What is a Erich Lessing photograph worth?
1923–2018 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 8 works by Erich Lessing with a published auction price sold between $814Sign up free to see and $2,011Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,443Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,443Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,443Sign up free to see across 8 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Erich Lessing prices by medium
- Auction results
- 14
- Sold rate
- 57%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2025
- Median price
- $1.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.4kSign up free to see De Gaulle after speaking in Bône, Algeria 1958, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 8 | $814–$2kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: OstLicht Photo Auction (10), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (2), Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (1)
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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.
Recent Erich Lessing sales
- Folk dance festival in Strašnice, Prague 1956, Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper, in very good condition. — $1,037Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Life on the beach of Cesenatico, Italy (set of four), vintage gelatin silver print — $189Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 12, 2024
- Uprising in Budapest, Hungary 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $2,174Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Pilgrimage for the Black Virgin of Czestochowa, Poland 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,957Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Insurgent recites Petöfi while propaganda is burned, Budapest 1956, Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte Agfa paper, in very good condit — $1,848Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- The Clown Frank Billerbeck reading a pin-up magazine, Paris 1952, Vintage silver print on glossy single-weight paper, in very good condition. Phot — $870Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Ball at the Viennese Musikverein, gelatin silver print — $645Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 2, 2023
- De Gaulle after speaking in Bône, Algeria 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $2,368Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
Questions about Erich Lessing prices
What is a Erich Lessing photograph worth?
Based on 8 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Erich Lessing have sold for a median of $1,443, and half of them sold between $814 and $2,011. For photographs alone the median is $1,443 (8 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 Erich Lessing sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,368 for “De Gaulle after speaking in Bône, Algeria 1958” at OstLicht Photo Auction in June 2023.
How often do Erich Lessing works sell at auction?
57% of the 14 lots recorded between 2013 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Erich Lessing photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 14 auction results for Erich Lessing between 2013 and 2025, and 8 of them sold (57%).
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