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Daidō Moriyama Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

b. 1938

Of the 84 lots by Daidō Moriyama (photographs) recorded at auction between 2014 and 2026, 74 found a buyer (88%). Across 73 sales with a published price, the typical result was $1.5kSign up free to see to $6.3kSign up free to see (median $3.6kSign up free to see). The highest recorded price is $29.2kSign up free to see for Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident at Phillips in May 2016. Most results come from Phillips (33), Lempertz (12) and Bonhams (12).

£20,000≈ $29,240≈ €26,114Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSmash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] AccidentPhillips84auction results2014–2026years recorded88%sold$3.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Daidō Moriyama photographs: key figures

Auction results
84
Sold rate
88%
Active at auction
2014–2026
Median price
$3.6kSign up free to see
Record price
$29.2kSign up free to see Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident, Phillips, May 2016

Top auction houses: Phillips (33), Lempertz (12), Bonhams (12)

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  1. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Sep 2020
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    Image: 100.2 x 69 cm (39 1/2 x 27 1/8 in.) Frame: 119 x 88 cm (46 7/8 x 34 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 135
    £6,875≈ $8,757≈ €7,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Untitled from Buenos Aires by Daidō Moriyama, 2005, Archival pigment print, sold Sep 2020
    Untitled from Buenos Aires, 2005
    Photograph
    Image: 103.2 x 146.3 cm (40 5/8 x 57 5/8 in.) Frame: 113 x 156 cm (44 1/2 x 61 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 134
    £4,000≈ $5,095≈ €4,379Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Landscape by Daidō Moriyama, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Landscape, 2005
    Photograph
    14 x 21 1/4 in. (35.6 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 127
    $6,875≈ £5,458≈ €6,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jul 2020
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    15 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (38.4 x 26.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 126
    $8,750≈ £6,947≈ €7,724Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Dog Town from Searching Journeys 3 by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2019
    Dog Town from Searching Journeys 3, 1971
    Photograph
    41 x 51 cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 82
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Yokosuka by Daidō Moriyama, 1970, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2019
    Yokosuka, 1970
    Photograph
    48.7 x 35 cm (19 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 81
    £3,500≈ $4,489≈ €4,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Untitled (from the series: Kyoku / Erotica) by Daidō Moriyama, 2007, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2019
    Untitled (from the series: Kyoku / Erotica), 2007
    Photograph
    44 x 58.3 cm (50.9 x 60.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 185
    €2,356≈ $2,627≈ £2,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  8. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2019
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    22 3/4 x 15 1/8 in. (57.8 x 38.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 98
    $8,125≈ £6,186≈ €7,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Stray Dog, Misawa by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle paper, printed, sold Nov 2018
    Stray Dog, Misawa, 1971
    Photograph · Paper
    27.7 x 36.4 cm (32.7 x 48.2 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 137
    €2,728≈ $3,099≈ £2,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Stray Dog, Misawa by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed 2015, flush-mounted, sold Nov 2018
    Stray Dog, Misawa, 1971
    Photograph
    Image: 98.5 x 130.5 cm (38 3/4 x 51 3/8 in.) Frame: 104.5 x 136.3 cm (41 1/8 x 53 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    £12,500≈ $16,151≈ €14,176Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Circus by Daidō Moriyama, 1973, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2018
    Circus, 1973
    Photograph
    9 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (24.4 x 34 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 175
    $2,375≈ £1,829≈ €2,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  12. Untitled (Self Portrait) by Daidō Moriyama, 1974, Gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2018
    Untitled (Self Portrait), 1974
    Photograph
    18.1 x 27.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 122
    €1,116≈ $1,302≈ £978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  13. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed 2011, sold May 2018
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    58.2 x 40.1 cm (22 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 142
    £5,625≈ $7,589≈ €6,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2018
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu, 1987
    Photograph
    13 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (33.3 x 50.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 145
    $6,250≈ £4,424≈ €5,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Untitled (from the series: Memory of Dog/A Following Story/Landscape) by Daidō Moriyama, 1983, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2017
    Untitled (from the series: Memory of Dog/A Following Story/Landscape), 1983
    Photograph
    20.2 x 30.2 cm (25.3 x 31 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 147
    €1,488≈ $1,768≈ £1,311Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  16. Hiroshima (from the series: Cities) by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2017
    Hiroshima (from the series: Cities), 1971
    Photograph
    18.8 x 28.4 cm (25.3 x 30.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 146
    €3,472≈ $4,126≈ £3,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  17. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2017
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    Image: 98.5 x 68 cm (38 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.) Frame: 119 x 88 cm (46 7/8 x 34 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    £10,000≈ $13,130≈ €11,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2017
    Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori, 1971
    Photograph
    12 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (31.8 x 41.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 308
    $12,500≈ £9,444≈ €10,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Shinjuku, Tokyo by Daidō Moriyama, 1970, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2017
    Shinjuku, Tokyo, 1970
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (27.3 x 18.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    $3,750≈ £2,833≈ €3,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Nakano, Tokyo by Daidō Moriyama, 1981, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2017
    Nakano, Tokyo, 1981
    Photograph
    8 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (21.9 x 29.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Untitled (Pont de Alexandre III, Paris) by Daidō Moriyama, 1980s, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold May 2017
    Untitled (Pont de Alexandre III, Paris), 1980s
    Photograph
    26.9 x 34.8 cm (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 177
    €1,984≈ $2,226≈ £1,733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  22. Untitled (from the series: A Journey to Nakaji) by Daidō Moriyama, 1985, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, sold May 2017
    Untitled (from the series: A Journey to Nakaji), 1985
    Photograph
    18.6 x 27.9 cm (25.3 x 30.4 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 176
    €1,612≈ $1,809≈ £1,408Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
  23. Selected Images by Daidō Moriyama, circa 1980, Three gelatin silver prints, sold Apr 2017
    Selected Images, circa 1980
    Photograph
    Each 11 x 16 1/4 in. (27.9 x 41.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 194
    $13,750≈ £11,054≈ €12,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2016
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    40.5 x 27.1 cm (15 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    £4,375≈ $5,460≈ €4,935Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2016
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    39½ h x 27¾ w in (100 x 70 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 282
    $7,500≈ £5,044≈ €6,585Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
  26. Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident by Daidō Moriyama, 1969, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2016
    Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident, 1969
    Photograph
    Image: 19 x 28.4 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.) Sheet: 25.3 x 30.6 cm (9 7/8 x 12 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 65
    £20,000≈ $29,240≈ €26,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed 2010, sold May 2016
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    58.1 x 39.3 cm (22 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    £9,375≈ $13,706≈ €12,241Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, vintage gelatin silver print, sold Nov 2015
    How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu, 1987
    Photograph
    image 13 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (33.4 x 50.3 cm) sheet 17 7/8 x 22 in. (45.5 x 55.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 201
    $12,500≈ £8,267≈ €11,670Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Kamakura by Daidō Moriyama, 1966, vintage silver gelatin print, offered Nov 2015
    Kamakura, 1966
    Photograph
    12 x 10 in. (30.6 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Kariudo (Hunter) by Daidō Moriyama, 1972, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Nov 2015
    Kariudo (Hunter), 1972
    Photograph
    36.5 x 54.7 cm (14 3/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 79
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,500–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Stray Dog, Misawa by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2015
    Stray Dog, Misawa, 1971
    Photograph
    98.9 x 125.6 cm (38 7/8 x 49 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 78
    £18,750≈ $28,384≈ €26,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Japan's Scenic Trio, Mutsumatsushima by Daidō Moriyama, 1974, Gelatin silver print, printed 2009, offered Oct 2015
    Japan's Scenic Trio, Mutsumatsushima, 1974
    Photograph
    39 1/2 x 59 in. (100.3 x 149.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 163
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Misawa by Daidō Moriyama, 1971, Gelatin silver print and photograph, offered Nov 2014
    Misawa, 1971
    Photograph
    43 x 57 cm (17 x 22 in.)
    Ravenel · · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. HK$60,000–120,000View at Ravenel ↗
  34. Tights in Shimotakaido by Daidō Moriyama, 1987, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2014
    Tights in Shimotakaido, 1987
    Photograph
    22 3/4 x 15 1/8 in. (57.8 x 38.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 246
    $6,250≈ £3,758≈ €4,532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗

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