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Hiroshi Sugimoto Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

b. 1948

Hiroshi Sugimoto photographs have appeared at auction 275 times in ArtSell’s records between 2008 and 2026; 239 sold, a sell-through rate of 87%. Across 239 sales with a published price, the typical result was $15.5kSign up free to see to $32.5kSign up free to see (median $23.2kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is The Music Lesson, sold at Phillips in April 2014 for $629kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (203), Grisebach (20) and Lempertz (11).

$629,000≈ £378,232≈ €456,128Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumThe Music LessonPhillips275auction results2008–2026years recorded87%sold$23.2kSign up free to seemedian price

Hiroshi Sugimoto photographs: key figures

Auction results
275
Sold rate
87%
Active at auction
2008–2026
Median price
$23.2kSign up free to see
Record price
$629kSign up free to see The Music Lesson, Phillips, Apr 2014

Top auction houses: Phillips (203), Grisebach (20), Lempertz (11)

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  1. South Bay Drive-in by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2021
    South Bay Drive-in, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 9/25
    47.9 x 58.3 cm (18 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 110
    £12,600≈ $17,451≈ €14,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Sanjūsangen-dō (Hall of Thirty-Three Bays), aus der Serie „Sea of Buddha by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1995, Silbergelatineabzug, sold Jun 2021
    Sanjūsangen-dō (Hall of Thirty-Three Bays), aus der Serie „Sea of Buddha, 1995
    Photograph
    42,3 × 54,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2107
    €11,250≈ $13,719≈ £9,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1990, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold May 2021
    Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi, 1990
    Photograph · ed. 14/25
    42.4 x 54.2 cm (16 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    £17,640≈ $24,915≈ €20,417Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Fiesta Drive-in, Pico Rivera by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold May 2021
    Fiesta Drive-in, Pico Rivera, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 7/25
    42.4 x 54.3 cm (16 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    £11,340≈ $16,017≈ €13,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Ostrich-Wart Hog by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1980, gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Ostrich-Wart Hog, 1980
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    image 34.6 x 58.7 cm (13 5/8 x 23 1/8 in.) sheet 50.5 x 60.5 cm (19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 93
    £4,788≈ $6,640≈ €5,513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Black Bear by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Black Bear, 1994
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 173
    $12,600≈ £9,158≈ €10,612Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Gemsbok by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1980, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Gemsbok, 1980
    Photograph · ed. 6/25
    16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 172
    $20,160≈ £14,652≈ €16,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Manatee by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Manatee, 1994
    Photograph · ed. 10/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    $18,900≈ £13,736≈ €15,918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Permian Land by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Permian Land, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 6/25
    15 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (38.4 x 58.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 168
    $10,080≈ £7,326≈ €8,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Cambrian Period by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    Cambrian Period, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 5/25
    15 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (38.7 x 58.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 167
    $16,380≈ £11,905≈ €13,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Lightning Fields 236 by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2009, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, sold Apr 2021
    Lightning Fields 236, 2009
    Photograph · ed. 2/5
    58 5/8 x 47 in. (148.9 x 119.4 cm) Overall 67 1/2 x 55 3/8 in. (171.5 x 140.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 113
    $113,400≈ £82,419≈ €95,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. World Trade Center by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1997, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2021
    World Trade Center, 1997
    Photograph · ed. 12/25
    23 x 18 1/2 in. (58.4 x 47 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 34
    $126,000≈ £91,576≈ €106,123Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Devonian Period by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2020
    Devonian Period, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 16/25
    15 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (38.7 x 58.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Cabot Street Cinema, Beverly, MA by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1978, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1980, sold Oct 2020
    Cabot Street Cinema, Beverly, MA, 1978
    Photograph · ed. AP
    16 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. (41.9 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 78
    $27,500≈ £21,155≈ €23,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Lake Superior, Cascade River by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1995, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Lake Superior, Cascade River, 1995
    Photograph · ed. 5/25
    16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    $32,500≈ £25,002≈ €27,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Orinda Theatre by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Orinda Theatre, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 4/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 76
    $20,000≈ £15,386≈ €17,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Tri-City Drive-In, San Bernardino by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Tri-City Drive-In, San Bernardino, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 11/25
    16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 75
    $25,000≈ £19,232≈ €21,277Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Paramount, Oakland by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2020
    Paramount, Oakland, 1994
    Photograph · ed. 6/25
    image 16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm) sheet 19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm) mount 20 x 25 3/4 in. (50.8 x 65.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 150
    $13,750≈ £10,715≈ €11,744Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Mathematical Form: Surface 0006 by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2004, gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2020
    Mathematical Form: Surface 0006, 2004
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    sheet 23 5/8 x 19 1/4 in. (60 x 49 cm) image 23 x 18 1/4 in. (58.5 x 46.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 149
    $9,375≈ £7,305≈ €8,007Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Tyrrhenian Sea, Priano by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold Sep 2020
    Tyrrhenian Sea, Priano, 1994
    Photograph · ed. 2/25
    42 x 54.5 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 141
    £37,500≈ $47,764≈ €41,055Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Tasman Sea, Marion Bay by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2017, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold Sep 2020
    Tasman Sea, Marion Bay, 2017
    Photograph · ed. 1/25
    42.5 x 54.4 cm (16 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 140
    £17,500≈ $22,290≈ €19,159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Brooklyn Bridge by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2001, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Brooklyn Bridge, 2001
    Photograph · ed. 11/25
    23 x 18 3/8 in. (58.4 x 46.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 160
    $37,500≈ £29,771≈ €33,101Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. E.U.R. San Pietro e Paolo - Piacentini by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1998, Gelatin silver print, offered Jul 2020
    E.U.R. San Pietro e Paolo - Piacentini, 1998
    Photograph · ed. 5/25
    18 1/2 x 23 in. (47 x 58.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Spur Gears: 0034 by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2004, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Spur Gears: 0034, 2004
    Photograph · ed. 4/25
    23 x 18 1/2 in. (58.4 x 47 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    $8,125≈ £6,450≈ €7,172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Kunsthaus Bregenz, Peter Zumthor by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2000, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Kunsthaus Bregenz, Peter Zumthor, 2000
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    58.4 x 46.7 cm (22 7/8 x 18 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 155
    $10,000≈ £7,939≈ €8,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Palace, New Jersey by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1977, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Palace, New Jersey, 1977
    Photograph · ed. 14/25
    16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 154
    $12,500≈ £9,924≈ €11,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Orinda Theatre by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, Gelatin silver print, offered Jul 2020
    Orinda Theatre, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 4/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 153
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Cinerama Dome, Hollywood by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 17/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/8 in. (41.9 x 53.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 150
    $32,500≈ £25,802≈ €28,687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. South Pacific Ocean, Tearai by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1991, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    South Pacific Ocean, Tearai, 1991
    Photograph · ed. 17/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 41
    $30,000≈ £23,817≈ €26,481Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Lake Superior, Eagle River by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2003, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Lake Superior, Eagle River, 2003
    Photograph · ed. 7/25
    16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 40
    $36,250≈ £28,779≈ €31,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Tempelhof Airport by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2000, Gelatin silver print, offered Jun 2020
    Tempelhof Airport, 2000
    Photograph
    58.3 x 46.7 cm (60 x 48 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 6
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  32. Regency, San Francisco by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2020
    Regency, San Francisco, 1992
    Photograph
    16¼ h x 21 w in (41 x 53 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 177
    $15,000≈ £11,827≈ €13,345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Wright ↗
  33. Oscar Wilde by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1999, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2020
    Oscar Wilde, 1999
    Photograph · ed. PP
    image 21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.) sheet 22 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (57.2 x 47.6 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 181
    $15,000≈ £11,711≈ €13,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Lake Superior, Jacobs Creek Falls by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2003, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Lake Superior, Jacobs Creek Falls, 2003
    Photograph · ed. 7/25
    16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 187
    $25,000≈ £20,406≈ €22,940Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Lake Superior, Eagle River by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2003, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Lake Superior, Eagle River, 2003
    Photograph · ed. 14/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 186
    $31,250≈ £25,508≈ €28,675Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. E.U.R. Palazzo della Civiltà Romana by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1997, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    E.U.R. Palazzo della Civiltà Romana, 1997
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    18 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (47 x 58.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 185
    $15,000≈ £12,244≈ €13,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. English Channel, Weston Cliff by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    English Channel, Weston Cliff, 1994
    Photograph · ed. 19/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    $30,000≈ £24,488≈ €27,528Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Baltic Sea, Rügen by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1996, Gelatin silver print triptych, offered Oct 2019
    Baltic Sea, Rügen, 1996
    Photograph · ed. 15/25
    Each 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm) Installation 26 1/2 x 97 in. (67.3 x 246.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Hall of Thirty-Three Bays by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1995, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Hall of Thirty-Three Bays, 1995
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    $20,000≈ £16,325≈ €18,352Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Lake Superior, Jacobs Creek Falls by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2003, gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2019
    Lake Superior, Jacobs Creek Falls, 2003
    Photograph
    image 16 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (42.5 x 54.6 cm.) sheet 18 7/8 x 22 5/8 in. (47.9 x 57.5 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 122
    $25,000≈ £20,029≈ €22,721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Lake Superior, Cascade River by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2003, gelatin silver print, sold Sep 2019
    Lake Superior, Cascade River, 2003
    Photograph · ed. 7/25
    image 16 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (42.5 x 54.6 cm) sheet 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 121
    $27,500≈ £22,032≈ €24,993Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Queen Victoria by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, Gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2019
    Queen Victoria, 1994
    Photograph
    42.2 x 54.2 cm (16.6 x 21.3 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 444
    €3,375≈ $3,805≈ £2,993Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  43. English Channel, Weston Cliff by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1994, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold May 2019
    English Channel, Weston Cliff, 1994
    Photograph · ed. 14/25
    42 x 53.8 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    £23,750≈ $30,421≈ €27,155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, Gelatin silver print, mounted, sold May 2019
    Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 2/25
    42 x 53.8 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    £21,250≈ $27,219≈ €24,296Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Grand Lake, Oakland by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1992, gelatin silver print, sold May 2019
    Grand Lake, Oakland, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 3/25
    image 16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm.) sheet 19 x 23 5/8 in. (48.3 x 60 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 433
    $12,500≈ £9,704≈ €11,178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Metropolitan State, Los Angeles by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2019
    Metropolitan State, Los Angeles, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 1/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 127
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Mediterranean Sea, La Ciotat by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1989, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Mediterranean Sea, La Ciotat, 1989
    Photograph · ed. 4/25
    16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    $37,500≈ £28,552≈ €33,425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1993, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1993
    Photograph · ed. 7/25
    16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    $23,750≈ £18,083≈ €21,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Tasman Sea, Ngarupupu by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 1990, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Tasman Sea, Ngarupupu, 1990
    Photograph · ed. 15/25
    16 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. (42.2 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 101
    $31,250≈ £23,793≈ €27,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Saint Benedict Chapel by Hiroshi Sugimoto, 2000, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Saint Benedict Chapel, 2000
    Photograph · ed. 16/25
    22 7/8 x 18 3/8 in. (58.1 x 46.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    $8,750≈ £6,662≈ €7,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗

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