Gisèle Freund
German · 1908–2000 · Photographer
Gisèle Freund was a German-born French photographer and photojournalist, famous for her documentary photography and portraits of writers and artists. Her best-known book,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
James Joyce mit Adrienne Monnier und Sylvia Beach in der Buchhandlung Shakespeare & Co., ParisGrisebach · €5,124≈ $6,373≈ £4,088Sign up to see
Jean-Paul Sartre und Simone de Beauvoir bei der Arbeit, Boulevard Raspail 222, ParisGrisebach · €4,270≈ $5,504≈ £3,445Sign up to see
Simone de Beauvoir, ParisLempertz · €3,780≈ $4,411≈ £3,313Sign up to see
Gisèle Freund’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 60 | 44 | 73% | $1.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 60 | 44 | 73% | $1.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $706Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $607Sign up |