What is a Charles Ray photograph worth?
b. 1953 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 10 works by Charles Ray with a published auction price sold between $1,398Sign up free to see and $118,950Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,598Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,598Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,442Sign up free to see across 8 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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Charles Ray prices by medium
- Auction results
- 12
- Sold rate
- 83%
- Active at auction
- 2016–2025
- Median price
- $1.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $170kSign up free to see All my Clothes, Phillips, May 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 8 | $1.4k–$131kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (9), Rago Auctions (2), Van Ham (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $63.2k–$148kSign up free to see | $125kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 4 | $1.5k–$26.5kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Charles Ray sales
- Matthew Marks exhibition poster, offset lithograph in colors — $66Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Aug 15, 2025
- Pumpkin Poster, Chromogenic print in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet, contained in the ori — $1,397Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 12, 2025
- The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (for Parkett 37), C-print — $378Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 4, 2024
- The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (für Parkett 37), Mappe mit 9 C-Prints auf Kodak Royal. In Seidenpapierhülle, in Umschlag — $1,402Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Oct 31, 2023
- Untitled, Inkjet print in colours, on Hahnemühle paper, the full sheet — $1,713Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 21, 2023
- Untitled, Inkjet print in colours, on Hahnemühle paper, the full sheet — $1,482Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jan 18, 2023
- All my Clothes, Kodachrome photographs mounted on board, in 16 parts — $170,100Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 19, 2022
- Untitled, ink on paper — $100,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
Questions about Charles Ray prices
What is a Charles Ray photograph worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Charles Ray have sold for a median of $1,598, and half of them sold between $1,398 and $118,950. For photographs alone the median is $1,598 (8 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 Charles Ray sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $170,100 for “All my Clothes” at Phillips in May 2022.
How often do Charles Ray works sell at auction?
83% of the 12 lots recorded between 2016 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Charles Ray photograph?
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Charles Ray have appeared at auction 12 times in ArtSell’s records between 2016 and 2025; 10 sold, a sell-through rate of 83%.
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