What is a Abbas photograph worth?
1944–2018 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 7 works by Abbas with a published auction price sold between $1,507Sign up free to see and $1,730Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,522Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,522Sign up free to see across 7 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,522Sign up free to see across 7 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Abbas prices by medium
- Auction results
- 9
- Sold rate
- 78%
- Active at auction
- 2023–2026
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2kSign up free to see First anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Tehran, February 11, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 7 | $1.5k–$1.7kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: OstLicht Photo Auction (8), Sworders (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Abbas sales
- South Africa, silver gelatin print — $199Sign up free to see, Sworders, Mar 31, 2026
- Iran, Tehran 1979, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,522Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Tenth anniversary of General Pinochet's coup d'etat, Santiago, Chile 1983, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,522Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- First anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Tehran, February 11, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,957Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Iran, Tehran 1979, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,937Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
- Tenth anniversary of General Pinochet's coup d'etat, Santiago, Chile 1983, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,507Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
- Wounded by an IRA bomb explosion, Belfast, Northern Irland 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,507Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
Questions about Abbas prices
What is a Abbas photograph worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Abbas have sold for a median of $1,522, and half of them sold between $1,507 and $1,730. For photographs alone the median is $1,522 (7 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Abbas sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,957 for “First anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Tehran, February 11” at OstLicht Photo Auction in November 2023.
How often do Abbas works sell at auction?
78% of the 9 lots recorded between 2023 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Abbas photograph?
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Abbas have appeared at auction 9 times in ArtSell’s records between 2023 and 2026; 7 sold, a sell-through rate of 78%.
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