What is a Alvin Langdon Coburn photograph worth?
1882–1966 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 12 priced auction sales, works by Alvin Langdon Coburn have sold for a median of $1,026Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $449Sign up free to see and $6,214Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $867Sign up free to see across 6 sales. In the last five years the median was $819Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Alvin Langdon Coburn prices by medium
- Auction results
- 15
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2026
- Median price
- $1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $93.8kSign up free to see Self Portrait, Phillips, Apr 2017
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 6 | $528–$47.1kSign up free to see | $867Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 3 | $285–$4.4kSign up free to see | $455Sign up free to see |
| Prints | 2 | $5.2k–$9.4kSign up free to see | $7.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (6), Lempertz (2), OstLicht Photo Auction (2)
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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.
Recent Alvin Langdon Coburn sales
- New York, London: Duckworth & Co., and New York: Brentano's, 1910. Complete volume of 20 h — $5,160Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled, each signed 'Alvin Langdon Coburn' in pencil beneath — $285Sign up free to see, Sworders, Mar 11, 2025
- The Flatiron Building; The Singer Building, Noon (two works from the New York portfolio), photogravure — $819Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 10, 2024
- George Bernard Shaw, Photogravure, printed 1908 for "Camera Work 21" on Japanese tissue paper — $431Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
- Toodles (Elsie Thomas), Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1980s on double-weight semi-matte paper, in — $915Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
- Untitled, Photogravure — $378Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Sep 26, 2021
- New York, London: Duckworth & Co., and New York: Brentano's, 1910. Complete volume of 20 h — $4,375Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 3, 2017
- Portrait of Arthur Wesley Dow, Gum bichromate over platinum print — $62,500Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 3, 2017
Questions about Alvin Langdon Coburn prices
What is a Alvin Langdon Coburn photograph worth?
Based on 12 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Alvin Langdon Coburn have sold for a median of $1,026, and half of them sold between $449 and $6,214. For photographs alone the median is $867 (6 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 Alvin Langdon Coburn sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $93,750 for “Self Portrait” at Phillips in April 2017.
Which Alvin Langdon Coburn medium sells for the most?
By median price, prints lead with $7,268 (2 sales).
How often do Alvin Langdon Coburn works sell at auction?
80% of the 15 lots recorded between 2004 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Alvin Langdon Coburn photograph?
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Of the 15 lots by Alvin Langdon Coburn recorded at auction between 2004 and 2026, 12 found a buyer (80%).
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