Albert Watson

British · b. 1942 · Photographer

Albert Watson OBE is a Scottish fashion, celebrity and art photographer. He has shot over 100 covers of Vogue and 40 covers of Rolling Stone magazine since the mid-1970s, and… (Wikipedia)

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62lots offered2007–2026years recorded82%sold (50)$8.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Albert Watson, Kate Moss, Marrakech, 1993, Digital chromogenic print, printed laterKate Moss, MarrakechPhillips · £18,750≈ $31,778≈ €22,775Sign up to see
  2. Albert Watson, Kate Moss, Marrakech, 1993, Archival pigment printKate Moss, MarrakechPhillips · $30,000≈ £19,841≈ €23,386Sign up to see
  3. Albert Watson, Kate Moss, Marrakech (Frontal Nude III), 1993, Archival pigment print, printed later, flush-mountedKate Moss, Marrakech (Frontal Nude III)Phillips · £22,500≈ $29,333≈ €26,357Sign up to see

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Average price
median $8.8kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
50
of 61 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
82%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k2009201120132015201720192021202320252007-12-02 · $9,7422013-03-08 · $25,0002013-04-03 · $11,8752013-04-03 · $30,0002013-05-08 · $27,1432013-05-08 · $6,2042013-05-08 · $9,3062014-04-01 · $3,7502014-04-01 · $6,8752014-04-01 · $6,2502014-05-08 · $31,7782014-05-08 · $4,2372014-11-18 · $23,4812015-11-25 · $6,6162016-11-03 · $12,4792016-12-02 · $2,1112017-05-18 · $29,3332017-05-18 · $19,5562018-10-04 · $8,7502019-04-11 · $8,9872020-06-19 · $1,9622020-06-19 · $4,7642020-11-27 · $9232021-04-08 · $12,6002021-05-20 · $14,2372021-10-07 · $8,8202021-12-17 · $10,2792022-10-12 · $16,3802022-10-25 · $3,1062023-05-19 · $7,5872023-07-07 · $7,2952023-10-11 · $7,6202023-11-21 · $6,3732023-11-21 · $10,3562023-12-01 · $13,7032023-12-04 · $8,6412024-04-05 · $7,6202024-05-16 · $8,0372025-02-19 · $1922025-02-19 · $2182025-02-19 · $1792025-04-02 · $22,8602025-04-02 · $6,0962025-04-02 · $6,3502025-04-11 · $9,7352025-10-19 · $5,6372025-11-25 · $21,8312025-11-25 · $21,8312026-04-28 · $12,0682026-04-28 · $12,362
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Prints & multiples11100%$923Sign up$923Sign up$923Sign up
Print (other)11100%$923Sign up$923Sign up$923Sign up
Photography604982%$11.3kSign up$8.8kSign up$31.8kSign up
Photograph604982%$11.3kSign up$8.8kSign up$31.8kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202622$12.2kSign up
20251010$6.2kSign up
202422$7.8kSign up
202377$7.6kSign up
202222$9.7kSign up
202154$11.4kSign up
202033$2kSign up
201921$9kSign up
201821$8.8kSign up
201752$24.4kSign up
201642$7.3kSign up
201521$6.6kSign up
201476$6.6kSign up
201366$18.4kSign up
201210—Sign up
200711$9.7kSign up

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