What is a Herbert List photograph worth?
1903–1975 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 83 works by Herbert List with a published auction price sold between $1,626Sign up free to see and $4,064Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,452Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,452Sign up free to see across 83 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,124Sign up free to see across 35 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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Herbert List prices by medium
- Auction results
- 94
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2003–2026
- Median price
- $2.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $14.6kSign up free to see Athen, Olympieion, Grisebach, Jun 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 83 | $1.6k–$4.1kSign up free to see | $2.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (63), Grisebach (15), OstLicht Photo Auction (5)
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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) | 64 | $1.6k–$3.7kSign up free to see | $2.1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 15 | $1.8k–$5kSign up free to see | $3kSign up free to see |
Recent Herbert List sales
- Wrestling Youth 1, Baltic Sea, Gelatin silver print — $4,864Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- The Valka Camp, vintage gelatin silver print — $384Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 26, 2026
- Gewandtorso, Altkorinth, Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper — $2,365Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Rome, Italy, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper — $2,070Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Trepanation (skull surgery)', from 'Präuscher's Panoptikum', Vienna 1944, Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990 on double-weight paper — $1,104Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- Oktoberfest Munich, 6 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Brovira paper. From — $1,617Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Ritti with Fishing Rod, Lake Lucerne, gelatin silver print — $3,048Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 1, 2025
- Zeitlupe Null, Portfolio containing 10 posthumous gelatin silver prints, printed 1980. From — $10,715Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2025
Questions about Herbert List prices
What is a Herbert List photograph worth?
Based on 83 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Herbert List have sold for a median of $2,452, and half of them sold between $1,626 and $4,064. For photographs alone the median is $2,452 (83 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 Herbert List sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $14,613 for “Athen, Olympieion” at Grisebach in June 2015.
How often do Herbert List works sell at auction?
88% of the 94 lots recorded between 2003 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Herbert List photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Of the 94 lots by Herbert List recorded at auction between 2003 and 2026, 83 found a buyer (88%).
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