What is a Horst P. Horst photograph worth?
1906–2000 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 178 priced auction sales, works by Horst P. Horst have sold for a median of $7,831Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $4,694Sign up free to see and $13,717Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $8,131Sign up free to see across 173 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,922Sign up free to see across 68 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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Horst P. Horst prices by medium
- Auction results
- 242
- Sold rate
- 74%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $7.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $47.5kSign up free to see Round the Clock I, II and IV, Phillips, Oct 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 173 | $4.9k–$13.9kSign up free to see | $8.1kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 2 | $600–$2.2kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (117), Grisebach (49), Bonhams (25)
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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) | 45 | $2.7k–$10.4kSign up free to see | $4.9kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 128 | $5.8k–$15kSign up free to see | $10.3kSign up free to see |
Recent Horst P. Horst sales
- Male Nude, Back Study 1, platinum print — $3,840Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jun 18, 2026
- Sleepy Lion at the Necropolis, Greece, Platinum palladium print, printed later — $1,774Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Helen Bennett in cape, Paris 1936, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1980s on double-weight semi-matte paper — $2,556Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- Coco Chanel, Paris 1937, Platinum Palladium Print on Agfa Paper, Ca. Later Printing (1980) — $1,800Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Apr 17, 2026
- Mainbocher Corset, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $16,770Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (for 'Vogue'), Gelatin silver print; a Condé Nast copyright blindstamp on the image, mounted — $1,280Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Mainbocher Corset, Paris, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — $6,728Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Mar 29, 2026
- Calla Aethiopica, Späterer Platin-Palladium-Abzug — $6,582Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Mar 29, 2026
Questions about Horst P. Horst prices
What is a Horst P. Horst photograph worth?
Based on 178 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Horst P. Horst have sold for a median of $7,831, and half of them sold between $4,694 and $13,717. For photographs alone the median is $8,131 (173 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 Horst P. Horst sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $47,500 for “Round the Clock I, II and IV” at Phillips in October 2014.
Which Horst P. Horst medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $8,131 (173 sales).
How often do Horst P. Horst works sell at auction?
74% of the 242 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Horst P. Horst photograph?
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Horst P. Horst have appeared at auction 242 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 178 sold, a sell-through rate of 74%.
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