What is a Alberto Korda photograph worth?
1928–2001 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 23 works by Alberto Korda with a published auction price sold between $912Sign up free to see and $4,206Sign 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 23 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,515Sign up free to see across 17 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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Alberto Korda prices by medium
- Auction results
- 28
- Sold rate
- 82%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $8.1kSign up free to see Guerrillero Heroico' (Che Guevara), Havana, Cuba, March 5, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 23 | $912–$4.2kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Morgan O'Driscoll (12), Phillips (4), OstLicht Photo Auction (3)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 9 | $505–$4.1kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 14 | $1.3k–$3.9kSign up free to see | $1.7kSign up free to see |
Recent Alberto Korda sales
- Guerrillero Heroico' (Che Guevara), Havana, Cuba, March 5, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on double-weight matte paper — $8,132Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- Guerrillero Heroico (Che Guevara), gelatin silver print — $1,188Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway, Havana, silver gelatin print — $330Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Feb 23, 2026
- Untitled (Two Works), two gelatin silver prints — $2,688Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 20, 2026
- La niña de la muñeca de palo, gelatin silver print — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 20, 2026
- Guerrillero Heroico, Che Guevara, silver gelatin print — $702Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Jan 12, 2026
- Che Guevara, El Juego de Golf, silver gelatin print — $1,875Sign up free to see, Abell Auction Company, Dec 4, 2025
- The Don Quixote of the Lamppost, silver gelatin print — $505Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Jun 23, 2025
Questions about Alberto Korda prices
What is a Alberto Korda photograph worth?
Based on 23 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Alberto Korda have sold for a median of $1,522, and half of them sold between $912 and $4,206. For photographs alone the median is $1,522 (23 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 Alberto Korda sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $8,132 for “Guerrillero Heroico' (Che Guevara), Havana, Cuba, March 5” at OstLicht Photo Auction in May 2026.
How often do Alberto Korda works sell at auction?
82% of the 28 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Alberto Korda photograph?
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Alberto Korda have appeared at auction 28 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 23 sold, a sell-through rate of 82%.
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