What is a Bruno Barbey photograph worth?
1941–2020 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 9 priced auction sales, works by Bruno Barbey have sold for a median of $1,522Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,382Sign up free to see and $1,830Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,522Sign up free to see across 9 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,522Sign up free to see across 9 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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Bruno Barbey prices by medium
- Auction results
- 17
- Sold rate
- 53%
- Active at auction
- 2021–2026
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.4kSign up free to see Jean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 9 | $1.4k–$1.8kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: OstLicht Photo Auction (16), Bonhams (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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 6 | $1.3k–$1.5kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $1.8k–$1.9kSign up free to see | $1.8kSign up free to see |
Recent Bruno Barbey sales
- Street Scene, Naples 1964, Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy Agfa paper — $1,382Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Al-Fatah Palestine Command, Jordan 1969, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,305Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Funeral of killed Maoist Gilles Tautin, Paris 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,305Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- The Brotherhood-in-Arms Monument, Warsaw, Poland 1982, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,522Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Bombay, Mumbai 1980, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 by Pictorial Services Paris on double-weight — $1,740Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Essaouira, Morocco 1985, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 by Pictorial Services, Paris on double-weigh — $2,066Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Student riots, Paris 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,507Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
- Jean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $3,444Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
Questions about Bruno Barbey prices
What is a Bruno Barbey photograph worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Bruno Barbey have sold for a median of $1,522, and half of them sold between $1,382 and $1,830. For photographs alone the median is $1,522 (9 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 Bruno Barbey sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,444 for “Jean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968” at OstLicht Photo Auction in June 2023.
How often do Bruno Barbey works sell at auction?
53% of the 17 lots recorded between 2021 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Bruno Barbey photograph?
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Of the 17 lots by Bruno Barbey recorded at auction between 2021 and 2026, 9 found a buyer (53%).
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