Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1908–2004

Of the 633 lots by Henri Cartier-Bresson (photographs) recorded at auction between 2003 and 2026, 490 found a buyer (77%). Across 490 sales with a published price, the typical result was $6.3kSign up free to see to $16kSign up free to see (median $10kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is On the Banks of the Marne, France, sold at Phillips in April 2017 for $213kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (424), Chiswick Auctions (44) and Lempertz (39).

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1. 
   A signed Henri Cartier-Bresson silver gelatin print

   Photograph

   9 5/8 x 14 1/4 in

   Vallot Auctioneers · Aug 27, 2026 · Lot 46
   Result not publishedEst. $5,000–8,000View at Vallot Auctioneers ↗
2. 
   Brussels, 1932

   Photograph

   9½ h x 14 w in (24 x 36 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 105
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
3. 
   Hyères, France

   Photograph

   9½ h x 14 w in (24 x 36 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 103
   $10,240≈ £7,648≈ €8,923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
4. 
   Seville, 1933

   Photograph

   11 7/8 x 17 5/8 in. (30.2 x 44.8 cm.)

   Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026 · Lot 104
   $6,144≈ £4,591≈ €5,387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
5. 
   Couple, Italy (André Pieyre de Mandiargues and Leonor Fini), 1933

   Photograph

   9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm.)

   Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026 · Lot 10
   $8,320≈ £6,216≈ €7,295Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   'Bank, New York City'

   Photograph

   sheet: 15 7/8 in x 11 7/8 in (40.3 cm x 30.2 cm)

   Bonhams · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 95
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   'The Mint, USA'

   Photograph

   sheet: 15 7/8 in x 11 7/8 in (40.3 cm x 30.2 cm)

   Bonhams · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 94
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   'La Plaine de la Brie', 1968

   Photograph

   sheet: 15 7/8 in x 11 7/8 in (40.3 cm x 30.2 cm)

   Bonhams · Jun 3, 2026 · Lot 93
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Bastille Day, Paris, July 14, 1936

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 13
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
10. 
    Cri Jawaharlal Nehru the morning after Gandhi died, Delhi, January 31, 1948

    Photograph · Paper

    OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 167
    €6,000≈ $6,970≈ £5,200HammerSign up free to seeEst. €3,200–3,600View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
11. 
    Gandhi just before breaking his fast, Delhi, January 1948, 1948

    Photograph · Paper

    17.2 x 24.2 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 166
    €6,000≈ $6,970≈ £5,200HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,400–2,800View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
12. 
    Valencia, Spain 1933, 1933

    Photograph · Paper

    OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 12
    €5,000≈ $5,809≈ £4,333HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
13. 
    Dieppe, France, 1926 Silver gelatin print, printed 1980s, image size 25.3 x 36cm, sheet size 30.7 x 40.7cm

    Photograph

    25.3 x 36cm

    Chiswick Auctions · May 21, 2026 · Lot 68
    £2,900≈ $3,892≈ €3,355HammerSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
14. 
    Volcano of Mount Aso, Japan, 1966

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 243
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Mexico City, 1934

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 242
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Eunuch of the Imperial Court, Peking, 1949

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 241
    $7,095≈ £5,277≈ €6,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Last days of the Kuomintang, Peking, 1949

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 240
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Last days of the Kuomintang, Peking, 1949

    Photograph

    14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 239
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
19. 
    Marseille, France, 1932

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 233
    $4,515≈ £3,358≈ €3,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    Lock at Bougival, France, 1955

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 232
    $6,450≈ £4,797≈ €5,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Tralee, Ireland, 1963

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 231
    $7,095≈ £5,277≈ €6,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Pergamon, Turkey, 1965

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 230
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Games in a refugee camp, Kurukshetra, Punjab, India, 1947

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 229
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Seville, Spain, 1933

    Photograph

    11 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (30.2 x 45.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 228
    $7,740≈ £5,757≈ €6,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Alicante, Spain, 1932

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 227
    $7,095≈ £5,277≈ €6,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Colette and her Companion, 1946

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 217
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Ezra Pound, 1970

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 216
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Castille, Spain, 1955

    Photograph

    14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 6
    $9,030≈ £6,716≈ €7,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Hotel Courtyard, rue de la Boétie, Paris, 1953

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Gypsies, Grenada, Spain, 1933

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Seville, Spain, 1933

    Photograph

    9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (24.4 x 35.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 3
    $7,095≈ £5,277≈ €6,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    Gardens of the Palais Royal, Paris, 1959

    Photograph

    14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 24.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 2
    $9,030≈ £6,716≈ €7,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
33. 
    Brie, France, 1968

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 1
    $12,255≈ £9,115≈ €10,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
34. 
    Henri Matisse, Vence, France, 1944

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm.)

    Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 58
    $5,120≈ £3,814≈ €4,382Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Swan Lake, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, USSR, 1954

    Photograph

    11 7/8 x 17 5/8 in. (30.2 x 44.8 cm.)

    Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    Queen Charlotte's Ball, London, 1959

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm.)

    Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 24
    $25,600≈ £19,072≈ €21,908Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    Couple, Italy (André Pieyre de Mandiargues and Leonor Fini), 1933

    Photograph

    9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm.)

    Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Leonor Fini, Italy, 1933

    Photograph

    14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 24.1 cm.)

    Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 4
    $14,080≈ £10,489≈ €12,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Colette and her Companion Pauline, Paris, 1952

    Photograph

    14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.9 x 23.8 cm.)

    Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 155
    $2,176≈ £1,615≈ €1,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1933-89

    Photograph

    6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (16.5 x 25.1 cm) or reverse

    Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026 · Lot 246
    $10,240≈ £7,630≈ €8,748Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    Professor Claude Levi-Strauss, c. 1963

    Photograph

    11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (29.8 x 19.7 cm.)

    Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026 · Lot 245
    $704≈ £525≈ €601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Chanteloup-en-Brie 1908 - Céreste 2004 / Alberto Giacometti, rue d'Alésia, Paris, 1961

    Photograph

    35,8 x 24,1 cm

    Wannenes · Dec 17, 2025 · Lot 47
    Result not publishedEst. €1,500–2,000View at Wannenes ↗
43. 
    Chanteloup-en-Brie 1908 - Céreste 2004 / Alfred Stieglitz, New York, 1946

    Photograph

    23,7 x 35,9 cm

    Wannenes · Dec 17, 2025 · Lot 46
    Result not publishedEst. €1,500–2,000View at Wannenes ↗
44. 
    Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1952

    Photograph

    14⅛ h x 9½ w in (36 x 24 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Dec 11, 2025 · Lot 102
    $15,240≈ £11,385≈ €13,010Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
45. 
    Matera, Basilicate, Italy, 1951

    Photograph

    35.8 x 23.8 cm (40.3 x 30.3 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 599
    €2,772≈ $3,234≈ £2,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
46. 
    Scanno, Italy, 1951

    Photograph

    35.6 x 23.8 cm (39.8 x 30 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 598
    €3,024≈ $3,528≈ £2,651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
47. 
    Rally in support of President Charles de Gaulle, Paris 1968, 1968

    Photograph · Paper

    29.8 x 20.3 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 80
    €2,400≈ $2,765≈ £2,113HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–3,500View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
48. 
    Istanbul, Turkey 1965, 1965

    Photograph · Paper

    25.5 x 20.2 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 79
    €3,400≈ $3,917≈ £2,993HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
49. 
    At the Seine near Juvisy-sur-Orge, France 1955, 1955

    Photograph · Paper

    20.3 x 25.3 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 78
    €2,400≈ $2,765≈ £2,113HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
50. 
    Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico City 1934, 1934

    Photograph · Paper

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 77
    €4,000≈ $4,608≈ £3,521HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗

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