What is a Henry Wessel, Jr. photograph worth?
1942–2018 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 36 works by Henry Wessel, Jr. with a published auction price sold between $2,194Sign up free to see and $5,334Sign up free to see, and the median is $4,032Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $4,032Sign up free to see across 36 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,352Sign up free to see across 22 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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Henry Wessel, Jr. prices by medium
- Auction results
- 42
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2014–2026
- Median price
- $4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $36.6kSign up free to see Icons, Lempertz, Nov 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 36 | $2.2k–$5.3kSign up free to see | $4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (25), Lempertz (9), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (7)
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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) | 3 | $7.3k–$22.7kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 33 | $2.2k–$5.1kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
Recent Henry Wessel, Jr. sales
- California, gelatin silver print — $635Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- Waikiki, gelatin silver print — $699Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 10, 2026
- Southern California, gelatin silver print — $1,980Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Southern California, gelatin silver print — $1,905Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Desert, gelatin silver print — $1,524Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Real Estate Photographs, 6 chromogenic prints on Kodak-Professional paper. Each — $5,881Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- San Francisco, California, Gelatin silver print — $2,205Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Santa Barbara, California, Gelatin silver print — $1,323Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
Questions about Henry Wessel, Jr. prices
What is a Henry Wessel, Jr. photograph worth?
Based on 36 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Henry Wessel, Jr. have sold for a median of $4,032, and half of them sold between $2,194 and $5,334. For photographs alone the median is $4,032 (36 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 Henry Wessel, Jr. sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $36,621 for “Icons” at Lempertz in November 2018.
How often do Henry Wessel, Jr. works sell at auction?
86% of the 42 lots recorded between 2014 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Henry Wessel, Jr. photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 42 auction results for Henry Wessel, Jr. between 2014 and 2026, and 36 of them sold (86%).
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