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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. Notre-Dame de Paris by André Kertész, Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed 1984 by Yvon le Marlec, sold Dec 2021
    Notre-Dame de Paris
    Photograph · Paper
    13.7 x 21.3 cm (17.6 x 23.7 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 522
    €875≈ $988≈ £744Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–1,200View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Akron (Ohio), Apr. 19-1949, vintage by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2021
    Akron (Ohio), Apr. 19-1949, vintage
    Photograph
    4.2 x 5.75 in
    Concept Art Gallery · · Lot 366
    Result not publishedEst. $2,000–3,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
  3. Meudon by André Kertész, 1928, Large format gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2021
    Meudon, 1928
    Photograph
    19 5/8 x 14 in. (49.8 x 35.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    $8,190≈ £6,023≈ €7,084Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Behind Notre Dame, Paris by André Kertész, 1925, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2021
    Behind Notre Dame, Paris, 1925
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 105
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Washington Square, Winter by André Kertész, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold Oct 2021
    Washington Square, Winter, 1954
    Photograph
    19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (49.8 x 36.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 83
    $30,240≈ £22,237≈ €26,155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Mondrian’s Glasses and Pipe, Paris by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2021
    Mondrian’s Glasses and Pipe, Paris
    Photograph
    8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 188
    $5,250≈ £3,804≈ €4,457Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Écoliers by André Kertész, fotografia, offered Jun 2021
    Écoliers
    Photograph
    18 x 23 cm
    James Lisboa · · Lot 3
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
  8. Colette, Paris 1930 by André Kertész, 1930, photograph, sold Apr 2021
    Colette, Paris 1930, 1930
    Photograph
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 53
    €1,800≈ $2,157≈ £1,562HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  9. Clock of the Academy, Pont des Arts, and the Louvre by André Kertész, 1929-1932, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2021
    Clock of the Academy, Pont des Arts, and the Louvre, 1929-1932
    Photograph
    13 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 250
    $8,820≈ £6,410≈ €7,429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Nature Morte, Chez Mondrian by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2021
    Nature Morte, Chez Mondrian, 1926
    Photograph
    3 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (9.2 x 11.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 212
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Brassaï by André Kertész, 1963, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2021
    Brassaï, 1963
    Photograph
    10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 279
    $1,000≈ £725≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  12. Distortion #5 by André Kertész, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Dec 2020
    Distortion #5, 1933
    Photograph
    24.3 x 15 cm (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 928
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  13. Les Mains de Paul Arma by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed 1984 by Yvon le Marlec, sold Dec 2020
    Les Mains de Paul Arma, 1928
    Photograph
    19.9 x 19.8 cm (30.3 x 23.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 927
    €2,500≈ $3,032≈ £2,280Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  14. Broken Plate, Paris by André Kertész, 1929, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2020
    Broken Plate, Paris, 1929
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (27.3 x 34.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 231
    $4,750≈ £3,654≈ €4,043Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Martinique by André Kertész, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2020
    Martinique, 1972
    Photograph
    10 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (27 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 61
    $12,500≈ £9,616≈ €10,638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Mondrian’s Glasses and Pipe, Paris by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Mondrian’s Glasses and Pipe, Paris
    Photograph
    8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 114
    $5,000≈ £3,860≈ €4,255Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  17. Chez Mondrian, Paris by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Chez Mondrian, Paris
    Photograph
    19½ h x 14¾ w in (50 x 37 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 135
    $8,450≈ £6,523≈ €7,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  18. Écoliers by André Kertész, 1931, Foto pb (albumina) sobre papel, offered Sep 2020
    Écoliers, 1931
    Photograph · Paper
    17,8 x 23,7 cm
    James Lisboa · · Lot 1057
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
  19. Satiric Dancer, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Sep 2020
    Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    24.9 x 19.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    £4,375≈ $5,572≈ €4,790Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Untitled by André Kertész, Gelatin Silver Photograph, offered Sep 2020
    Untitled
    Photograph
    2 5/8 x 3 3/4 in
    Leonard Auction · · Lot 504
    Result not publishedEst. $2,000–3,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
  21. Martinique, January 1, 1972 by André Kertész, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jun 2020
    Martinique, January 1, 1972, 1972
    Photograph
    19.2 x 24.8 cm (20.4 x 25.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 572
    €5,000≈ $5,605≈ £4,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  22. Christopher Street, New York by André Kertész, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jun 2020
    Christopher Street, New York, 1950
    Photograph
    24.8 x 15.4 cm (25.3 x 20.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 501
    €7,500≈ $8,408≈ £6,788Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,300–View at Lempertz ↗
  23. Distortion No. 65 by André Kertész, 1933, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, offered Jun 2020
    Distortion No. 65, 1933
    Photograph
    34.8 x 21.1 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 500
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  24. Melancholic Tulip by André Kertész, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Jun 2020
    Melancholic Tulip, 1939
    Photograph
    24.5 x 17.6 cm (25.2 x 20.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 499
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  25. Blois by André Kertész, 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jun 2020
    Blois, 1930
    Photograph
    19.5 x 24.6 cm (20.3 x 25.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 498
    €4,750≈ $5,325≈ £4,299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  26. Pont Marie by André Kertész, 1926, Vintage gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2020
    Pont Marie, 1926
    Photograph
    23.7 x 17.8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 497
    €4,250≈ $4,764≈ £3,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–4,500View at Lempertz ↗
  27. Satiric Dancer, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, sold Nov 2019
    Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    24.7 x 19.7 cm (25.3 x 20.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 7
    €6,200≈ $6,809≈ £5,284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
  28. The 1974 André Kertész Guggenheim Set by André Kertész, 1930s, A unique set of ten gelatin silver prints, offered Oct 2019
    The 1974 André Kertész Guggenheim Set, 1930s
    Photograph
    Each approximately 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (8.9 x 11.4 cm) or the reverse.
    Phillips · · Lot 135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Birds in Flight and Cityscape by André Kertész, 1971, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Birds in Flight and Cityscape, 1971
    Photograph
    7 x 9 3/4 in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 133
    $12,500≈ £10,203≈ €11,470Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Behind Notre Dame, Paris by André Kertész, 1925, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2019
    Behind Notre Dame, Paris, 1925
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Underwater Swimmer, 1917
    Photograph
    7 x 9-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 4
    $3,750≈ £2,948≈ €3,329HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  32. Rue des Vertus, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed before, sold May 2019
    Rue des Vertus, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    24.5 x 19.5 cm (25.2 x 20.3 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 76
    €868≈ $968≈ £770Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Lempertz ↗
  33. Meudon by André Kertész, gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Meudon
    Photograph
    19½ h x 13¾ w in (50 x 35 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 284
    $10,000≈ £7,650≈ €8,878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  34. Chez Mondrian by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, sold Apr 2019
    Chez Mondrian, 1926
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.4 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    $8,125≈ £6,186≈ €7,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Meudon, France by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, sold Apr 2019
    Meudon, France, 1928
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (24.4 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    $5,625≈ £4,283≈ €5,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Shadows of the Eiffel Tower by André Kertész, 1929, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2019
    Shadows of the Eiffel Tower, 1929
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (27.3 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 164
    $4,375≈ £3,331≈ €3,900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Meudon by André Kertész, 1928, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2018
    Meudon, 1928
    Photograph
    49.8 x 35.4 cm (19 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 93
    £13,750≈ $17,766≈ €15,594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Snake & Mouse, New York. 1960er–Jahre by André Kertész, Silbergelatineabzug, späte 1970er–Jahre, sold Oct 2018
    Snake & Mouse, New York. 1960er–Jahre
    Photograph
    24,7 × 19,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2096
    €3,125≈ $3,545≈ £2,771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  39. Paris“. Burleske Tänzerin by André Kertész, 1926, Silbergelatineabzug, 1970er–Jahre, sold Oct 2018
    Paris“. Burleske Tänzerin, 1926
    Photograph
    24,8 × 19,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2007
    €7,500≈ $8,509≈ £6,651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
  40. Behind Notre Dame, Paris by André Kertész, 1925, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960s, offered Oct 2018
    Behind Notre Dame, Paris, 1925
    Photograph
    7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (19.4 x 24.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 60
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Distortion #34 by André Kertész, 1933, Gelatin silver print, possibly printed 1952 or later, offered Oct 2018
    Distortion #34, 1933
    Photograph
    4 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (11.7 x 17.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 102
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Melancholic Tulip by André Kertész, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2018
    Melancholic Tulip, 1939
    Photograph
    13 5/8 x 10 in. (34.6 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Satiric Dancer, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2018
    Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    13 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (34.6 x 27.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 98
    $4,375≈ £3,369≈ €3,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Tuscany by André Kertész, circa 1930, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2018
    Tuscany, circa 1930
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (33.7 x 24.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 97
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Self-portrait, Paris by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2018
    Self-portrait, Paris, 1926
    Photograph
    11 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (28.3 x 26.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Nara by André Kertész, Gelatin Silver Print "Nara" Japan 1968, sold Jul 2018
    Nara
    Photograph · Paper
    10" high x 8" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 39
    $800≈ £609≈ €683HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  47. Untitled (Three stage sets designed by Piet Mondrian for 'L'éphémère est )éternel' by André Kertész, 1926, 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each approx, sold Jun 2018
    Untitled (Three stage sets designed by Piet Mondrian for 'L'éphémère est )éternel', 1926
    Photograph
    8.9 x 11.9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 79
    €21,080≈ $24,598≈ £18,482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
  48. Derrière Notre-Dame, Paris by André Kertész, 1925, Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed c. 1984 by Yvan Le Marlec, offered Jun 2018
    Derrière Notre-Dame, Paris, 1925
    Photograph · Paper
    21 x 25.9 cm (23.7 x 29.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  49. Quai d'Orsay by André Kertész, 1926, Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed c. 1984 by Yvan Le Marlec, offered Jun 2018
    Quai d'Orsay, 1926
    Photograph · Paper
    20.8 x 28 cm (23.7 x 30.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  50. Washington Square Park by André Kertész, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold May 2018
    Washington Square Park, 1954
    Photograph
    24.6 x 18 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 83
    £9,375≈ $12,648≈ €10,736Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗

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