctionArt - Remy Le Fur • Paris
Avant-garde
Lot 340
Homme et Smoker's Monument, 1980
gelatin silver print
19 x 19 cm
Nov 7, 2016 • Yann Le Mouel Sarl
Homme et Smoker's Monument, 1980
gelatin silver print
19 x 19 cm
Nov 7, 2016
Yann Le Mouel Sarl • Paris
Photographies
Lot 300
'Napoléon in exile, Maine', de la série 'Fish Tank Sonata', 1987
cibachrome print
38.51 x 38 cm
May 25, 2016 • Yann Le Mouel Sarl
'Napoléon in exile, Maine', de la série 'Fish Tank Sonata', 1987
cibachrome print
38.51 x 38 cm
May 25, 2016
Yann Le Mouel Sarl • Paris
Photographies
Lot 265
Sonata pathétique, 1987
cibachrome print
38.99 x 38.99 cm
May 25, 2016 • Yann Le Mouel Sarl
Sonata pathétique, 1987
cibachrome print
38.99 x 38.99 cm
May 25, 2016
Yann Le Mouel Sarl • Paris
Photographies
Lot 264
Surfers, 1977
photograph
19.05 x 19.35 cm
May 5, 2016 • Barridoff Galleries
Surfers, 1977
photograph
19.05 x 19.35 cm
May 5, 2016
Barridoff Galleries • Portland
International Fine Art
Lot 266
Boy with hockey gloves, 1968
gelatin silver
23.83 x 18.54 cm
Apr 17, 2016 • Heritage Auctions
Boy with hockey gloves, 1968
gelatin silver
23.83 x 18.54 cm
Apr 17, 2016
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs
Lot 73648
Grandfather & Grandson, Sumba, 1997
gelatin silver
25.4 x 24.89 cm
Apr 17, 2016 • Heritage Auctions
Grandfather & Grandson, Sumba, 1997
gelatin silver
25.4 x 24.89 cm
Apr 17, 2016
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs
Lot 73649
Untitled, 1979
silver print
38.4 x 38.1 cm
Feb 25, 2016 • Swann Galleries
Untitled, 1979
silver print
38.4 x 38.1 cm
Feb 25, 2016
Swann Galleries • New York
Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks
Lot 168
Flying Dream (Queens, NY),, 1971
gelatin silver print
59.69 x 50.8 cm
Jan 16, 2016 • Clars Auction Gallery
Flying Dream (Queens, NY),, 1971
gelatin silver print
59.69 x 50.8 cm
Jan 16, 2016
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6358
Flood Dream (Ocean City, New Jersey), 1971
gelatin silver print
50.8 x 49.53 cm
Jan 16, 2016 • Clars Auction Gallery
Flood Dream (Ocean City, New Jersey), 1971
gelatin silver print
50.8 x 49.53 cm
Jan 16, 2016
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6357
Boy with Duck Decoy, Passaic, New Jersey, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print
27.8 x 27.2 cm
Nov 27, 2015 • Lempertz
Boy with Duck Decoy, Passaic, New Jersey, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print
27.8 x 27.2 cm
Nov 27, 2015
Lempertz • Cologne
Photography
Lot 144
Hockey Player, N.Y., 1972
gelatin silver
25.4 x 25.4 cm
Nov 13, 2015 • Heritage Auctions
Hockey Player, N.Y., 1972
gelatin silver
25.4 x 25.4 cm
Nov 13, 2015
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Photographs Signature Auction
Lot 74310
Adirondack Park, N.Y., 1989
cibachrome
38.2 x 38.2 cm
Nov 10, 2015 • Yann Le Mouel Sarl
Adirondack Park, N.Y., 1989
cibachrome
38.2 x 38.2 cm
Nov 10, 2015
Yann Le Mouel Sarl • Paris
Photographies
Lot 312
A Boy and His Bike in the Empty Spaces of Jamaica Bay, 1968
silver print
19.71 x 24.79 cm
Oct 15, 2015 • Swann Galleries
A Boy and His Bike in the Empty Spaces of Jamaica Bay, 1968
silver print
19.71 x 24.79 cm
Oct 15, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs
Lot 310
Boy in Burnt-Out Furniture Store, Newark, 1969
silver print
38.1 x 48.31 cm
Oct 15, 2015 • Swann Galleries
Boy in Burnt-Out Furniture Store, Newark, 1969
silver print
38.1 x 48.31 cm
Oct 15, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
Icons & Images: Fine & Vernacular Photographs
Lot 311
Leather Trainer; Errema Fantasy and Electrocution Fantasy, 1977
group of 3 gelatin silver prints
24.51 x 21.26 cm
Aug 27, 2015 • Auctionata
Leather Trainer; Errema Fantasy and Electrocution Fantasy, 1977
group of 3 gelatin silver prints
24.51 x 21.26 cm
Aug 27, 2015
Auctionata • New York
Erotica
Lot 76
Golf champion, New Hampshire, de la série Fish tank, 1988
cibachrome print
39.29 x 39.4 cm
May 28, 2015 • Yann Le Mouel Sarl
Golf champion, New Hampshire, de la série Fish tank, 1988
cibachrome print
39.29 x 39.4 cm
May 28, 2015
Yann Le Mouel Sarl • Paris
Photographies
Lot 238
Hockey Player, N.Y., 1972
gelatin silver print
35.51 x 27.79 cm
May 19, 2015 • Ader
Hockey Player, N.Y., 1972
gelatin silver print
35.51 x 27.79 cm
May 19, 2015
Ader • Paris
Photographies
Lot 318
Boy listening to musician, Biloxi, 1971
gelatin silver print
35.31 x 27.99 cm
May 19, 2015 • Ader
Boy listening to musician, Biloxi, 1971
gelatin silver print
35.31 x 27.99 cm
May 19, 2015
Ader • Paris
Photographies
Lot 317
Sans Titre, 1970
silver print
24.99 x 19.99 cm
May 5, 2015 • Tajan
Sans Titre, 1970
silver print
24.99 x 19.99 cm
May 5, 2015
Tajan • Paris
Photographies
Lot 133
Sans Titre, 1970
silver print
24.99 x 19.99 cm
May 5, 2015 • Tajan
Sans Titre, 1970
silver print
24.99 x 19.99 cm
May 5, 2015
Tajan • Paris
Photographies
Lot 135
The Bride and the Groom, 1970
gelatin silverprint
38.2 x 37.69 cm
Jan 29, 2015 • Boscher Studer & Fromentin
The Bride and the Groom, 1970
gelatin silverprint
38.2 x 37.69 cm
Jan 29, 2015
Boscher Studer & Fromentin • Paris
Photpgraphies de Cinema
Lot 224
