Aaron Siskind Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1903–1991

ArtSell has recorded 172 auction results for Aaron Siskind photographs between 2007 and 2026, and 140 of them sold (81%). Across 140 sales with a published price, the typical result was $968Sign up free to see to $3.8kSign up free to see (median $1.8kSign up free to see). The highest recorded price is $81.3kSign up free to see for Terrors and Pleasures of Levitation at Phillips in July 2020. Most results come from Phillips (59), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (32) and Lempertz (19).

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1. 
   Selected Images, 1947-1978

   Photograph

   Varying sizes from 6 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (16.8 x 31.1 cm) to 8 3/5 x 13 1/8 in. (21.8 x 33.3 cm) or the reverse.

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 108
   $17,500≈ £10,806≈ €13,886Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Natural Forms, Granite Dells, Arizona, 1949

   Photograph

   13 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (33.3 x 41.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 104
   $5,000≈ £3,087≈ €3,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Gloucester 25, 1944

   Photograph

   12 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (32.6 x 22 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 103
   $3,750≈ £2,316≈ €2,975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Uruapan, Mexico, 1955

   Photograph

   10 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (25.7 x 33.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 102
   $5,000≈ £3,087≈ €3,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Selected Images, 1948-1949

   Photograph

   Varying sizes from 9 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (25.1 x 33.3 cm) to 12 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (31.1 x 41.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 81
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   St. Louis 9, 1953

   Photograph

   13 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (34.3 x 41.6 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 48
   $27,500≈ £16,981≈ €21,820Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Selected Images, 1967-1975

   Photograph

   from 7 1/4 x 7 1/4in to 13 1/2 x 13 1/2in or reverse

   Bonhams · Jul 20, 2014 · Lot 2152
   $4,000≈ £2,342≈ €2,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–5,500View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Gloucester (Variant), 1940s

   Photograph

   16 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.)

   Phillips · May 8, 2014 · Lot 53
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Lima, 1979

   Photograph

   14 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (36.2 x 35.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 1, 2014 · Lot 42
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    Gloucester 25, 1944

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 1, 2014 · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    New York, 1950

    Photograph

    42,5 × 55,4 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 27, 2013 · Lot 2117
    €3,500≈ $4,759≈ £2,919Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
12. 
    Selected Images, 1951-1963

    Photograph

    Varying sizes from 23.9 x 30.2 cm (9 3/8 x 11 7/8 in) to 28.2 x 49.2 cm (11 1/8 x 19 3/8 in)

    Phillips · Nov 7, 2013 · Lot 72
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Bahia, 1984

    Photograph

    35 1/2 x 35 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013 · Lot 5162
    $1,250≈ £821≈ €959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Selected Images from Artists’ Sessions at 'Studio 35', 1950

    Photograph

    Each approximately 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (6 x 2.5 cm) or the reverse

    Phillips · Apr 3, 2013 · Lot 180
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Chicago 22, 1949

    Photograph

    7 3/8 x 18 1/8in

    Bonhams · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 5200
    $2,000≈ £1,234≈ €1,520Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, # 63

    Photograph

    40 x 39,5 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012 · Lot 112
    €4,392≈ $5,703≈ £3,561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
17. 
    Ohne Titel. Datum unbekannt

    Photograph

    12 × 11,7 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 28, 2012 · Lot 2095
    €3,660≈ $4,718≈ £2,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
18. 
    Harlem, 1937/printed later

    Photograph

    14 x 11in

    Bonhams · Jun 17, 2012 · Lot 7063
    $813≈ £519≈ €644Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    Woonsocket 5, 1972

    Photograph

    10¾ h x 10 w in (27 x 25 cm)

    Wright · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 211
    $1,000≈ £618≈ €757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
20. 
    Jerome, Arizona, 1949

    Photograph

    13 h x 9½ w in (33 x 24 cm)

    Wright · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 340
    $6,875≈ £4,247≈ €5,202Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
21. 
    Rome 5, 1967

    Photograph

    34,3 × 26,2 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 23, 2011 · Lot 2096
    €6,710≈ $8,983≈ £5,773Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–2,200View at Grisebach ↗
22. 
    Walker Warehouse, 1953

    Photograph

    13 x 9 7/8in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2011 · Lot 7153
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    North Carolina 6

    Photograph

    13½ h x 16¾ w in (34 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Apr 27, 2010 · Lot 116
    $3,500≈ £2,283≈ €2,634Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
24. 
    Ohne Titel, aus dem Portfolio „Terrors and Pleasures of Levitation, 1953

    Photograph

    25 × 24 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2007 · Lot 1768
    €5,950≈ $8,769≈ £4,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €18,000–22,000View at Grisebach ↗
25. 
    untitled (Cracked Wall), 1948

    Photograph · Board

    9¾ h x 13 w in (25 x 33 cm)

    Wright · Mar 25, 2007 · Lot 493
    $3,600≈ £1,836≈ €2,701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗

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