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Bill Brandt Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1904–1983

Of the 185 lots by Bill Brandt (photographs) recorded at auction between 1998 and 2026, 146 found a buyer (79%). Across 145 sales with a published price, the typical result was $2.9kSign up free to see to $7.5kSign up free to see (median $4kSign up free to see). The highest recorded price is $40kSign up free to see for Francis Bacon, Primrose Hill at Phillips in April 2017. The houses with the most results are Phillips (111), Brunk Auctions (17) and Bonhams (12).

$40,000≈ £31,990≈ €37,520Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumFrancis Bacon, Primrose HillPhillips185auction results1998–2026years recorded79%sold$4kSign up free to seemedian price

Bill Brandt photographs: key figures

Auction results
185
Sold rate
79%
Active at auction
1998–2026
Median price
$4kSign up free to see
Record price
$40kSign up free to see Francis Bacon, Primrose Hill, Phillips, Apr 2017

Top auction houses: Phillips (111), Brunk Auctions (17), Bonhams (12)

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  1. Stonehenge
    Photograph
    13-1/2 x 11-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 132
    $1,000≈ £893≈ €1,029HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. Circus Boyhood
    Photograph
    image 13-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 131
    $1,000≈ £893≈ €1,029HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. Nude on a Patterned Floor, Belgravia
    Photograph
    sheet 13-3/4 x 11-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 130
    $2,400≈ £2,144≈ €2,470HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. Race Goers
    Photograph
    13-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 129
    $1,500≈ £1,340≈ €1,544HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  5. Nude
    Photograph
    sheet 13-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 128
    $1,100≈ £983≈ €1,132HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. Nude
    Photograph
    sheet 13-1/2 x 11-1/2
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 127
    $2,200≈ £1,966≈ €2,264HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  7. Nude, London, 1952
    Photograph
    13-3/8 x 11-3/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 126
    $3,250≈ £2,904≈ €3,345HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. Francis Bacon on Primrose Hill
    Photograph
    13-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 125
    $4,000≈ £3,574≈ €4,116HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  9. Eaton Place, London, 1955
    Photograph
    sight 13-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 121
    $3,250≈ £2,904≈ €3,345HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  10. East Sussex Coast by Bill Brandt, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2022
    East Sussex Coast, 1958
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (34 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 105
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. René Magritte by Bill Brandt, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2022
    René Magritte, 1966
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (34.3 x 28.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    $5,670≈ £5,131≈ €5,842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  12. Untitled by Bill Brandt, Silver gelatin print, printed later, image size, offered May 2022
    Untitled
    Photograph
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 334
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  13. Nude (Campden Hill) by Bill Brandt, 1953, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Nude (Campden Hill), 1953
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (34 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 251
    $4,032≈ £3,081≈ €3,691Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Campden Hill, London by Bill Brandt, 1953, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold Dec 2021
    Campden Hill, London, 1953
    Photograph
    33,4 × 28,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2113
    €5,625≈ $6,364≈ £4,781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,500–6,500View at Grisebach ↗
  15. Nude, Micheldever, Hampshire by Bill Brandt, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2021
    Nude, Micheldever, Hampshire, 1948
    Photograph
    34.1 x 28.2 cm (13 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 92
    £2,016≈ $2,696≈ €2,395Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Alain Robbe-Grillet, St. Germain-des-Pres by Bill Brandt, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2021
    Alain Robbe-Grillet, St. Germain-des-Pres, 1965
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (34 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 176
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Nude, Vasterival Beach, Normandy by Bill Brandt, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed 1974, sold Oct 2021
    Nude, Vasterival Beach, Normandy, 1957
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (34.3 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 175
    $3,024≈ £2,224≈ €2,615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Self Portrait with Mirror, East Sussex Coast by Bill Brandt, 1966, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2021
    Self Portrait with Mirror, East Sussex Coast, 1966
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (34.3 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 174
    $4,032≈ £2,965≈ €3,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Graham Greene by Bill Brandt, 1948, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2021
    Graham Greene, 1948
    Photograph
    7 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (18.7 x 15.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 150
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. The Quarrel by Bill Brandt, 1936, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    The Quarrel, 1936
    Photograph
    9 x 7 3/4 in. (22.9 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 149
    $11,340≈ £8,339≈ €9,808Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Deserted Street in Bloomsbury by Bill Brandt, 1942, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Deserted Street in Bloomsbury, 1942
    Photograph
    8 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (22.5 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    $16,380≈ £12,045≈ €14,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Attic Room by Bill Brandt, 1934, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Attic Room, 1934
    Photograph
    9 x 7 3/4 in. (22.9 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 147
    $16,380≈ £12,045≈ €14,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. North Bridge Over the River Hebble, Halifax by Bill Brandt, circa 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2021
    North Bridge Over the River Hebble, Halifax, circa 1937
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (34.3 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Maid Drawing A Bath London, 1933
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Framed 25 1/4 x 21 in.
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 32
    $1,440≈ £1,043≈ €1,222Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  25. Nude, London by Bill Brandt, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold May 2021
    Nude, London, 1952
    Photograph
    34.4 x 29.5 cm (13 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 47
    £7,560≈ $10,678≈ €8,750Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. London by Bill Brandt, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2021
    London, 1956
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (33.7 x 28.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 255
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Giacometti's Left Eye by Bill Brandt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2021
    Giacometti's Left Eye, 1963
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (34 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 254
    $2,268≈ £1,648≈ €1,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Georges Braque, Varengeville by Bill Brandt, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2021
    Georges Braque, Varengeville, 1955
    Photograph
    13 x 11 3/8 in. (33 x 28.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 253
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Bus on Battersea Bridge by Bill Brandt, circa 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2021
    Bus on Battersea Bridge, circa 1955
    Photograph
    14 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (36.2 x 30.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 252
    $5,040≈ £3,663≈ €4,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Evening Light in Burslem by Bill Brandt, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2021
    Evening Light in Burslem, 1937
    Photograph
    19 1/8 x 16 in. (48.6 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Policeman in a Dockland Alley, Bermondsey by Bill Brandt, 1938, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2021
    Policeman in a Dockland Alley, Bermondsey, 1938
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (34 x 29.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 247
    $6,300≈ £4,579≈ €5,306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Nude, St. Cyprien by Bill Brandt, 1951, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Nude, St. Cyprien, 1951
    Photograph
    9 x 7 3/4 in. (22.9 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 202
    $8,820≈ £6,410≈ €7,429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Vienna by Bill Brandt, 1933, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2020
    Vienna, 1933
    Photograph
    10 1/2 x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 221
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Francis Bacon walking on Primrose Hill by Bill Brandt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2020
    Francis Bacon walking on Primrose Hill, 1963
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (34 x 28.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    $5,250≈ £4,039≈ €4,468Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Campden Hill, London by Bill Brandt, fotografia, offered Oct 2020
    Campden Hill, London
    Photograph
    40 x 30 cm
    James Lisboa · · Lot 600
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
  36. Nude, London by Bill Brandt, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, sold Sep 2020
    Nude, London, 1952
    Photograph
    50.4 x 40.3 cm (19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    £12,500≈ $15,921≈ €13,685Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Yorkshire by Bill Brandt, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s or 1960s, sold Jul 2020
    Yorkshire, 1945
    Photograph
    9 x 7 5/8 in. (22.9 x 19.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    $3,750≈ £2,977≈ €3,310Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Untitled by Bill Brandt, 1969, 1969 Photograph, sold Jun 2020
    Untitled, 1969
    Photograph
    Sworders · · Lot 109
    £240≈ $300≈ €265HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
  39. Early Morning on the Thames, London Bridge by Bill Brandt, 1939, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jun 2020
    Early Morning on the Thames, London Bridge, 1939
    Photograph
    30.8 x 26.3 cm (40.4 x 30.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 489
    €2,500≈ $2,803≈ £2,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  40. Soho Bedroom from a Night in London by Bill Brandt, gelatin silver print, sold Nov 2019
    Soho Bedroom from a Night in London
    Photograph
    380 x 311mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 18
    NZ$9,009≈ $5,772≈ £4,474≈ €5,196Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  41. Cuckmere River, Sussex by Bill Brandt, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold Oct 2019
    Cuckmere River, Sussex, 1963
    Photograph
    29 x 34 cm (11 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 115
    £4,000≈ $5,130≈ €4,619Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Skye Mountains by Bill Brandt, 1947, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold Oct 2019
    Skye Mountains, 1947
    Photograph
    34 x 29 cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 114
    £5,125≈ $6,573≈ €5,918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Train leaving Newcastle by Bill Brandt, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold Oct 2019
    Train leaving Newcastle, 1937
    Photograph
    34 x 29 cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 113
    £2,250≈ $2,886≈ €2,598Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. At Charlie Brown's, Limehouse by Bill Brandt, 1945, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold Oct 2019
    At Charlie Brown's, Limehouse, 1945
    Photograph
    34 x 29 cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    £2,500≈ $3,207≈ €2,887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. After the Theatre, Taxi in Lower Regent Street by Bill Brandt, 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold Oct 2019
    After the Theatre, Taxi in Lower Regent Street, 1934
    Photograph
    34 x 29 cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    £2,875≈ $3,687≈ €3,320Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Coal-Searcher Going Home to Jarrow by Bill Brandt, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold Oct 2019
    Coal-Searcher Going Home to Jarrow, 1937
    Photograph
    32 x 27.5 cm (12 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 110
    £3,750≈ $4,810≈ €4,330Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. London by Bill Brandt, 1959, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    London, 1959
    Photograph
    45.8 x 36.4 cm (18 x 14 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Campden Hill, London (nude with plant) by Bill Brandt, 1978, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Campden Hill, London (nude with plant), 1978
    Photograph
    9 x 7 3/4 in. (22.9 x 19.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 89
    $6,875≈ £5,612≈ €6,308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Campden Hill, London by Bill Brandt, 1978, Foto pb sobre papel, sold May 2019
    Campden Hill, London, 1978
    Photograph
    34,3 x 29,3 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 126
    €3,224≈ $3,595≈ £2,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  50. Halifax by Bill Brandt, 1937, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979-1980, mounted, sold May 2019
    Halifax, 1937
    Photograph
    34 x 29 cm (13 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 153
    £3,500≈ $4,483≈ €4,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗

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