Brian Brake
New Zealand · 1927–1988 · Photographer
John Brian Brake was a photographer from New Zealand. He is best known for his 1955 photographs of Pablo Picasso at a bullfight, his 1957 and 1959 series of China, and his 1960… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Bullfight - Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau at a Bullfight in Vallauris, South of France, Summer 1955Art+Object · NZ$43,968≈ $32,806≈ £20,809≈ €24,827Sign up to see
Offerings to the Unknown Dead - Kyoto, 1964.Art+Object · NZ$12,604≈ $9,404≈ £5,965≈ €7,117Sign up to see
Portrait of Sir Edmund HillaryArt+Object · NZ$11,842≈ $8,836≈ £5,605≈ €6,687Sign up to see
Brian Brake’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).
Lots sold
66
of 90 offered · 2007–2025
Sell-through
73%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $664Sign up | $664Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $263Sign up | $263Sign up | $263Sign up |
| Photography | 88 | 64 | 73% | $3.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $32.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 88 | 64 | 73% | $3.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $32.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.