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Cornell Capa

Cornell Capa

American · 1918–2008 · Photographer

Cornell Capa was a Hungarian-American photographer, member of Magnum Photos, photo curator, and the younger brother of photo-journalist and war photographer Robert Capa.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed laterBolshoi Ballet School, MoscowPhillips · $11,250≈ £7,364≈ €9,996Sign up to see
  2. Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed early 2000sBolshoi Ballet School, MoscowPhillips · $8,890≈ £7,232≈ €8,384Sign up to see
  3. Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed laterBolshoi Ballet School, MoscowPhillips · $7,620≈ £5,823≈ €6,954Sign up to see

Cornell Capa’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).

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Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moskow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moskow, 1958
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025
€2,394Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed
Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, 1960
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025
€4,032Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet, 1958, vintage gelatin silver print
Bolshoi Ballet, 1958
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$953Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, JFK and Jackie, New York City, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed
JFK and Jackie, New York City, 1960
Lempertz · Nov 29, 2024
€945Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$7,620Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Banana workers pushing a John Deere machine, Honduras 1970, 1970, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Banana workers pushing a John Deere machine, Honduras 1970, 1970
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
€2,600Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed early 2000s
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$8,890Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Thora study, Brooklyn, New York City 1955, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Thora study, Brooklyn, New York City 1955, 1955
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€1,600Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, USSR 1958, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, USSR 1958, 1958
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€1,600Sign up free to see
The Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, Russia, 1958
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$3,250Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, 1960
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2018
€1,612Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Visit to Soviet Union, Bolshoi Ballet / No. 3 Back view of ballerinas, 1958, Gelatin Silver Print
Visit to Soviet Union, Bolshoi Ballet / No. 3 Back view of ballerinas, 1958
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 22, 2018
$950Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Soviet Union -Bolshoi Ballet / 1. Children, front view, Gelatin Silver Print
Soviet Union -Bolshoi Ballet / 1. Children, front view
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 22, 2018
$900Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Soviet Union -Bolshoi Ballet / 2. Teacher and pupils, Gelatin Silver Print
Soviet Union -Bolshoi Ballet / 2. Teacher and pupils
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 22, 2018
$400Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Marilyn Monroe during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Marilyn Monroe during the filming of 'The Misfits', Nevada, 1960
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018
€2,232Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958
Phillips · Oct 8, 2015
$11,250Sign up free to see
Cornell Capa, International Center of Photography 30th Anniversary Print Portfolio, 1939-73, photograph
International Center of Photography 30th Anniversary Print Portfolio, 1939-73
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
Cornell Capa, Juan Perón, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1955, 1955, photograph
Juan Perón, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1955, 1955
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
Cornell Capa, Stewart Udall e Robert Kennedy, 1961, 1918, vintage gelatin silver print
Stewart Udall e Robert Kennedy, 1961, 1918
Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019
Cornell Capa, John Kennedy during a meeting, 1961, 1918, vintage gelatin silver print
John Kennedy during a meeting, 1961, 1918
Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019
Cornell Capa, Press conference, 1961, 1918, vintage gelatin silver print
Press conference, 1961, 1918
Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019
Cornell Capa, Dinner at Versailles e John Kennedy during a meeting, 1961, 1918, lot of two vintage gelatin silver prints
Dinner at Versailles e John Kennedy during a meeting, 1961, 1918
Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019
Cornell Capa, FIRST LADY WITH FIRST SON 1961, inscibed by John Morris, founder of Magnum agency and editor of Time magazine verso, Photograph
FIRST LADY WITH FIRST SON 1961, inscibed by John Morris, founder of Magnum agency and editor of Time magazine verso
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 30, 2019

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