What is a Gordon Parks photograph worth?
1912–2006 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 21 works by Gordon Parks with a published auction price sold between $3,870Sign up free to see and $16,510Sign up free to see, and the median is $8,750Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $8,750Sign up free to see across 21 sales. In the last five years the median was $7,458Sign up free to see across 20 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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Gordon Parks prices by medium
- Auction results
- 25
- Sold rate
- 84%
- Active at auction
- 2019–2026
- Median price
- $8.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $114kSign up free to see Segregation Story, Phillips, Apr 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 21 | $3.9k–$16.5kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (12), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (3), Sloans & Kenyon (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) | 7 | $4.5k–$10.1kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 14 | $3.9k–$20.3kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
Recent Gordon Parks sales
- Untitled (boy in backyard), Gelatin silver print — $3,225Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- American Gothic, Washington D.C., gelatin silver print — $12,700Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 11, 2025
- Untitled, Washington, D.C., Archival pigment print, printed 2018 — $3,870Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 2, 2025
- Louis Armstrong, Castle Hill, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Gelatin silver print — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 21, 2025
- Muhammad Ali, London, England, Gelatin silver print — $46,080Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 21, 2025
- Drug store "Cowboys." Black Diamond, Photograph printed later — $600Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Oct 9, 2025
- Mother and Child, Photograph printed later — $600Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Jul 17, 2025
- Untitled, Alabama, Archival pigment print, printed later — $5,715Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 2, 2025
Questions about Gordon Parks prices
What is a Gordon Parks photograph worth?
Based on 21 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Gordon Parks have sold for a median of $8,750, and half of them sold between $3,870 and $16,510. For photographs alone the median is $8,750 (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 Gordon Parks sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $114,300 for “Segregation Story” at Phillips in April 2024.
How often do Gordon Parks works sell at auction?
84% of the 25 lots recorded between 2019 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Gordon Parks photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 25 auction results for Gordon Parks between 2019 and 2026, and 21 of them sold (84%).
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