What is a Danny Lyon photograph worth?
b. 1942 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 48 works by Danny Lyon with a published auction price sold between $1,664Sign up free to see and $5,324Sign up free to see, and the median is $3,415Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,415Sign up free to see across 48 sales. In the last five years the median was $3,289Sign up free to see across 32 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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Danny Lyon prices by medium
- Auction results
- 57
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $3.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $50.8kSign up free to see The Bikeriders, Phillips, Apr 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 48 | $1.7k–$5.3kSign up free to see | $3.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (24), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10), Bonhams (8)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 14 | $1.8k–$7.4kSign up free to see | $4.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 32 | $1.6k–$4.9kSign up free to see | $3.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Danny Lyon sales
- Knoxville, 1967, gelatin silver print — $5,120Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- The Stoplight Café, Cicero, Gelatin silver print — $5,418Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Abandoned Room, NYC, gelatin silver print — $762Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- Main Corridor After Work (from 'Conversations with the Dead'), Gelatin silver print — $1,664Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- 'Brando + Baldwin, March on Wash, Aug 1963' (Marlon Brando and James Baldwin), Gelatin silver print — $2,432Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- 'Bolivia' (El Alto, La Paz), Gelatin silver print; signed — $461Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- Chicago, Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa paper — $1,103Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Memorial Day Run, Milwaukee, Gelatin silver print — $3,840Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
Questions about Danny Lyon prices
What is a Danny Lyon photograph worth?
Based on 48 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Danny Lyon have sold for a median of $3,415, and half of them sold between $1,664 and $5,324. For photographs alone the median is $3,415 (48 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 Danny Lyon sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $50,800 for “The Bikeriders” at Phillips in April 2024.
How often do Danny Lyon works sell at auction?
86% of the 57 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Danny Lyon photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 57 auction results for Danny Lyon between 2009 and 2026, and 49 of them sold (86%).
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