Barbara Ess
American · 1944–2021 · Photographer
American photographer and sound artist
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Record prices
Untitled (from the Food for the Moon series)Rago Auctions · $5,850≈ £4,414≈ €5,194Sign up to see
UntitledWright · $2,227≈ £1,758≈ €2,059Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · $1,000≈ £828≈ €959Sign up to see
Barbara Ess’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).
Lot images as published by each auction house (7 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$396Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$445Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · Oct 25, 2024
$630Sign up free to see
Wright · Feb 1, 2024
$2,227Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022
$1,000Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · Dec 15, 2021
$5,850Sign up free to see
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023