David Bailey

British · b. 1938 · Photographer

David Royston Bailey is an English photographer and director, most known for his fashion photography and portraiture, and role in shaping the image of the Swinging Sixties.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. David Bailey, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, January, 1965, Platinum palladium print, printed 1990John Lennon and Paul McCartney, JanuaryPhillips · £30,000≈ $43,860≈ €39,171Sign up to see
  2. David Bailey, John Lennon, 1965, Platinum palladium print, printed 1991John LennonPhillips · £15,000≈ $23,523≈ €21,129Sign up to see
  3. David Bailey, The Kray Brothers, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989The Kray BrothersPhillips · £12,500≈ $19,388≈ €14,760Sign up to see

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David Bailey, Scream, 1983, platinum palladium print
Scream, 1983
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 4, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Jean Shrimpton, 1964, gelatin silver print
Jean Shrimpton, 1964
Phillips · Mar 4, 2025
£1,207Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Catherine Deneuve in a Rudi Gernreich Jumpsuit (for 'Vogue'), 1966, Gelatin silver print; the photographer's credit stamp and a Conde Nast reproduction rights stamp on the reverse
Catherine Deneuve in a Rudi Gernreich Jumpsuit (for 'Vogue'), 1966
Bonhams · Feb 19, 2025
$2,048Sign up free to see
David Bailey, 'King's X', 2017
'King's X', 2017
Sworders · Jan 28, 2025
£120Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 1962 two archival pigment prints
Untitled
Sworders · Oct 1, 2024
£950Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£1,200Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£650Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£320Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£2,000Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£2,800Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£480Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£450Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£2,400Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£700Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£1,300Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£2,400Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£1,800Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Untitled, 13 July 1985 a gelatin silver print
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 30, 2024
£4,800Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Mick Jagger, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed later
Mick Jagger, 1964
Phillips · Jul 7, 2023
£3,810Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Catherine Deneuve, Flamingo, 1966, Archival pigment print, printed 2020
Catherine Deneuve, Flamingo, 1966
Phillips · May 19, 2023
£13,970Sign up free to see
David Bailey, John and Paul, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988
John and Paul, 1965
Phillips · May 19, 2023
£8,890Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Box of Pin-Ups, 1965
Box of Pin-Ups, 1965
Bonhams · Feb 14, 2023
£3,570Sign up free to see
David Bailey, David Bailey (b.1938) Ten Pin-Ups Photo prints
David Bailey (b.1938) Ten Pin-Ups Photo prints
Sworders · Jun 23, 2020
£520Sign up free to see
David Bailey, David Bailey's Box of Pin-Ups, 1965, 36 Portraitaufnahmen in Halbtondrucken
David Bailey's Box of Pin-Ups, 1965
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2016
€9,375Sign up free to see
David Bailey, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, January, 1965, Platinum palladium print, printed 1990
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, January, 1965
Phillips · May 19, 2016
£30,000Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Box of Pin-Ups, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965. Thirty-six half-tone prints
Box of Pin-Ups
Phillips · Nov 6, 2015
£6,250Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Box of Pin-Ups, London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1965. Thirty-six half-tone prints
Box of Pin-Ups
Phillips · May 21, 2015
£11,250Sign up free to see
David Bailey, John Lennon, 1965, Platinum palladium print, printed 1991
John Lennon, 1965
Phillips · May 21, 2015
£15,000Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Box of Pin-Ups, London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1965. Thirty-six half-tone prints
Box of Pin-Ups
Phillips · Nov 18, 2014
£10,625Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Box of Pin-Ups, London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1965. Thirty-six half-tone prints
Box of Pin-Ups
Phillips · May 8, 2014
£8,750Sign up free to see
David Bailey, The Kray Brothers, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989
The Kray Brothers, 1965
Phillips · May 8, 2013
£12,500Sign up free to see
David Bailey, Mick Jagger, 1964, platinum print
Mick Jagger, 1964
Phillips · Mar 4, 2025
David Bailey, Catherine Deneuve in a Pauline Trigère Nightdress (for 'Vogue'), 1966, Gelatin silver print; the photographer's credit stamp and a Conde Nast reproduction rights stamp on the reverse
Catherine Deneuve in a Pauline Trigère Nightdress (for 'Vogue'), 1966
Bonhams · Feb 19, 2025
David Bailey, John and Paul, 1965, Gelatin silver print, mounted
John and Paul, 1965
Phillips · May 19, 2023
David Bailey, The Kray Brothers, 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed 1988
The Kray Brothers, 1965
Phillips · May 19, 2023
David Bailey, Painted Nude, oil paints on silver gelatin print , 1/1
Painted Nude
Art+Object · May 18, 2010

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