André Kertész

American · 1894–1985 · Photographer

André Kertész, born Andor Kertész, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early… (Wikipedia)

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264lots offered2004–2026years recorded77%sold (193)$5.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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The Stairs of Montmartre, ParisPhillips · Apr 2013$194,500≈ £128,290≈ €151,480Sign up to see
Distortion with VasePhillips · Oct 2017$56,250≈ £42,498≈ €47,860Sign up to see
Washington Square, WinterPhillips · Oct 2021$30,240≈ £22,237≈ €26,155Sign up to see

André Kertész’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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Average price

$7.6kSign up free to see

median $5.5kfree account

High

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Lots sold

193

of 251 offered · 2004–2026

Sell-through

77%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

13 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Prints & multiples	4	4	100%	$896Sign up	$759Sign up	$1.8kSign up
Engraving	3	3	100%	$1.1kSign up	$1.1kSign up	$1.8kSign up
Print (other)	1	1	100%	$275Sign up	$275Sign up	$275Sign up
Photography	239	183	77%	$7.8kSign up	$5.6kSign up	$195kSign up
Photograph	239	183	77%	$7.8kSign up	$5.6kSign up	$195kSign up
Other	8	6	75%	$5.2kSign up	$5.4kSign up	$7.5kSign 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	4	4	$5.6kSign up
2025	28	26	$2.5kSign up
2024	23	18	$2.7kSign up
2023	29	21	$3.9kSign up
2022	14	8	$6.5kSign up
2021	13	11	$5.6kSign up
2020	14	11	$5.3kSign up
2019	11	9	$5.6kSign up
2018	21	13	$8.5kSign up
2017	19	14	$6.5kSign up
2016	13	8	$3.6kSign up
2015	9	4	$8.5kSign up
2014	29	25	$8.2kSign up
2013	12	9	$8.8kSign up
2012	4	4	$6.2kSign up
2011	2	2	$9.1kSign up
2009	1	1	$3.8kSign up
2008	3	3	$2.7kSign up
2005	1	1	$3.8kSign up
2004	1	1	$2.5kSign up