Diane Arbus Photographs: Value & Auction Prices
1923–1971
ArtSell has recorded 271 auction results for Diane Arbus photographs between 2007 and 2026, and 216 of them sold (80%). Half of the priced sales fell between $7.6kSign up free to see and $21.3kSign up free to see, with a median of $10.7kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $603kSign up free to see for Identical Twins Cathleen (l) and Colleen, Roselle, N.J. at Phillips in April 2013. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (196), Bonhams (17) and Grisebach (17).
Diane Arbus photographs: key figures
- Auction results
- 271
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $10.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $603kSign up free to see Identical Twins Cathleen (l) and Colleen, Roselle, N.J., Phillips, Apr 2013
Top auction houses: Phillips (196), Bonhams (17), Grisebach (17)
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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.
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All photographs results
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000
- $10,000≈ £8,039≈ €9,389Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000
- $6,250≈ £4,915≈ €5,575Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
- A sleeping baby, N.J., 1968Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000
- $18,750≈ £14,744≈ €16,725Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
- $15,000≈ £11,795≈ €13,380Sign up free to see
- Reed Buchanan, N.Y.C., 1964Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000
- $25,000≈ £19,659≈ €22,300Sign up free to see
- Marvin Israel, 1960sUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
- $35,000≈ £27,522≈ €31,219Sign up free to see
- $150,000≈ £117,952≈ €133,797Sign up free to see
- $25,000≈ £19,659≈ €22,300Sign up free to see
- £42,500≈ $62,135≈ €55,493Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000
- Untitled No. 1, 1970-1971$11,250≈ £7,883≈ €9,886Sign up free to see
- Miss Venice Beach, Cal., 1962$40,000≈ £28,027≈ €35,149Sign up free to see
- $7,500≈ £5,255≈ €6,591Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €50,000–70,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €100,000–150,000
- $13,125≈ £8,541≈ €11,540Sign up free to see
- $305,000≈ £199,633≈ €271,015Sign up free to see
- $62,500≈ £40,908≈ €55,536Sign up free to see
- $8,125≈ £5,318≈ €7,220Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000
- Madame Alix Gres, N.Y.C., 1964€5,625≈ $6,263≈ £4,092Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £250,000–350,000
- $62,500≈ £42,221≈ €57,710Sign up free to see
- $8,125≈ £5,489≈ €7,502Sign up free to see
- $16,250≈ £10,978≈ €15,005Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000
- $233,000≈ £157,827≈ €216,643Sign up free to see
- $11,250≈ £7,341≈ €10,113Sign up free to see
- Untitled (2), 1970-71€3,720≈ $4,644≈ £2,959Sign up free to see
- €3,348≈ $4,179≈ £2,663Sign up free to see
- £15,000≈ $23,481≈ €18,764Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £7,000–9,000
- $11,250≈ £6,947≈ €8,926Sign up free to see
- $11,250≈ £6,947≈ €8,926Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000
- $21,250≈ £13,121≈ €16,861Sign up free to see
- $27,500≈ £16,981≈ €21,820Sign up free to see
- $40,000≈ £24,699≈ €31,738Sign up free to see