What is a Gisèle Freund photograph worth?
1908–2000 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 46 priced auction sales, works by Gisèle Freund have sold for a median of $1,406Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,140Sign up free to see and $2,183Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,406Sign up free to see across 46 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,328Sign up free to see across 13 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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Gisèle Freund prices by medium
- Auction results
- 62
- Sold rate
- 74%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2025
- Median price
- $1.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $6.4kSign up free to see James Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., Paris, Grisebach, May 2012
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 46 | $1.1k–$2.2kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (50), Grisebach (4), Ketterer Kunst (2)
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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) | 20 | $997–$2.5kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 24 | $1.2k–$2.1kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Gisèle Freund sales
- Portrait of André Malraux, gelatin silver print — $396Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Frida Kahlo and the doctor Juan Farill at her home in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — $2,499Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Frida Kahlo in her garden, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Vintage gelatin silver print — $2,793Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Simone de Beauvoir, Paris, 6 vintage gelatin silver prints. From — $4,411Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Alberto Giacometti, Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s — $1,764Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Diego Rivera in front of his temple, San Pablo Tepetlapa, Mexico, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — $929Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2025
- Diego Rivera in front of his temple, San Pablo Tepetlapa, Mexico, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — $857Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2025
- Diego Rivera construit sa tombe, Vintage gelatin silver print — $857Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2025
Questions about Gisèle Freund prices
What is a Gisèle Freund photograph worth?
Based on 46 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Gisèle Freund have sold for a median of $1,406, and half of them sold between $1,140 and $2,183. For photographs alone the median is $1,406 (46 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 Gisèle Freund sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $6,373 for “James Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., Paris” at Grisebach in May 2012.
How often do Gisèle Freund works sell at auction?
74% of the 62 lots recorded between 2002 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Gisèle Freund photograph?
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Gisèle Freund have appeared at auction 62 times in ArtSell’s records between 2002 and 2025; 46 sold, a sell-through rate of 74%.
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