David Douglas Duncan Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1916–2018

ArtSell has recorded 10 auction results for David Douglas Duncan photographs between 2010 and 2026, of which 6 sold (60% sell-through). Prices realised range from $365 to $16,217, with a median of $3,102 across 6 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $16,217 for “Selected Portraits of Picasso: 11 works” at Phillips in 2024.

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1. 
   Selected Portraits of Picasso: 13 works, 1956-59

   Photograph

   all I. various, largest 26 x 39.5 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.) all S. various, largest 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.), three horizontal

   Phillips · Sep 3, 2026 · Lot 320
   £3,354≈ $4,527≈ €3,897Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Women at a loom outdoors, Palestine 1946, 1946

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 46
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
3. 
   Pablo Picasso and Gjon Mili (2 prints), France c. 1959, 1959

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 45
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
4. 
   Selected Portraits of Picasso: 13 works, 1956-59

   Photograph

   all I. various, largest 26 x 39.5 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.) all S. various, largest 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.), three horizontal

   Phillips · Jun 24, 2025 · Lot 111
   £762≈ $1,037≈ €894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   La Californie

   Photograph

   14 h x 10 w in (36 x 25 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024 · Lot 193
   $1,677≈ £1,318≈ €1,599Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
6. 
   Selected Portraits of Picasso: 11 works, 1956-59

   Photograph

   all I. various, largest 34.5 x 25.5 cm (13 5/8 x 10 in.) all S. various, largest 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.), two horizontal

   Phillips · Jun 6, 2024 · Lot 12
   £12,700≈ $16,217≈ €14,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Selected Portraits of Picasso: 13 works, 1956-59

   Photograph

   all I. various, largest 26 x 39.5 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.) all S. various, largest 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.), three horizontal

   Phillips · Jun 6, 2024 · Lot 11
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Pablo Picasso, Villa La Californie, Cannes 1957, 1957

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021 · Lot 84
   €8,000≈ $9,589≈ £6,943HammerSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–12,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
9. 
   Pablo Picasso, 1958

   Photograph

   24 x 16cm (9.4 x 6.3in)

   Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2019 · Lot 238
   €320≈ $365≈ £286HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
10. 
    Intimacy (Picasso and Jacqueline Double portrait), 1957

    Photograph · Paper

    35,5 x 24,5 cm

    Bolsa de Arte · Dec 9, 2010 · Lot 132
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$1,000–15,000View at Bolsa de Arte ↗

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