Andreas Gursky
German · b. 1955 · Photographer
Andreas Gursky is a German artist best known for his photography. He is a former professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Los AngelesPhillips · £1,689,000≈ $2,208,368≈ €1,886,365Sign up to see
RheinPhillips · $1,925,000≈ £1,262,709≈ €1,493,406Sign up to see
New York, Mercantile ExchangePhillips · £609,600≈ $796,320≈ €728,431Sign up to see
Andreas Gursky’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).
Lots sold
128
of 145 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 24 | 23 | 96% | $36.9kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $401kSign up |
| Lithograph | 7 | 7 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $7.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 15 | 14 | 93% | $57.4kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $401kSign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Photography | 118 | 102 | 86% | $145kSign up | $24.8kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Photograph | 118 | 102 | 86% | $145kSign up | $24.8kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $6.9kSign 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 | 3 | 3 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | $46.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | $20.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 | $44.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 11 | $12kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | $189kSign up |
| 2016 | 12 | 9 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 | $13.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 | $61.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | $76.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $16kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |