Daidō Moriyama: career timeline
Japanese · b. 1938 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 71 of 91 lots (78% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | 5 | $3.6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 19 | 13 | $3.9kSign up | Photograph |
| 1980s | 30 | 28 | $5.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | $3.7kSign up | Photograph |
| 2000s | 9 | 7 | $5.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 2010s | 4 | 2 | $6kSign up | Screenprint |
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Enter what you know about a work by Daidō Moriyama to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 53.5 in (92 × 136 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 Dazai #2$3.6kSign up
1966 KamakuraUnsold
1968 Children who are too grownup (from the series: The Island with 100 Million People 48)$2.1kSign up
1969 Provoke No. 2Unsold
1969 Dazai #54$3.6kSign up
1969 Brigitte Bardot Poster, Aoyama$9.4kSign up
1969 Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident$29.2kSign up
1970s 19 works
- Sold
- 13 of 19
- Median
- $3.9kSign up
- Average
- $7.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 18 in (39 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (18), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1970 Yokosuka$4.5kSign up
1970 Shinjuku, Tokyo$3.8kSign up
1971 Stray Dog, Misawa$8.2kSign up
1971 Dog Town from Searching Journeys 3Unsold
1971 Stray Dog, Misawa, AomoriUnsold
1971 Stray Dog, Misawa$3.1kSign up
1971 Stray Dog, Misawa$16.2kSign up
1971 Hiroshima (from the series: Cities)$4.1kSign up
1971 Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori$12.5kSign up
1971 Stray Dog, Misawa$28.4kSign up
1971 MisawaUnsold
1972 Shashin yo Sayonara' (Bye, bye Photography), Shashin Hyoron-sha, Tokyo 1972$3kSign up
Show 7 more (1970s)
1972 From the series 'Kariudo' (Hunter), Japan 1972Unsold
1972 Kariudo (Hunter)Unsold
1973 Circus$2.4kSign up
1974 Untitled (Self Portrait)$1.3kSign up
1974 Japan's Scenic Trio, MutsumatsushimaUnsold
1975 Mount Aso and Cabbage House$1.4kSign up
1978 Hokkaido$3.9kSign up
1980s 30 works
- Sold
- 28 of 30
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (30)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1980 Untitled (Pont de Alexandre III, Paris)$2.2kSign up
c. 1980 Selected Images$13.8kSign up
1981 Nakano, TokyoUnsold
1982 New Japan's Scenic Trio 2, Ueno Terminal Station$486Sign up
1982 Shinjuku$5.1kSign up
1983 Memory of a Dog, 13 (Riverbed)Unsold
1983 Untitled (from the series: Memory of Dog/A Following Story/Landscape)$1.8kSign up
1984 A Journey to Nakaji, 2 (Smokestacks)$1kSign up
1984 A Journey to Nakaji, 2 (Glove)$614Sign up
1984 A Journey to Nakaji, 4 (Wheat Grasses)$448Sign up
1985 A Journey to Nakaji, 11, Rain (A Gift of Roses)$1.5kSign up
1985 Untitled (from the series: A Journey to Nakaji)$1.8kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture, 13, Osaka$1.8kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture, 5, A Journey to a Corner Tobacco Shop$1kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture$4.4kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$6.9kSign up
c. 1987 Tights$6.3kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$8.8kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$8.8kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$8.1kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$7.6kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu$6.3kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$13.1kSign up
1987 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido$5.5kSign up
…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $3.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 23.5 in (84 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Poster (Nakano)$3.7kSign up
1997 Daido Hysteric no. 8Unsold
2000s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 23 in (44 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (8), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
c. 2000 Untitled$2.2kSign up
c. 2000 UntitledUnsold
2005 Buenos Aires$1.6kSign up
2005 Untitled from Buenos Aires$5.1kSign up
2005 Landscape$6.9kSign up
2006 Hawaii$9.8kSign up
2006 Untitled from Kiroku - Record No.6 (Motorcycle)Unsold
2007 Hawaii$11.6kSign up
2007 Untitled (from the series: Kyoku / Erotica)$2.6kSign up
2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 24 in (62 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (3), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
2012 Stray Dog, MisawaUnsold
2012 Record No.18(Taipei 101)Unsold
2013 Untitled (from the Kagero (Mayfly) portfolio)$665Sign up
2013 Tights in Shimotakaido$11.3kSign up
Creation date not recorded
20 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 20 works
- Sold
- 18 of 20
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 13.5 in (27 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (17), Other (2), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Mayfry - Série MayfryResult not published
sold 2020 Mayfry - Série MayfryResult not published
sold 2021 Ohne Titel$440Sign up
sold 2021 Ohne Titel$586Sign up
sold 2021 Untitled$1.8kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$1.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Ohne Titel$1.9kSign up
sold 2023 Stray Dog, Misawa$5.3kSign up
sold 2023 How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6 (from the Tights in Shimotakaido series)$4.6kSign up
sold 2024 Cartier Leopard (from the Journey for Something series)$3.8kSign up
sold 2024 Tomei Expressway$4.5kSign up
sold 2025 Provoke No. 2$4.4kSign up
…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Daidō Moriyama auction results →