What is a Dorothy Norman photograph worth?
1905–1997 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 13 works by Dorothy Norman with a published auction price sold between $450Sign up free to see and $4,933Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,813Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,813Sign up free to see across 13 sales. In the last five years the median was $450Sign up free to see across 7 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Thinking of selling? How to sell a Dorothy Norman photograph: process, costs and recent prices →
Dorothy Norman prices by medium
- Auction results
- 14
- Sold rate
- 93%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2025
- Median price
- $2.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $6.1kSign up free to see An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb, Grisebach, Nov 2007
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 13 | $450–$4.9kSign up free to see | $2.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (5), Grisebach (4), Bonhams (3)
Need an appraisal for insurance? Request a written Dorothy Norman appraisal →
Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Dorothy Norman sales
- Alfred Stieglitz XL, Gelatin silver print; signed 'Dorothy Norman' in ink on the mount verso — $435Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 19, 2025
- Select Portraits including Ananda Coomaraswamy, Boston — $256Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 19, 2025
- Select Portraits including Carlo Levi, New York — $13Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 19, 2025
- Selected Images, Four gelatin silver prints, each flush-mounted, three mounted again — $1,080Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 2, 2025
- Selected Images, Three gelatin silver prints, each flush-mounted, and mounted again — $2,540Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
- Selected Images of New York City, Three gelatin silver prints, each flush-mounted, and mounted again — $5,715Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
- Alfred Stieglitz, Photograph — $450Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Nov 7, 2021
- Walls - An American Place, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted — $3,250Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 1, 2019
Questions about Dorothy Norman prices
What is a Dorothy Norman photograph worth?
Based on 13 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Dorothy Norman have sold for a median of $2,813, and half of them sold between $450 and $4,933. For photographs alone the median is $2,813 (13 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 Dorothy Norman sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $6,138 for “An American Place – O’Keeffe Painting VI with Light Bulb” at Grisebach in November 2007.
How often do Dorothy Norman works sell at auction?
93% of the 14 lots recorded between 2007 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Dorothy Norman photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Of the 14 lots by Dorothy Norman recorded at auction between 2007 and 2025, 13 found a buyer (93%).
Sell a Dorothy Norman photographAll Dorothy Norman auction resultsPrice chartDorothy Norman photographsFree auction estimate