What is a Duane Stephen Michals photograph worth?
1932–2026 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 31 works by Duane Stephen Michals with a published auction price sold between $1,771Sign up free to see and $7,622Sign up free to see, and the median is $3,500Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,500Sign up free to see across 31 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,898Sign up free to see across 18 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Duane Stephen Michals prices by medium
- Auction results
- 36
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $3.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $14.5kSign up free to see The Spirit leaves the body“, Sequenz, Grisebach, May 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 31 | $1.8k–$7.6kSign up free to see | $3.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10), Grisebach (10), Rago Auctions (8)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 22 | $1.4k–$8.2kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 7 | $1.8k–$3.4kSign up free to see | $2.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Duane Stephen Michals sales
- Illuminated Man (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio II), platinum palladium print — $2,261Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Passage du Commerce, gelatin silver print with acrylic mounted to matboard — $832Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- The Illuminated Man (Joseph Cornell), platinum print — $1,651Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- 'Little Wilhelmina', Gelatin silver print; signed, editioned '4/25', and copiously inscribed in ink — $1,280Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Untitled, unique Polaroid SX-70 print — $445Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 10, 2025
- Untitled, unique Polaroid SX-70 print — $508Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 10, 2025
- Untitled, unique Polaroid SX-70 print — $508Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 10, 2025
- Untitled, unique Polaroid SX-70 print — $889Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 10, 2025
Questions about Duane Stephen Michals prices
What is a Duane Stephen Michals photograph worth?
Based on 31 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Duane Stephen Michals have sold for a median of $3,500, and half of them sold between $1,771 and $7,622. For photographs alone the median is $3,500 (31 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 Duane Stephen Michals sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $14,459 for “The Spirit leaves the body“, Sequenz” at Grisebach in May 2014.
How often do Duane Stephen Michals works sell at auction?
86% of the 36 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Duane Stephen Michals photograph?
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Of the 36 lots by Duane Stephen Michals recorded at auction between 2007 and 2026, 31 found a buyer (86%).
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