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Alfred Eisenstaedt Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1898–1995

Alfred Eisenstaedt photographs have appeared at auction 120 times in ArtSell’s records between 2008 and 2026; 97 sold, a sell-through rate of 81%. Half of the priced sales fell between $1.7kSign up free to see and $9.2kSign up free to see, with a median of $4.4kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $34.4kSign up free to see for Marilyn Monroe at Grisebach in June 2009. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (41), Bonhams (19) and Grisebach (15).

€24,395≈ $34,385≈ £21,196Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMarilyn MonroeGrisebach120auction results2008–2026years recorded81%sold$4.4kSign up free to seemedian price

Alfred Eisenstaedt photographs: key figures

Auction results
120
Sold rate
81%
Active at auction
2008–2026
Median price
$4.4kSign up free to see
Record price
$34.4kSign up free to see Marilyn Monroe, Grisebach, Jun 2009

Top auction houses: Phillips (41), Bonhams (19), Grisebach (15)

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  1. Society girl in Belgrad, Yugoslavia 1934 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1934, photograph, offered Apr 2021
    Society girl in Belgrad, Yugoslavia 1934, 1934
    Photograph
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  2. Central Park After a Snowstorm by Alfred Eisenstaedt, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2021
    Central Park After a Snowstorm
    Photograph
    25 h x 19⅞ w in (63 x 50 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 282
    $2,250≈ £1,632≈ €1,893Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. V-J Day, Times Square, New York City by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jul 2020
    V-J Day, Times Square, New York City, 1945
    Photograph
    17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    $13,750≈ £10,916≈ €12,137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Farewell To Servicemen, Penn Station, New York, 1943 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, silver gelatin print, sold Dec 2019
    Farewell To Servicemen, Penn Station, New York, 1943
    Photograph · ed. 133/250
    image: 17 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches
    Capsule Auctions · · Lot 138
    $2,875≈ £2,187≈ €2,596Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Capsule Auctions ↗
  5. Der Mailänder Dom, von der Pension Agostini aus fotografiert by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Vintage. Gelatinesilberabzug, sold Nov 2019
    Der Mailänder Dom, von der Pension Agostini aus fotografiert
    Photograph
    24 x 18cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 58
    €1,636≈ $1,805≈ £1,410Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
  6. Albert Einstein, 1950 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1898, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, offered Jun 2019
    Albert Einstein, 1950, 1898
    Photograph · Paper
    20,3x25,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 57
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–250View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  7. Andrew Wyeth's Bed and Hat, Maine, 1965 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1898, vintage gelatin silver print on baryta paper, offered Jun 2019
    Andrew Wyeth's Bed and Hat, Maine, 1965, 1898
    Photograph · Paper
    20,3x25,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  8. Hemingway on a fishing boat, Cuba, 1955 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1898, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, offered Jun 2019
    Hemingway on a fishing boat, Cuba, 1955, 1898
    Photograph · Paper
    20,6x25,3 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–300View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  9. Street lamp in New York by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1898, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, offered Jun 2019
    Street lamp in New York, 1898
    Photograph · Paper
    20,2x25,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–300View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  10. The clock in Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1943 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1898, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, offered Jun 2019
    The clock in Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1943, 1898
    Photograph · Paper
    20,3x25,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 53
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,000View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  11. Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989, offered Apr 2019
    Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1936
    Photograph · ed. 4/250
    11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (30.2 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 196
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, Richard Eichberg und Leni Riefenstahl. Pierre Ball, Berlin by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1928, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Oct 2018
    Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, Richard Eichberg und Leni Riefenstahl. Pierre Ball, Berlin, 1928
    Photograph
    13,1 × 18 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2022
    €8,125≈ $9,218≈ £7,205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
  13. St. Moritz, Rene Brequet Serves Cocktails at the Grand Hotel Ice Rink by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1932, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979, sold Oct 2018
    St. Moritz, Rene Brequet Serves Cocktails at the Grand Hotel Ice Rink, 1932
    Photograph · ed. 24/50
    12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 199
    $4,375≈ £3,369≈ €3,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989, sold Oct 2018
    Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963
    Photograph · ed. 13/250
    13 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (35.2 x 53 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    $27,500≈ £21,178≈ €23,909Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Farewell to Servicemen, Pennsylvania Station, New York City by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1943, Gelatin silver print, printed 1991, sold Oct 2018
    Farewell to Servicemen, Pennsylvania Station, New York City, 1943
    Photograph · ed. 167/250
    17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (44.5 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 91
    $8,750≈ £6,739≈ €7,607Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. First Lesson at Truempy Ballet School by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Gelatin Silver Print, sold Apr 2018
    First Lesson at Truempy Ballet School
    Photograph · ed. 113/250
    Image - 12" high x 16" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 31
    $4,200≈ £3,008≈ €3,412HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  17. Sophia Loren, Rome by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2018
    Sophia Loren, Rome, 1961
    Photograph
    12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    $4,375≈ £3,097≈ €3,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Gala Opening at Covent Garden Opera, London by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1931, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2018
    Gala Opening at Covent Garden Opera, London, 1931
    Photograph
    10 x 13 3/8 in. (25.4 x 34 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    $5,250≈ £3,716≈ €4,267Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Farewell to Servicemen, Pennsylvania Station, New York by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1943, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989, sold Apr 2018
    Farewell to Servicemen, Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1943
    Photograph · ed. 43/50
    17 x 13 1/4 in. (43.2 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 115
    $10,000≈ £7,078≈ €8,127Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Fabric shop in Guayaquil, Ecuador by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2018
    Fabric shop in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1958
    Photograph
    12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.7 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    $4,000≈ £2,831≈ €3,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. An officer of Mussolini's army having a manicure in Milan, Italy by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2018
    An officer of Mussolini's army having a manicure in Milan, Italy, 1934
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 13 in. (25.1 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989, sold Apr 2018
    Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963
    Photograph · ed. 2/250
    13 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (33.7 x 50.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 110
    $21,250≈ £15,041≈ €17,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. V-J Day, Times Square, New York City by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2018
    V-J Day, Times Square, New York City, 1945
    Photograph · ed. 43/50
    12 1/2 x 9 in. (31.8 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    $17,500≈ £12,387≈ €14,223Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Swan Lake Ballet Rehearsal at the Paris Opéra by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2018
    Swan Lake Ballet Rehearsal at the Paris Opéra, 1930
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (22.2 x 31.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 98
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Swan Lake Rehearsal, Grande Opéra de Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979, sold Apr 2018
    Swan Lake Rehearsal, Grande Opéra de Paris, 1930
    Photograph · ed. 9/50
    18 x 12 1/2 in. (45.7 x 31.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 97
    $7,500≈ £5,309≈ €6,096Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Central Park after a Snowstorm, New York by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1959, Silbergelatineabzug, um 1990/95, sold Nov 2017
    Central Park after a Snowstorm, New York, 1959
    Photograph
    54 × 36,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2005
    €6,000≈ $7,096≈ £5,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,500View at Grisebach ↗
  27. La Scala, Milan by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1994, offered Oct 2017
    La Scala, Milan, 1933
    Photograph · ed. 113/250
    17 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. (44.1 x 32.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 236
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Central Park After a Snowstorm, New York, 1959 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Photograph, sold Aug 2017
    Central Park After a Snowstorm, New York, 1959
    Photograph
    Image: 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Overall: 10" x 8"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1513
    $968≈ £752≈ €827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at James D. Julia ↗
  29. Headwaiter René Breguet brings aperitifs to English guests at the skating rink of the Grand Hotel, Saint-Moritz by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1932, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold May 2017
    Headwaiter René Breguet brings aperitifs to English guests at the skating rink of the Grand Hotel, Saint-Moritz, 1932
    Photograph
    24,2 × 18,1 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2028
    €5,625≈ $6,312≈ £4,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,500View at Grisebach ↗
  30. Selected images from Der interessanteste Elendsmarkt der Welt! (The Most Interesting Market Place in the World!) by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930s, Seventeen gelatin silver prints, offered Apr 2017
    Selected images from Der interessanteste Elendsmarkt der Welt! (The Most Interesting Market Place in the World!), 1930s
    Photograph
    Each approximately 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (17.1 x 24.1 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 237
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Children at a Puppet Show by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, silver gelatin print, sold Nov 2016
    Children at a Puppet Show, 1963
    Photograph
    20.2 x 25.4cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 70
    A$1,000≈ $760≈ £612≈ €698Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  32. Untitled (Milking Time) c. 1940's by Alfred Eisenstaedt, silver gelatin print, sold Nov 2016
    Untitled (Milking Time) c. 1940's
    Photograph
    17.4 x 24.0cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 12
    A$400≈ $304≈ £245≈ €279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  33. Italienreise, Mai/Juni by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933, silver gelatin print, studio printing, sold Nov 2016
    Italienreise, Mai/Juni, 1933
    Photograph
    23.4 x 17.0cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 11
    A$600≈ $456≈ £367≈ €419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  34. Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2016
    Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963
    Photograph · ed. 56/250
    14 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (37.1 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 74
    $32,500≈ £25,556≈ €28,989Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. School of the American Ballet Theater, New York City by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1936, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold Jun 2016
    School of the American Ballet Theater, New York City, 1936
    Photograph
    41,6 × 28,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2037
    €3,125≈ $3,492≈ £2,417Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗
  36. Siesta on the right bank of the river Seine by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed, sold Nov 2015
    Siesta on the right bank of the river Seine, 1964
    Photograph
    30.2 x 21.7 cm (35.6 x 28.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 100
    €1,612≈ $1,706≈ £1,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Lempertz ↗
  37. Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed 1991, sold Oct 2015
    Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963
    Photograph · ed. 160/250
    14 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. (36.5 x 54.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 164
    $30,000≈ £19,636≈ €26,657Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. An American Block, Hamilton, Ohio by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1943, Gelatin silver print, printed 1991, sold Oct 2015
    An American Block, Hamilton, Ohio, 1943
    Photograph · ed. 45/250
    17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (44.5 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 144
    $5,625≈ £3,682≈ €4,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Untitled by Alfred Eisenstaedt, before 1936, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print, offered May 2015
    Untitled, before 1936
    Photograph
    17.6 x 24.1 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  40. Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed 1987, sold Apr 2015
    Children at a Puppet Theatre, Paris, 1963
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 19 7/8 in. (34 x 50.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 154
    $18,750≈ £12,666≈ €17,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. La Scala, Milan by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1934, Gelatin silver print, mounted, printed before 1964, sold Apr 2015
    La Scala, Milan, 1934
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (34 x 22.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 137
    $5,000≈ £3,378≈ €4,617Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Ohne Titel (Vor dem Schaufenster von Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue, New York) by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1942, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2014
    Ohne Titel (Vor dem Schaufenster von Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue, New York), 1942
    Photograph
    34,2 × 27,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2048
    €4,250≈ $5,302≈ £3,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
  43. Drum major for the University of Michigan marching band by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1950, Silbergelatineabzug, vermutlich 1960er Jahre, sold Nov 2014
    Drum major for the University of Michigan marching band, 1950
    Photograph
    23,3 × 34 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2049
    €8,750≈ $10,916≈ £6,921Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Grisebach ↗
  44. Selected Puppet Theatre, Paris Images by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, Six gelatin silver prints, sold Nov 2014
    Selected Puppet Theatre, Paris Images, 1963
    Photograph
    Each approximately 16.1 x 24 cm (6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    £10,000≈ $15,654≈ €12,509Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Winston Churchill gives the victory sign at a Conservative Party rally during the British election campaign, Liverpool by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1951, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Winston Churchill gives the victory sign at a Conservative Party rally during the British election campaign, Liverpool, 1951
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (34 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 164
    $6,250≈ £3,859≈ €4,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Soldier saying Goodbye, Pennsylvania Station, New York by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1943, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2014
    Soldier saying Goodbye, Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1943
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (34 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 163
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Dancers of the Opéra de Paris Ballet School by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Dancers of the Opéra de Paris Ballet School, 1930
    Photograph
    12 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (32.7 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 157
    $5,000≈ £3,087≈ €3,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Merry Go Round at Luxembourg Garden, Paris by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1964, Gelatin silver print, offered May 2014
    Merry Go Round at Luxembourg Garden, Paris, 1964
    Photograph
    24 x 16.9 cm (9 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Teenagers Jessany Hines and John Shawver, both 17, of Oklahoma City play pass the ring from pencil to pencil by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1948, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2014
    Teenagers Jessany Hines and John Shawver, both 17, of Oklahoma City play pass the ring from pencil to pencil, 1948
    Photograph
    34.9 x 27.2 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 38
    £3,500≈ $5,932≈ €4,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Author Truman Capote ice-skating, Rockefeller Center rink, New York by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1959, Gelatin silver print, offered May 2014
    Author Truman Capote ice-skating, Rockefeller Center rink, New York, 1959
    Photograph
    33.6 x 22.8 cm (13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗

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