Elger Esser
German · b. 1967 · Photographer
Elger Esser is a German landscape photographer. He is associated with the Düsseldorf School of Photography. He lives and works in Düsseldorf. "He is primarily associated with… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Doubt, FrankreichPhillips · $137,000≈ £89,671≈ €121,734Sign up to see
Cap d'Antifer, FrankreichPhillips · $118,750≈ £71,407≈ €86,113Sign up to see
Loire et Cher, FrankreichPhillips · £43,750≈ $59,023≈ €50,100Sign up to see
Elger Esser’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 8 | 100% | $9.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $28.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 7 | 100% | $10.2kSign up | $822Sign up | $28.7kSign up |
| Photography | 90 | 66 | 73% | $23.9kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $137kSign up |
| Photograph | 90 | 66 | 73% | $23.9kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $137kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | $20.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $854Sign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | $11kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | $17.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | $28.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | $19.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | $31.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 14 | 11 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | $33.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 7 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $31.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |