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Bruno Barbey

French · 1941–2020 · Photographer

Bruno Barbey was a Moroccan-born French photographer. Throughout his four-decade career, he travelled across five continents, photographing many wars. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Bruno Barbey, Jean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paperJean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968OstLicht Photo Auction · €3,200≈ $3,444≈ £2,750Sign up to see
  2. Bruno Barbey, Essaouira, Morocco 1985, 1985, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 by Pictorial Services, Paris on double-weight semi-matte paperEssaouira, Morocco 1985OstLicht Photo Auction · €1,900≈ $2,066≈ £1,661Sign up to see
  3. Bruno Barbey, The Amazon at the Columbia-Brazil border, Leticia 1966, 1966, Dye transfer print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paperThe Amazon at the Columbia-Brazil border, Leticia 1966OstLicht Photo Auction · €1,700≈ $1,830≈ £1,461Sign up to see

Bruno Barbey’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 (17 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Bruno Barbey, Street Scene, Naples 1964, 1964, Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy Agfa paper
Street Scene, Naples 1964, 1964
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
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Bruno Barbey, Funeral of killed Maoist Gilles Tautin, Paris 1968, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Funeral of killed Maoist Gilles Tautin, Paris 1968, 1968
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
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Bruno Barbey, Al-Fatah Palestine Command, Jordan 1969, 1969, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Al-Fatah Palestine Command, Jordan 1969, 1969
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
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Bruno Barbey, Bombay, Mumbai 1980, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 by Pictorial Services Paris on double-weight paper
Bombay, Mumbai 1980, 1980
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
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Bruno Barbey, The Brotherhood-in-Arms Monument, Warsaw, Poland 1982, 1982, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
The Brotherhood-in-Arms Monument, Warsaw, Poland 1982, 1982
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
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Bruno Barbey, Essaouira, Morocco 1985, 1985, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 by Pictorial Services, Paris on double-weight semi-matte paper
Essaouira, Morocco 1985, 1985
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
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Bruno Barbey, The Amazon at the Columbia-Brazil border, Leticia 1966, 1966, Dye transfer print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
The Amazon at the Columbia-Brazil border, Leticia 1966, 1966
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
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Bruno Barbey, Student riots, Paris 1968, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Student riots, Paris 1968, 1968
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
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Bruno Barbey, Jean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968, 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Jean-Paul Sartre at the Renault factory, Bellancourt, France 1968, 1968
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
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Bruno Barbey, 'Tokyo Stock', circa 1985, Gelatin silver print, later printed
'Tokyo Stock', circa 1985
Bonhams · Jun 3, 2026
Bruno Barbey, Window shopping, Naples 1964, 1964, photograph
Window shopping, Naples 1964, 1964
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
Bruno Barbey, Nasser's funeral, Cairo, Egypt 1970, 1970, photograph
Nasser's funeral, Cairo, Egypt 1970, 1970
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
Bruno Barbey, Nasser's poster at the Inauguration of the Aswan Dam, Egypt 1971, 1971, photograph
Nasser's poster at the Inauguration of the Aswan Dam, Egypt 1971, 1971
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
Bruno Barbey, Naples, Italy 1966, 1966, photograph
Naples, Italy 1966, 1966
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
Bruno Barbey, Naples, Italy c. 1964, 1964, photograph
Naples, Italy c. 1964, 1964
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
Bruno Barbey, Left-wing riot protesting the building of Narita Airport, Tokyo 1971, 1971, photograph
Left-wing riot protesting the building of Narita Airport, Tokyo 1971, 1971
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
Bruno Barbey, Neapolitan Street, (from ‘The Italians’), 1964, photograph
Neapolitan Street, (from ‘The Italians’), 1964
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021

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