What is a Barbara Ess photograph worth?
1944–2021 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 7 works by Barbara Ess with a published auction price sold between $485Sign up free to see and $1,614Sign up free to see, and the median is $630Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $815Sign up free to see across 6 sales. In the last five years the median was $630Sign up free to see across 7 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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Barbara Ess prices by medium
- Auction results
- 8
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2021–2025
- Median price
- $630Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $5.8kSign up free to see Untitled (from the Food for the Moon series), Rago Auctions, Dec 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 6 | $491–$1.9kSign up free to see | $815Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Rago Auctions (5), Wright (2), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (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 Barbara Ess sales
- Untitled, monochrome color photograph — $396Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 21, 2025
- Untitled (from the Food For the Moon series), monochrome color photograph mounted to matboard — $445Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 1, 2025
- Untitled, C-print with retouching dyes — $630Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Oct 25, 2024
- Untitled, monochrome color photograph mounted to Sintra — $2,227Sign up free to see, Wright, Feb 1, 2024
- Ecstacy, Ink on found object — $524Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 9, 2023
- Untitled, monochrome color photograph — $1,000Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 15, 2022
- Untitled (from the Food for the Moon series), monochrome color photograph mounted to Masonite — $5,850Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 15, 2021
Questions about Barbara Ess prices
What is a Barbara Ess photograph worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Barbara Ess have sold for a median of $630, and half of them sold between $485 and $1,614. For photographs alone the median is $815 (6 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 Barbara Ess sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $5,850 for “Untitled (from the Food for the Moon series)” at Rago Auctions in December 2021.
How often do Barbara Ess works sell at auction?
88% of the 8 lots recorded between 2021 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Barbara Ess photograph?
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Of the 8 lots by Barbara Ess recorded at auction between 2021 and 2025, 7 found a buyer (88%).
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