Guy Bourdin

Guy Bourdin

French · 1928–1991 · Painter, Photographer

Guy Bourdin was a French artist and fashion photographer known for his highly stylized and provocative images. From 1955, Bourdin worked mostly with Vogue as well as other… (Wikipedia)

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23lots offered2013–2025years recorded77%sold (17)$11.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Guy Bourdin, Untitled (Guy Bourdin's archive), n.d., Chromogenic print, flush-mountedUntitled (Guy Bourdin's archive)Phillips · £37,500≈ $50,591≈ €42,943Sign up to see
  2. Guy Bourdin, French Vogue, March 1972, 1972, Chromogenic print, mounted, printed laterFrench Vogue, March 1972Phillips · £25,200≈ $33,702≈ €29,934Sign up to see
  3. Guy Bourdin, French Vogue, Dec 1976 - Jan 1977, Chromogenic print, printed laterFrench VoguePhillips · £15,000≈ $23,523≈ €21,129Sign up to see

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Average price
median $11.7kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
17
of 22 offered · 2013–2025
Sell-through
77%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$3k$10k$32k20252024-10-09 · $9,5252024-10-09 · $12,0652024-11-21 · $19,2632025-06-17 · $2,0322025-06-17 · $3,5562025-11-04 · $2,286
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Prints & multiples33100%$2.4kSign up$2.3kSign up$3.3kSign up
Print (other)33100%$2.4kSign up$2.3kSign up$3.3kSign up
Photography191474%$17.3kSign up$15.7kSign up$50.6kSign up
Photograph191474%$17.3kSign up$15.7kSign up$50.6kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202533$2.3kSign up
202453$12.1kSign up
202153$3.3kSign up
201822$35kSign up
201610—Sign up
201522$21.6kSign up
201422$10.3kSign up
201322$14.5kSign up

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