Alfred Eisenstaedt
American · 1898–1995 · Photographer
Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in Germany prior to World War II but achieved prominence as a staff… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Marilyn MonroeGrisebach · €24,395≈ $34,385≈ £21,196Sign up to see
Children at a Puppet Theatre, ParisPhillips · $32,500≈ £25,556≈ €28,989Sign up to see
Children at a Puppet Theatre, ParisPhillips · $30,000≈ £19,636≈ €26,657Sign up to see
Alfred Eisenstaedt’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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Price trend
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By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
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| Prints & multiples | 4 | 1 | 25% | $750Sign up | $750Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 1 | 25% | $750Sign up | $750Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Photography | 114 | 91 | 80% | $7.2kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $34.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 114 | 91 | 80% | $7.2kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $34.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $414Sign up |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $608Sign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $625Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $34.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $8.1kSign up |