August Sander
German · 1876–1964 · Photographer
August Sander was a German portrait and documentary photographer. His first book Face of our Time was published in 1929. Sander has been described as "the most important German… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Porträts aus „Menschen des 20. JahrhundertsGrisebach · €949,000≈ $1,044,754≈ £810,893Sign up to see
The painter Heinrich HoerleLempertz · €59,520≈ $66,787≈ £51,999Sign up to see
Selbstbildnis (Self portrait), ColognePhillips · £30,000≈ $48,186≈ €36,054Sign up to see
August Sander’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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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 1 | 50% | $16.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $16.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up |
| Photography | 199 | 161 | 81% | $12.2kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Photograph | 199 | 161 | 81% | $12.2kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $7.3kSign 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 | 3 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | $3kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 10 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 13 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 17 | 9 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $564Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $394Sign up |