What is a David Douglas Duncan photograph worth?
1916–2018 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 7 priced auction sales, works by David Douglas Duncan have sold for a median of $1,677Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $925Sign up free to see and $7,058Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,102Sign up free to see across 6 sales. In the last five years the median was $3,102Sign up free to see across 4 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
David Douglas Duncan prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 64%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2026
- Median price
- $1.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $16.2kSign up free to see Selected Portraits of Picasso: 11 works, Phillips, Jun 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 6 | $1.2k–$8.3kSign up free to see | $3.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (4), OstLicht Photo Auction (3), Morgan O'Driscoll (1)
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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 Douglas Duncan sales
- Selected Portraits of Picasso: 13 works, 13 gelatin silver prints, printed later — $4,527Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 3, 2026
- Selected Portraits of Picasso: 13 works, 13 gelatin silver prints, printed later — $1,037Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2025
- La Californie, gelatin silver print — $1,677Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 12, 2024
- Selected Portraits of Picasso: 11 works, 11 gelatin silver prints, printed later — $16,217Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 6, 2024
- Pablo Picasso, Villa La Californie, Cannes 1957 — $9,589Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Apr 16, 2021
- Pablo Picasso, vintage silver gelatin print — $365Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Jun 24, 2019
- Picasso at Vauvenargues, offset lithograph on paper — $813Sign up free to see, Wright, Jan 18, 2018
Questions about David Douglas Duncan prices
What is a David Douglas Duncan photograph worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by David Douglas Duncan have sold for a median of $1,677, and half of them sold between $925 and $7,058. For photographs alone the median is $3,102 (6 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 Douglas Duncan sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $16,217 for “Selected Portraits of Picasso: 11 works” at Phillips in June 2024.
How often do David Douglas Duncan works sell at auction?
64% of the 11 lots recorded between 2010 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a David Douglas Duncan photograph?
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David Douglas Duncan have appeared at auction 11 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2026; 7 sold, a sell-through rate of 64%.
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