Albert Watson: career timeline
British · b. 1942 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 55 of 62 lots (89% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | $192Sign up | Photograph |
| 1980s | 6 | 5 | $6.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 41 | 32 | $8.9kSign up | Photograph |
| 2000s | 4 | 2 | $9.4kSign up | Photograph |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | $923Sign up | Print (other) |
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Enter what you know about a work by Albert Watson to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1970s 3 works
1980s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $6.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 18 in (60 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
1986 Charlotte, New Mexico$7.6kSign up
1986 New York City, MarciaResult not published
1987 Christy Turlington, Luxor, Egypt$6.3kSign up
1988 Orchid, St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands$2.1kSign up
1989 Auktion 104, Los 17$9.7kSign up
1989 Gabrielle Reece, Piero Panchetti Blouse, L.A.$2kSign up
1990s 41 works
- Sold
- 32 of 41
- Median
- $8.9kSign up
- Average
- $12.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 26 in (92 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (41)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Christy Turlington“, New York City, February 6$5.6kSign up
1990 Christy Turlington, New York City$8kSign up
1990 Christy Turlington, New York City$7.6kSign up
1990 Carré Otis, Through Car Window, Los Angeles$7.3kSign up
1990 Christy Turlington, New York City$7.6kSign up
1990 Alan Shepard's Lunar Suit, Apollo 14, NASA$16.4kSign up
1990 16th Century Aztec Fan$4.2kSign up
1990 Christy Turlington, New York City$3.8kSign up
1990 Christy Turlington, New York City$6.2kSign up
1990 Christy Turlington, New York CityUnsold
1991 Kate Moss, Marrakech$6.6kSign up
1992 Monkey with Gun, New York$13.7kSign up
Show 12 more (1990s)
1992 Monkey with Gun$10.4kSign up
1992 Sade, London$8.8kSign up
1992 Monkey with Gun, New York City$6.9kSign up
1992 Monkey with Gun, New York City$9.3kSign up
1992 Monkey with Gun$25kSign up
1993 Kate Moss, Back II, Marrakech$6.1kSign up
1993 Kate Moss, Sun and Henna, Marrakech$22.9kSign up
1993 Kate Moss$6.4kSign up
1993 Uma ThurmanUnsold
1993 Kate Moss, Marrakech$14.2kSign up
1993 Kate Moss, Marrakech$12.6kSign up
1993 Kate Moss, Marrakech$4.8kSign up
…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.
2000s 4 works
2010s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
7 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $9.7kSign up
- Average
- $9.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 18 in (61 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2007 KATE MOSS, MARAKESCH$9.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $12.2kSign up
- Average
- $13.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 59.5 × 44.5 in (151 × 113 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 Christy Turlinton, New York city$10.3kSign up
sold 2022 Waris Dirie, Ouarzazate, Morocco$3.1kSign up
sold 2025 PAOLO SORRENTINO$21.8kSign up
sold 2025 PIERFRANCESCO FAVINO, ACTOR, RISTORANTE ATELIER CANOVA TADOLINI, ROMA$21.8kSign up
sold 2026 SILVIA MURIANNI DIVER MOSAIC POOL OF THE FORO ITALICO$12.4kSign up
sold 2026 CHRISTMAS AT ST. PETER'S BASILICA, ROME$12.1kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Albert Watson auction results →