Brian Brake Photographs: Auction Prices

New Zealand · 1927–1988

ArtSell has recorded 88 auction results for Brian Brake photographs between 2007 and 2025, of which 64 sold (73% sell-through). Prices realised range from $366 to $32,806, with a median of $2,187 across 64 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $32,806 for “The Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955” at Art+Object in 2010.

Record: The Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955 — $32,806Sign up free to see

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1. 
   Picasso at a Bull Fight

   Photograph

   205 x 150mm

   Art+Object · Sep 9, 2025 · Lot 18
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,000–3,000View at Art+Object ↗
2. 
   Portrait of Sir Edmund Hillary

   Photograph

   470 x 370mm

   Art+Object · May 13, 2025 · Lot 160
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
3. 
   Monsoon clouds, Ganges Delta, India 1960, 1960

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 151
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
4. 
   Early monsoon rains, India 1960, 1960

   Photograph · Paper

   76 x 52,2 cm

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 150
   €1,400≈ $1,522≈ £1,191HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,400–2,800View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
5. 
   Monsoon clouds, Ganges Delta, India 1960, 1960

   Photograph · Paper

   75,8 x 51,9 cm

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 160
   €1,600≈ $1,722≈ £1,375HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–3,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
6. 
   Early monsoon rains, India 1960, 1960

   Photograph · Paper

   76 x 52,2 cm

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 159
   €1,600≈ $1,722≈ £1,375HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–3,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
7. 
   Offering to the Unknown Dead, Kyoto

   Photograph

   520 x 765mm

   Art+Object · Mar 19, 2023 · Lot 119
   NZ$3,350≈ $2,092≈ £1,709≈ €1,952Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
8. 
   Praying for the Monsoon Rains

   Photograph

   385 x 275mm

   Art+Object · Jun 21, 2022 · Lot 323
   NZ$663≈ $419≈ £342≈ €398Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
9. 
   Buddha Hand

   Photograph

   300 x 251mm

   Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021 · Lot 94
   NZ$3,017≈ $2,045≈ £1,543≈ €1,817Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
10. 
    Monsoon Girl

    Photograph

    320 x 230mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021 · Lot 93
    NZ$4,465≈ $3,026≈ £2,284≈ €2,689Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
11. 
    Bondi Beach

    Photograph

    280 x 370mm

    Art+Object · Feb 23, 2021 · Lot 169
    NZ$2,162≈ $1,583≈ £1,125≈ €1,304Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
12. 
    Arab Woman - Shibham, Wadi Hadramawt, 1956, 1956

    Photograph · Paper

    665 x 460mm

    Art+Object · Nov 24, 2020 · Lot 40
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$3,000–5,000View at Art+Object ↗
13. 
    Uenuku: God, the provider, associated with the rainbow

    Photograph

    575 x 465mm

    Art+Object · Nov 29, 2018 · Lot 85
    NZ$2,162≈ $1,485≈ £1,163≈ €1,305Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
14. 
    Lake Wakatipu, NZ

    Photograph

    297 x 385mm

    Art+Object · Oct 4, 2016 · Lot 92
    NZ$1,922≈ $1,400≈ £1,098≈ €1,254Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
15. 
    Offerings to the Unknown Dead – Kyoto, 1964.

    Photograph · Paper

    460 x 665mm

    Art+Object · Aug 15, 2013 · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,000–12,000View at Art+Object ↗
16. 
    Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964, 1964

    Photograph

    345 x 495mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 38
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$5,000–8,000View at Art+Object ↗
17. 
    The Sydney Opera House

    Photograph

    345 x 231mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 37
    NZ$1,715≈ $1,409≈ £899≈ €1,133Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
18. 
    The Dance Troupe

    Photograph

    505 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,000–3,000View at Art+Object ↗
19. 
    Portrait of Richard Farrell, New Zealand Classical Pianist

    Photograph

    505 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2011 · Lot 55
    NZ$1,758≈ $1,368≈ £877≈ €1,023Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
20. 
    Mahatma Gandhi Movie - India 1962.

    Photograph · Paper

    455 x 350mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2011 · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$3,000–5,000View at Art+Object ↗
21. 
    The Bullfight - Claude puts his Finger in Picasso's Mouth

    Photograph

    252 x 167mm

    Art+Object · Aug 18, 2011 · Lot 32
    NZ$4,346≈ $3,611≈ £2,188≈ €2,513Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
22. 
    Indian Girl in Early Monsoon Rains, 1960, 1960

    Photograph · Paper

    665 x 445mm

    Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011 · Lot 46
    NZ$9,380≈ $7,751≈ £4,717≈ €5,304Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
23. 
    Gathering Dyed Cloth on the Banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmedabad, India, 1958, 1958

    Photograph · Paper

    455 x 665mm

    Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011 · Lot 45
    NZ$4,103≈ $3,391≈ £2,063≈ €2,320Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
24. 
    Pablo Picasso, son Claude and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight , Vallauris, France, 1955, 1955

    Photograph · Paper

    470 x 300mm

    Art+Object · Jun 9, 2011 · Lot 44
    NZ$5,862≈ $4,844≈ £2,948≈ €3,315Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
25. 
    Unveiling Ceremony, Lake Rotoiti, Rotorua

    Photograph

    355 x 279mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 58
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,500–4,000View at Art+Object ↗
26. 
    Maori Elder at Tangi, Ngaruawahia, Waikato

    Photograph

    508 x 438mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 57
    NZ$2,345≈ $1,750≈ £1,110≈ €1,324Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
27. 
    Easter Island Dance Paddle - Auckland Institute & Museum, New Zealand 1975

    Photograph · Paper

    455 x 350mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 56
    NZ$3,517≈ $2,624≈ £1,665≈ €1,986Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
28. 
    Tattooing Pigment Pot, Waipu District c. 1820 (Whanagnui Regional Museum Collection)

    Photograph

    610 x 507mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$4,500–6,400View at Art+Object ↗
29. 
    Former Gateway from Rotorua Region (Auckland Museum)

    Photograph

    367 x 280mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 54
    NZ$3,048≈ $2,274≈ £1,443≈ €1,721Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
30. 
    Carved Gateway, Pukeroa Village, Rotorua, c. 1850.

    Photograph

    405 x 285mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 53
    NZ$1,172≈ $874≈ £555≈ €662Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
31. 
    Tangata: The Maori Vision of Man

    Photograph · Paper

    355 x 278mm: each

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 52
    NZ$9,380≈ $6,999≈ £4,439≈ €5,296Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
32. 
    Lance Thrupp, Balerman, Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill, Kawerau

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,500–4,000View at Art+Object ↗
33. 
    Worker, Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill, Kawerau

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,500–4,000View at Art+Object ↗
34. 
    Worker, Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill, Kawerau

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,500–4,000View at Art+Object ↗
35. 
    Fire Security Worker, Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill, Kawerau

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 48
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$2,500–4,000View at Art+Object ↗
36. 
    The Dance Troupe

    Photograph

    505 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$4,500–6,500View at Art+Object ↗
37. 
    Portrait of a Dancer

    Photograph

    505 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$4,500–6,500View at Art+Object ↗
38. 
    Portrait of Doreen Blumhardt's Mother

    Photograph

    505 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$4,500–6,500View at Art+Object ↗
39. 
    Portrait of Richard Farrell, New Zealand Classical Pianist

    Photograph

    505 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$6,000–9,000View at Art+Object ↗
40. 
    Portrait of Sir Edmund Hillary

    Photograph

    487 x 393mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 43
    NZ$11,842≈ $8,836≈ £5,605≈ €6,687Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
41. 
    Indian Girl in Early Monsoon Rain

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 42
    NZ$9,380≈ $6,999≈ £4,439≈ €5,296Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
42. 
    Crawford Market, Bombay

    Photograph

    406 x 508mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 41
    NZ$1,758≈ $1,312≈ £832≈ €993Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
43. 
    Crawford Market, Bombay

    Photograph · Paper

    610 x 508mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 40
    NZ$3,048≈ $2,274≈ £1,443≈ €1,721Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
44. 
    Praying in the Holy Ganges, Benares

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 39
    NZ$2,051≈ $1,530≈ £971≈ €1,158Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
45. 
    Praying in the Holy Ganges, Benares

    Photograph · Paper

    610 x 508mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 38
    NZ$2,345≈ $1,750≈ £1,110≈ €1,324Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
46. 
    Praying for the Monsoon Rains

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$4,500–6,500View at Art+Object ↗
47. 
    Farmer waiting for the Rains - India 1960

    Photograph · Paper

    508 x 610mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 36
    NZ$2,931≈ $2,187≈ £1,387≈ €1,655Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
48. 
    Monsoon Rains

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 35
    NZ$3,517≈ $2,624≈ £1,665≈ €1,986Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
49. 
    Monsoon Rains

    Photograph · Paper

    610 x 508mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 34
    NZ$7,621≈ $5,686≈ £3,607≈ €4,303Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
50. 
    Festival of Swings - Jaipur, August 1960

    Photograph

    508 x 406mm

    Art+Object · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 33
    NZ$2,345≈ $1,750≈ £1,110≈ €1,324Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

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