What is a Cornell Capa photograph worth?
1918–2008 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 16 works by Cornell Capa with a published auction price sold between $987Sign up free to see and $3,614Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,218Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,218Sign up free to see across 16 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,810Sign up free to see across 10 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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Cornell Capa prices by medium
- Auction results
- 23
- Sold rate
- 70%
- Active at auction
- 2015–2026
- Median price
- $2.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $11.3kSign up free to see Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, Phillips, Oct 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 16 | $987–$3.6kSign up free to see | $2.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (5), OstLicht Photo Auction (4), Maison Bibelot (4)
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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.
Recent Cornell Capa sales
- Bolshoi Ballet School, Moskow, Gelatin silver print, printed — $2,793Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, Gelatin silver print, printed — $4,705Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Bolshoi Ballet, vintage gelatin silver print — $953Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 31, 2025
- JFK and Jackie, New York City, Gelatin silver print, printed — $998Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Nov 29, 2024
- Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $7,620Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
- Banana workers pushing a John Deere machine, Honduras 1970, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $2,827Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, Gelatin silver print, printed early 2000s — $8,890Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 11, 2023
- Thora study, Brooklyn, New York City 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,722Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
Questions about Cornell Capa prices
What is a Cornell Capa photograph worth?
Based on 16 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Cornell Capa have sold for a median of $2,218, and half of them sold between $987 and $3,614. For photographs alone the median is $2,218 (16 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 Cornell Capa sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $11,250 for “Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow” at Phillips in October 2015.
How often do Cornell Capa works sell at auction?
70% of the 23 lots recorded between 2015 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Cornell Capa photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 23 auction results for Cornell Capa between 2015 and 2026, and 16 of them sold (70%).
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