What is a David Bailey photograph worth?
b. 1938 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 33 works by David Bailey with a published auction price sold between $1,266Sign up free to see and $9,970Sign up free to see, and the median is $3,083Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,569Sign up free to see across 25 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,048Sign up free to see across 23 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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David Bailey prices by medium
- Auction results
- 38
- Sold rate
- 87%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2025
- Median price
- $3.1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $43.9kSign up free to see John Lennon and Paul McCartney, January, Phillips, May 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 25 | $1.3k–$4.9kSign up free to see | $2.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sworders (16), Phillips (14), Bonhams (3)
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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.
Recent David Bailey sales
- Scream, platinum palladium print — $635Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 4, 2025
- Jean Shrimpton, gelatin silver print — $1,539Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 4, 2025
- Catherine Deneuve in a Rudi Gernreich Jumpsuit (for 'Vogue'), Gelatin silver print; the photographer's credit stamp and a Conde Nast reproduct — $2,048Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 19, 2025
- 'King's X' — $149Sign up free to see, Sworders, Jan 28, 2025
- Untitled, 1962 two archival pigment prints — $1,266Sign up free to see, Sworders, Oct 1, 2024
- Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print — $1,542Sign up free to see, Sworders, Jul 30, 2024
- Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print — $835Sign up free to see, Sworders, Jul 30, 2024
- Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print — $411Sign up free to see, Sworders, Jul 30, 2024
Questions about David Bailey prices
What is a David Bailey photograph worth?
Based on 33 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by David Bailey have sold for a median of $3,083, and half of them sold between $1,266 and $9,970. For photographs alone the median is $2,569 (25 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 David Bailey sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $43,860 for “John Lennon and Paul McCartney, January” at Phillips in May 2016.
How often do David Bailey works sell at auction?
87% of the 38 lots recorded between 2010 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a David Bailey photograph?
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David Bailey have appeared at auction 38 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2025; 33 sold, a sell-through rate of 87%.
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