What is a Arthur Rothstein photograph worth?
1915–1985 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 5 works by Arthur Rothstein with a published auction price sold between $1,147Sign up free to see and $1,985Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,250Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,250Sign up free to see across 5 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,147Sign up free to see across 3 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Arthur Rothstein prices by medium
- Auction results
- 8
- Sold rate
- 63%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $1.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $15kSign up free to see Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Phillips, Apr 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 5 | $1.1k–$2kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (3), Bonhams (3), Phillips (1)
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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 Arthur Rothstein sales
- Wife and child of a sharecropper, Washington County, Arkansas, Vintage gelatin silver print — $1,985Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Farmer who will be resettled, Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — $1,147Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Gelatin Silver Print — $630Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Sep 24, 2023
- Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Gelatin silver print — $15,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 9, 2018
- Fleeing a Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Gelatin silver print — $1,250Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 30, 2013
Questions about Arthur Rothstein prices
What is a Arthur Rothstein photograph worth?
Based on 5 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Arthur Rothstein have sold for a median of $1,250, and half of them sold between $1,147 and $1,985. For photographs alone the median is $1,250 (5 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 Arthur Rothstein sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $15,000 for “Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma” at Phillips in April 2018.
How often do Arthur Rothstein works sell at auction?
63% of the 8 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Arthur Rothstein photograph?
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Arthur Rothstein have appeared at auction 8 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 5 sold, a sell-through rate of 63%.
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