What is a Erwin Olaf photograph worth?
1959–2023 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 40 priced auction sales, works by Erwin Olaf have sold for a median of $8,763Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,344Sign up free to see and $13,335Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $8,890Sign up free to see across 21 sales. In the last five years the median was $7,938Sign 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.
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Erwin Olaf prices by medium
- Auction results
- 55
- Sold rate
- 73%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $8.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $43.8kSign up free to see The Hallway from Hope, Phillips, Oct 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 21 | $5.4k–$12.7kSign up free to see | $8.9kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 17 | $127–$15.5kSign up free to see | $8.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (31), Van Sabben Poster Auctions (6), Rago Auctions (5)
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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) | 3 | $8.5k–$13.8kSign up free to see | $11.7kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 4 | $120–$7.9kSign up free to see | $3.2kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 21 | $4.4k–$15.2kSign up free to see | $8.9kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 8 | $8.1k–$13.5kSign up free to see | $9.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Erwin Olaf sales
- Hotel Kyoto (Room 211), C-print mounted to acrylic — $6,985Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 12, 2026
- The Ice Cream Parlour (from the Rain series), C-print mounted to Diasec and facemounted to acrylic — $12,700Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 11, 2025
- The Boardroom (from the Rain series), C-print mounted to Diasec — $8,890Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Grief, Caroline, Chromogenic print mounted to acrylic — $17,780Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 11, 2025
- Volume II — $7Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Sep 9, 2025
- Hope Portrait 7 (Small Version), Lambda print on aluminum face-mounted to acrylic — $6,300Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Oct 25, 2024
- Hope, The Classroom, Lambda print face-mounted to acrylic — $4,410Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Oct 25, 2024
- Campbell's Soup for Ingo Maurer, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted — $10,160Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
Questions about Erwin Olaf prices
What is a Erwin Olaf photograph worth?
Based on 40 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Erwin Olaf have sold for a median of $8,763, and half of them sold between $2,344 and $13,335. For photographs alone the median is $8,890 (21 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 Erwin Olaf sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $43,750 for “The Hallway from Hope” at Phillips in October 2014.
Which Erwin Olaf medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $8,890 (21 sales).
How often do Erwin Olaf works sell at auction?
73% of the 55 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Erwin Olaf photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Erwin Olaf have appeared at auction 55 times in ArtSell’s records between 2009 and 2026; 40 sold, a sell-through rate of 73%.
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