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Eikō Hosoe

Japanese · 1933–2024 · Photographer

Eikoh Hosoe was a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. Hosoe is best known for his dark, high contrast,… (Wikipedia)

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Ordeal by Roses #32Phillips · Nov 2021£4,788≈ $6,403≈ €5,687Sign up to see
Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #32Phillips · May 2015£3,750≈ $5,881≈ €5,282Sign up to see
Two Works: (i-ii) Yayoi KusamaPhillips · Oct 2020HK$43,750≈ $5,645≈ £4,363≈ €4,786Sign up to see

Eikō Hosoe’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Eikō Hosoe, Ordeal by Roses #5, 1961-62, vintage gelatin silver print — Ordeal by Roses #5, 1961-62
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026
$1,152Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Three works (from the Ordeal by Roses series), 1961-62, vintage gelatin silver print — Three works (from the Ordeal by Roses series), 1961-62
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026
$1,536Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Man and Woman #24, gelatin silver print — Man and Woman #24
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026
$1,920Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Selected Mini-Graphs (#2, #3, #5), 1993, Three gelatin silver prints; each torn by the photographer and mounted, each signed — Selected Mini-Graphs (#2, #3, #5), 1993
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$768Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Untitled, 1976, gelatin silver print from Polaroid Type 55 Positive/Negative film — Untitled, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$1,905Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Kamaitachi #36, archival digital pigment print — Kamaitachi #36
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$508Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Untitled, 1976, gelatin silver print from Polaroid Type 55 Positive/Negative film — Untitled, 1976
Rago Auctions · Jun 10, 2025
$2,159Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, JAPÓN, 1984, Fotografía firmada y numerada por el artista A.P. 12/20 — JAPÓN, 1984
Morton Subastas · Apr 10, 2025
MX$10,000Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, 'Kamaitachi #8', 1965, Gelatin silver print — 'Kamaitachi #8', 1965
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$2,816Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Black Water Lilies, , Gelatin silver print — Black Water Lilies
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 12, 2025
$500Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, #24 from the series 'Man and Woman, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1987 on double-weight semi-matte paper — #24 from the series 'Man and Woman, 1960
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€1,800Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Man and Woman #24, gelatin silver print — Man and Woman #24
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$2,268Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Yosemite (nude), California 1974, 1974, Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy paper — Yosemite (nude), California 1974, 1974
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€900Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Selected Images, 1962-1970, Three gelatin silver prints, printed later — Selected Images, 1962-1970
Phillips · Jan 25, 2023
$5,040Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Ordeal by Roses #32, 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Ordeal by Roses #32, 1961
Phillips · Nov 23, 2021
£4,788Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Ba-Ra-Kei: Ordeal by Roses #6, 1962, photograph — Ba-Ra-Kei: Ordeal by Roses #6, 1962
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021
€3,600Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Two Works: (i-ii) Yayoi Kusama, 2017, gelatin silver print — Two Works: (i-ii) Yayoi Kusama, 2017
Phillips · Oct 9, 2020
HK$43,750Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Embrace #60, 1970, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Embrace #60, 1970
Phillips · Sep 25, 2020
£3,500Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Ohne Titel, 1975, Gelatinesilberabzug auf Agfa-Papier — Ohne Titel, 1975
Van Ham · Jul 3, 2020
€1,032Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Aus: Bilol 1, 1975, Gelatinesilberabzug auf Agfa-Papier — Aus: Bilol 1, 1975
Van Ham · Jul 3, 2020
€903Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Kamaitachi #8, Gelatin silver print — Kamaitachi #8
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017
$1,625Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Embrace #8, 1971, Gelatin silver print — Embrace #8, 1971
Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016
€1,860Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #32, 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #32, 1961
Phillips · May 21, 2015
£3,750Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Man and Woman #24, 1960, Gelatin silver print — Man and Woman #24, 1960
Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015
$938Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Leg and Torso, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed later — Leg and Torso
Lempertz · May 25, 2013
€976Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, Breast and arm, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — Breast and arm
Lempertz · May 25, 2013
€1,464Sign up free to see

Eikō Hosoe, '"Witnesses of the End of the Twentieth Century"' (from 'Luna Rossa'), 1992, Gelatin silver print; signed, editioned 'AP', and inscribed 'To Harold' in pencil in the margin — '"Witnesses of the End of the Twentieth Century"' (from 'Luna Rossa'), 1992
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026

Eikō Hosoe, Yosemite (landscape), California 1974, 1974, photograph — Yosemite (landscape), California 1974, 1974
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023

Eikō Hosoe, Barakei Shinshuban – Ordeal by Roses Re-Edited, Tokyo: Shueisha, 1971 — Barakei Shinshuban – Ordeal by Roses Re-Edited
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017

Eikō Hosoe, Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #18, 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed before 1963 — Barakei (Ordeal by Roses) #18, 1961
Phillips · May 19, 2016

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