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André Kertész Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1894–1985

Of the 244 lots by André Kertész (photographs) recorded at auction between 2004 and 2026, 188 found a buyer (77%). The median price realised is $5.4kSign up free to see across 188 priced sales; the middle half sold for $3kSign up free to see–$8.4kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is The Stairs of Montmartre, Paris, sold at Phillips in April 2013 for $195kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (122), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (36) and Lempertz (28).

$194,500≈ £128,290≈ €151,480Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumThe Stairs of Montmartre, ParisPhillips244auction results2004–2026years recorded77%sold$5.4kSign up free to seemedian price

André Kertész photographs: key figures

Auction results
244
Sold rate
77%
Active at auction
2004–2026
Median price
$5.4kSign up free to see
Record price
$195kSign up free to see The Stairs of Montmartre, Paris, Phillips, Apr 2013

Top auction houses: Phillips (122), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (36), Lempertz (28)

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  1. Satiric Dancer by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2024
    Satiric Dancer
    Photograph
    19⅞ h x 15½ w in (50 x 39 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 237
    $6,300≈ £4,908≈ €5,763Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Untitled (New York Rooftop) by André Kertész, 1973, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2024
    Untitled (New York Rooftop), 1973
    Photograph
    7¾ h x 9¾ w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 254
    $1,197≈ £933≈ €1,095Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Morton Sundour Company, NYC by André Kertész, c. 1955, vintage gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2023
    Morton Sundour Company, NYC, c. 1955
    Photograph
    19½ h x 9¾ w in (50 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 158
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Spain by André Kertész, 1971, gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2023
    Spain, 1971
    Photograph
    9¾ h x 6½ w in (25 x 17 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 156
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Casey Allen, Arles by André Kertész, 1975, gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2023
    Casey Allen, Arles, 1975
    Photograph
    6½ h x 9⅝ w in (17 x 24 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 157
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Satiric Dancer', Paris 1926 by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed in the early 1980s on double-weight semi-matte paper, sold Nov 2023
    Satiric Dancer', Paris 1926, 1926
    Photograph · Paper
    35,3 x 28 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 24
    €3,600≈ $3,914≈ £3,146HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  7. Mondrian's Glasses and Pipe, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    7-3/4 x 9-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 72
    $4,250≈ £3,500≈ €4,013HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. Underwater Swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary
    Photograph
    11 x 14 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 69
    $3,500≈ £2,882≈ €3,305HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  9. Wire Chairs in Snow, MoMA by André Kertész, 1965, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2023
    Wire Chairs in Snow, MoMA, 1965
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 129
    $4,826≈ £3,926≈ €4,551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Chez Mondrian, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2023
    Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (24.8 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 64
    $8,890≈ £7,232≈ €8,384Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Salford, England by André Kertész, 1980, vintage gelatin silver print, offered Aug 2023
    Salford, England, 1980
    Photograph
    6⅞ h x 9⅝ w in (17 x 24 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 109
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  12. Preparation the Last Resting Place by André Kertész, 1978, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    Preparation the Last Resting Place, 1978
    Photograph
    9¾ h x 7 w in (25 x 18 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 135
    $1,134≈ £888≈ €1,032Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  13. St.-Jean-de-Luze, France by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    St.-Jean-de-Luze, France
    Photograph
    7¾ h x 9¾ w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 110
    $1,071≈ £839≈ €975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  14. Paris by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    Paris
    Photograph
    7½ h x 9⅝ w in (19 x 24 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 133
    $1,260≈ £987≈ €1,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  15. Martinique by André Kertész, 1972, gelatin silver print, sold Aug 2023
    Martinique, 1972
    Photograph
    7½ h x 9¾ w in (19 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 134
    $2,520≈ £1,974≈ €2,294Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  16. Budapest (from the series: Birds) by André Kertész, 1975, Vintage gelatin silver print, offered Jun 2023
    Budapest (from the series: Birds), 1975
    Photograph
    24.7 x 19.6 cm (25.3 x 20.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 634
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–2,500View at Lempertz ↗
  17. Budafok wine cellars', Hungary 1919 by André Kertész, 1919, photograph, offered Jun 2023
    Budafok wine cellars', Hungary 1919, 1919
    Photograph
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  18. Pissing Clochard', Paris, France 1928 by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1970s on double-weight semi-matte paper, sold Jun 2023
    Pissing Clochard', Paris, France 1928, 1928
    Photograph · Paper
    20,3 x 25,2 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 22
    €1,400≈ $1,507≈ £1,203HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,800View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  19. Trio', Ráckeve, Esztergom, Hungary 1923 by André Kertész, 1923, Gelatin silver print on double-weight matte paper, sold Jun 2023
    Trio', Ráckeve, Esztergom, Hungary 1923, 1923
    Photograph · Paper
    25,3 x 20,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 21
    €1,200≈ $1,292≈ £1,031HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  20. The Swing', Esztergom, Hungary 1917 by André Kertész, 1917, Gelatin silver print on double-weight matte paper, sold Jun 2023
    The Swing', Esztergom, Hungary 1917, 1917
    Photograph · Paper
    25,3 x 20,3 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 19
    €1,400≈ $1,507≈ £1,203HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  21. Shadows of the Eiffel Tower, taken by André Kertész, 1929, gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2023
    Shadows of the Eiffel Tower, taken, 1929
    Photograph
    8 x 10 in
    Concept Art Gallery · · Lot 278
    Result not publishedEst. $2,000–4,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
  22. Stairs of Montmartre, taken 1925, printed later by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2023
    Stairs of Montmartre, taken 1925, printed later
    Photograph
    2.8 x 3.75 in
    Concept Art Gallery · · Lot 277
    Result not publishedEst. $1,400–2,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
  23. Puddle, Empire State Building by André Kertész, 1967, gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2023
    Puddle, Empire State Building, 1967
    Photograph
    9.8 x 7.8 in
    Concept Art Gallery · · Lot 276
    Result not publishedEst. $2,000–4,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
  24. New York Skyline, printed c.1967, vintage by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, marked Nos. 11 - 1967 / #31 in ink on the verso, offered Apr 2023
    New York Skyline, printed c.1967, vintage
    Photograph
    9.5 x 6 in
    Concept Art Gallery · · Lot 275
    Result not publishedEst. $900–1,500View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
  25. Happy New Year 1937 Skyscraper, taken 1936, vintage by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2023
    Happy New Year 1937 Skyscraper, taken 1936, vintage
    Photograph
    7.25 x 2.25 in
    Concept Art Gallery · · Lot 274
    Result not publishedEst. $900–1,500View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
  26. Chez Mondrian, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 302
    $7,620≈ £6,105≈ €6,990Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Ballet, New York by André Kertész, 1938, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2023
    Ballet, New York, 1938
    Photograph
    2 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (6.7 x 8.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 280
    $5,715≈ £4,579≈ €5,243Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Meudon, France by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    Meudon, France, 1928
    Photograph
    19 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (49.5 x 36.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 279
    $7,620≈ £6,105≈ €6,990Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Chairs in the American Library, Paris by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2023
    Chairs in the American Library, Paris, 1928
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (21.6 x 13 cm) Overall 20 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (51.8 x 41.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 278
    $10,795≈ £8,648≈ €9,903Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. The Circus, Budapest by André Kertész, 1920, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    The Circus, Budapest, 1920
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 268
    $5,080≈ £4,070≈ €4,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Washington Square by André Kertész, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2023
    Washington Square, 1954
    Photograph
    9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 163
    $11,430≈ £9,157≈ €10,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Sari Dienes, New York by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2023
    Sari Dienes, New York
    Photograph
    10½ h x 12¼ w in (27 x 31 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 168
    $1,008≈ £820≈ €927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  33. Colette, Paris by André Kertész, 1930, Gelatin silver print, sold Feb 2023
    Colette, Paris, 1930
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 13 5/8in (27.3 x 34.5cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 135
    $408≈ £337≈ €383Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
  34. Chagall and His Family, Paris by André Kertész, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2022
    Chagall and His Family, Paris, 1933
    Photograph
    19.5 x 24.5 cm (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 53
    £1,512≈ $1,800≈ €1,728Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Satiric Dancer, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2022
    Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    £1,764≈ $2,100≈ €2,016Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Fork, Paris by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2022
    Fork, Paris, 1928
    Photograph
    20 x 24.5 cm (7 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    £5,292≈ $6,299≈ €6,049Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Rainy Day, Tokyo by André Kertész, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2022
    Rainy Day, Tokyo, 1968
    Photograph
    34.5 x 19.5 cm (13 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    £5,670≈ $6,748≈ €6,481Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Martinique by André Kertész, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    Martinique, 1972
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (26.7 x 34.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 177
    $9,450≈ £8,552≈ €9,736Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Untitled, Paris by André Kertész, 1932-1936, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Untitled, Paris, 1932-1936
    Photograph
    9 3/8 x 7 in. (23.8 x 17.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 176
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Pont Grenelle by André Kertész, 1927, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Pont Grenelle, 1927
    Photograph
    6 x 6 3/4 in. (15.2 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Satiric Dancer, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (49.8 x 40 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 104
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Washington Square by André Kertész, 1966, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2022
    Washington Square, 1966
    Photograph
    9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 79
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. My Brother as a 'Scherzo,' Hungary by André Kertész, 1919, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    My Brother as a 'Scherzo,' Hungary, 1919
    Photograph
    6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 229
    $3,276≈ £2,503≈ €2,999Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Hungarian Memory by André Kertész, New York: Hyperion Press, 1980. Fifteen gelatin silver prints, sold Apr 2022
    Hungarian Memory
    Photograph
    Each approximately 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (18.7 x 24.8 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 228
    $8,820≈ £6,740≈ €8,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Nature Morte, Chez Mondrian by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2022
    Nature Morte, Chez Mondrian, 1926
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 227
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Szentendre (Budapest), August by André Kertész, 1975, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2022
    Szentendre (Budapest), August, 1975
    Photograph
    15 3/8 x 19 3/4 in. (39.1 x 50.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 226
    $8,820≈ £6,740≈ €8,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Martinique by André Kertész, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979, offered Apr 2022
    Martinique, 1972
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (26.7 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 223
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Broken Glass, Paris by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2021
    Broken Glass, Paris
    Photograph
    13⅞ h x 18 w in (35 x 46 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 336
    $5,625≈ £4,210≈ €4,962Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  49. Chez Mondrian, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Dec 2021
    Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    24.5 x 18.3 cm (25.2 x 20.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 527
    €5,000≈ $5,646≈ £4,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
  50. Satiric Dancer by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Dec 2021
    Satiric Dancer, 1926
    Photograph
    24.6 x 19.7 cm (25.3 x 20.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 526
    €6,125≈ $6,916≈ £5,209Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗

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