Gisèle Freund Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1908–2000

Of the 69 lots by Gisèle Freund (photographs) recorded at auction between 2002 and 2025, 53 found a buyer (77%). The median price realised is $1.7kSign up free to see across 53 priced sales; the middle half sold for $1.2kSign up free to see–$2.5kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $6.4kSign up free to see for James Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., Paris at Grisebach in May 2012. Most results come from Lempertz (50), Grisebach (11) and Ketterer Kunst (2).

€5,124≈ $6,373≈ £4,088Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumJames Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., ParisGrisebach69auction results2002–2025years recorded77%sold$1.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Gisèle Freund photographs: key figures

Auction results
69
Sold rate
77%
Active at auction
2002–2025
Median price
$1.7kSign up free to see

Top auction houses: Lempertz (50), Grisebach (11), Ketterer Kunst (2)

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  1. Alberto Giacometti by Gisèle Freund, 1964, Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, sold Nov 2014
    Alberto Giacometti, 1964
    Photograph · Paper
    23.8 x 21.7 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 90
    €1,116≈ $1,393≈ £888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Henry Moore by Gisèle Freund, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s, sold Nov 2014
    Henry Moore, 1959
    Photograph
    25.1 x 33.6 cm (30.2 x 41 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 89
    €1,116≈ $1,393≈ £888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  3. Virginia Woolf by Gisèle Freund, 1939, Chromogenic print on Kodak paper, printed 1970s, sold May 2014
    Virginia Woolf, 1939
    Photograph · Paper
    29.7 x 20 cm (40 x 30 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 127
    €1,037≈ $1,411≈ £843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  4. James Joyce by Gisèle Freund, 1939, Chromogenic print on Kodak paper, printed 1970s, sold May 2014
    James Joyce, 1939
    Photograph · Paper
    29.9 x 20 cm (39.9 x 28 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 126
    €1,220≈ $1,660≈ £992Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Frida Kahlo, Mexico-City by Gisèle Freund, 1951, Cibachrome-Abzug, um 1980, sold Nov 2013
    Frida Kahlo, Mexico-City, 1951
    Photograph
    30 × 30,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2053
    €2,750≈ $3,739≈ £2,294Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Simone de Beauvoir dans son studio à Paris by Gisèle Freund, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold May 2013
    Simone de Beauvoir dans son studio à Paris
    Photograph
    20 x 28.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 102
    €1,952≈ $2,526≈ £1,673Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  7. James Joyce, Rue de l'Odéon by Gisèle Freund, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold May 2013
    James Joyce, Rue de l'Odéon
    Photograph
    28.4 x 22.2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 101
    €1,708≈ $2,210≈ £1,464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Ile Saint-Louis, Paris by Gisèle Freund, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s, sold May 2013
    Ile Saint-Louis, Paris
    Photograph
    20 x 30.1 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 100
    €1,708≈ $2,210≈ £1,464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Frida Kahlo und ihr Arzt Dr. Farill, Mexiko by Gisèle Freund, 1951, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2012
    Frida Kahlo und ihr Arzt Dr. Farill, Mexiko, 1951
    Photograph
    30,8 × 27,9 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2036
    €2,440≈ $3,145≈ £1,969Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–2,200View at Grisebach ↗
  10. Jean-Paul Sartre und Simone de Beauvoir bei der Arbeit, Boulevard Raspail 222, Paris by Gisèle Freund, 1964, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2012
    Jean-Paul Sartre und Simone de Beauvoir bei der Arbeit, Boulevard Raspail 222, Paris, 1964
    Photograph
    20,5 × 30,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2035
    €4,270≈ $5,504≈ £3,445Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Grisebach ↗
  11. James Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., Paris by Gisèle Freund, 1938, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug, sold May 2012
    James Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., Paris, 1938
    Photograph
    22,9 × 30 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2038
    €5,124≈ $6,373≈ £4,088Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  12. Giacometti, Paris by Gisèle Freund, 1965, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug. Agfa-Papier, sold May 2011
    Giacometti, Paris, 1965
    Photograph
    24 × 24 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1337
    €3,172≈ $4,494≈ £2,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–1,800View at Grisebach ↗
  13. Walter Benjamin, Paris by Gisèle Freund, 1938, C-Print, um 1976, sold Nov 2010
    Walter Benjamin, Paris, 1938
    Photograph
    26 × 17,4 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1242
    €2,440≈ $3,250≈ £2,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,500View at Grisebach ↗
  14. Henri Matisse, Paris, 1948 by Gisèle Freund, 1948, colour photograph on paper, sold Sep 2009
    Henri Matisse, Paris, 1948, 1948
    Photograph · Paper
    29.8 x 19.7 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 210
    CA$761≈ $706≈ £423≈ €484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$900–1,200View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
  15. Walter Benjamin, Paris by Gisèle Freund, 1938, C-Print, späterer Abzug, sold Jun 2009
    Walter Benjamin, Paris, 1938
    Photograph
    30,3 × 20,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1241
    €2,618≈ $3,690≈ £2,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  16. Simone de Beauvoir, Paris by Gisèle Freund, 1948, C-Print, späterer Abzug, sold Jun 2009
    Simone de Beauvoir, Paris, 1948
    Photograph
    25,6 × 38 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1240
    €2,618≈ $3,690≈ £2,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  17. JAMES JOYCE WITH ADRIENNE MONNIER AND SYLVIA BEACH IN SHAKESPEARE AND CO. BOOKSHOP, MAY 1938
    Photograph
    25 by 37cm., 10 by 14.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 145
    €1,400≈ $1,882≈ £949HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  18. Marcel Duchamp by Gisèle Freund, Farbphotographie 1970er Jahre, Abzug auf Kodakcolor-Papier, sold May 2004
    Marcel Duchamp
    Photograph
    30,1 x 19,9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 97
    €1,666≈ $2,011≈ £1,134Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  19. Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1952, Gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2004
    Frida Kahlo, 1952
    Photograph
    26,1 : 32,3 cm (10,2 : 12,7 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 852
    €878≈ $1,069≈ £588Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  20. Jean Cocteau by Gisèle Freund, Farbphotographie 1970er Jahre auf Kodakcolor-Papier, sold Nov 2003
    Jean Cocteau
    Photograph
    30 x 19,8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 111
    €1,428≈ $1,660≈ £980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,400–View at Lempertz ↗
  21. Simone de Beauvoir by Gisèle Freund, Colour photography, sold Mar 2002
    Simone de Beauvoir
    Photograph
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 87
    €690≈ $607≈ £426Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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