Daidō Moriyama

Japanese · b. 1938 · Photographer

Daidō Moriyama is a Japanese photographer best known for his black-and-white street photography and association with the avant-garde photography magazine Provoke. (Wikipedia)

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91lots offered2014–2026years recorded87%sold (77)$3.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Daidō Moriyama, Smash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] Accident, 1969, Gelatin silver printSmash-up from アクシデント [Akushidento] AccidentPhillips · £20,000≈ $29,240≈ €26,114Sign up to see
  2. Daidō Moriyama, Stray Dog, Misawa, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed laterStray Dog, MisawaPhillips · £18,750≈ $28,384≈ €26,126Sign up to see
  3. Daidō Moriyama, Stray Dog, Misawa, 1971, Gelatin silver print, printed 2015, flush-mountedStray Dog, MisawaPhillips · £12,500≈ $16,151≈ €14,176Sign up to see

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Average price
median $3.7kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
77
of 89 offered · 2014–2026
Sell-through
87%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k2016201820202022202420262014-04-01 · $6,2502015-11-06 · $28,3842015-11-10 · $12,5002016-05-19 · $13,7062016-05-19 · $29,2402016-06-23 · $7,5002016-11-03 · $5,4602017-04-04 · $13,7502017-05-31 · $1,8092017-05-31 · $2,2262017-10-03 · $3,7502017-10-03 · $12,5002017-11-02 · $13,1302017-12-01 · $4,1262017-12-01 · $1,7682018-04-09 · $6,2502018-05-18 · $7,5892018-06-01 · $1,3022018-10-04 · $2,3752018-11-01 · $16,1512018-11-30 · $3,0992019-04-04 · $8,1252019-04-04 · $9,3752019-05-31 · $2,6272019-10-25 · $4,4892020-07-09 · $11,2902020-07-13 · $8,7502020-07-13 · $6,8752020-09-25 · $5,0952020-09-25 · $8,7572021-06-17 · $1,7912021-06-17 · $1,7912021-06-17 · $2,0892021-11-23 · $3,7072021-11-30 · $5862021-11-30 · $4402022-06-22 · $1,9442023-07-12 · $4,5852023-11-18 · $9,7852023-12-01 · $2,1922023-12-01 · $5,2922024-03-08 · $4,5152024-06-17 · $6,3502024-07-10 · $3,7802024-12-12 · $3,5932024-12-12 · $3,5932024-12-12 · $6,8602024-12-12 · $8,1672024-12-12 · $3,9202025-04-03 · $1,4082025-04-03 · $5,1202025-07-31 · $4,4452025-09-30 · $1,0242025-09-30 · $4862025-09-30 · $4482025-09-30 · $6142025-09-30 · $1,0242025-10-10 · $1,0242025-10-10 · $1,0882025-10-10 · $1,5362025-10-10 · $1,7922025-11-04 · $1,7782025-11-21 · $3812025-11-21 · $3812025-11-21 · $3182025-11-21 · $2542025-11-21 · $6352025-11-21 · $5082025-12-11 · $4,4452026-05-28 · $3,0202026-05-28 · $1,6262026-05-28 · $11,6172026-06-26 · $6652026-06-26 · $266
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3 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202655$1.6kSign up
20252421$1kSign up
202488$4.2kSign up
202364$4.9kSign up
202211$1.9kSign up
202188$1.8kSign up
202055$8.8kSign up
201964$6.3kSign up
201866$4.7kSign up
201798$3.9kSign up
201644$10.6kSign up
201552$20.4kSign up
201421$6.3kSign up

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