What is a George Rodger photograph worth?
1908–1995 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 9 works by George Rodger with a published auction price sold between $1,152Sign up free to see and $2,066Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,957Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,957Sign up free to see across 9 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,957Sign up free to see across 9 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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George Rodger prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 82%
- Active at auction
- 2023–2026
- Median price
- $2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $4.8kSign up free to see Fellow tribesman carries victorious Nuba wrestler, Kordofan, Sudan 1949, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 9 | $1.2k–$2.1kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: OstLicht Photo Auction (8), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (3)
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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 | $891–$1.6kSign up free to see | $1.2kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 6 | $1.7k–$2.6kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Recent George Rodger sales
- The Wool Suq in Tunis (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio II), platinum palladium print — $333Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Robert Capa during the allied liberation of Italy, Naples 1943, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1954 to illustrate the news of Robert Capa's de — $1,958Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Korongo Nuba wrestlers, Kordofan, Sudan 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1960s on double-weight matte, structured pa — $1,152Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Victorious Nuba wrestler, Kordofan, Sudan 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1995 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,631Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Woman rescued from her bombed home, London 1943, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $2,066Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Girls of the Bachimbiri tribe in a courting dance, Uganda-Congo border 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $1,957Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Korongo Nuba Wrestlers, Kordofan, South Sudan, gelatin silver print — $630Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 2, 2023
- The Champion of a Korongo Nuba, gelatin silver print — $2,772Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 2, 2023
Questions about George Rodger prices
What is a George Rodger photograph worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by George Rodger have sold for a median of $1,957, and half of them sold between $1,152 and $2,066. For photographs alone the median is $1,957 (9 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 George Rodger sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $4,843 for “Fellow tribesman carries victorious Nuba wrestler, Kordofan, Sudan 1949” at OstLicht Photo Auction in June 2023.
How often do George Rodger works sell at auction?
82% of the 11 lots recorded between 2023 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a George Rodger photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 11 auction results for George Rodger between 2023 and 2026, and 9 of them sold (82%).
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