What is a Idris Khan photograph worth?
1978–1978 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 27 priced auction sales, works by Idris Khan have sold for a median of $35,380Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $13,125Sign up free to see and $50,200Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $48,919Sign up free to see across 17 sales. In the last five years the median was $25,800Sign up free to see across 7 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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Idris Khan prices by medium
- Auction results
- 36
- Sold rate
- 75%
- Active at auction
- 2014–2026
- Median price
- $35.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $88.2kSign up free to see Preludes...Sergei Rachmaninoff, Phillips, Oct 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 17 | $30k–$60.9kSign up free to see | $48.9kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 6 | $1.4k–$20.9kSign up free to see | $3.1kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 2 | $9.8k–$12.5kSign up free to see | $11.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (30), Morgan O'Driscoll (3), Van Ham (2)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 8 | $7.6k–$27.3kSign up free to see | $13.1kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 7 | $9.5k–$54.9kSign up free to see | $48.4kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 10 | $41.1k–$61.8kSign up free to see | $50.2kSign up free to see |
Recent Idris Khan sales
- The Rite of Spring, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted — $25,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Preludes...Sergei Rachmaninoff, artist made chromogenic print, mounted — $39,389Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 10, 2025
- Toscanini...The Last Performance, photolithograph — $4,032Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 10, 2024
- Voices' November Third 2010, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted — $44,450Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 11, 2023
- Three works: (i) every... photograph taken whilst on top of the Empire State Building ; (ii) every... photograph taken whilst on holiday in Portugal with my ex-girlfriend ; (iii) every... photograph taken whilst travelling around Europe in the summer of 2002, Lambda digital chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum — $6,096Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 26, 2023
- Every... Bernd and Hilla Becher Spherical Type Gasholders, Fotolithografie auf Velin — $1,041Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Jan 25, 2022
- No More Voices, oil based ink and gesso on aluminium — $48,372Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 14, 2021
- Preludes...Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted — $88,200Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 7, 2021
Questions about Idris Khan prices
What is a Idris Khan photograph worth?
Based on 27 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Idris Khan have sold for a median of $35,380, and half of them sold between $13,125 and $50,200. For photographs alone the median is $48,919 (17 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 Idris Khan sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $88,200 for “Preludes...Sergei Rachmaninoff” at Phillips in October 2021.
Which Idris Khan medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $48,919 (17 sales).
How often do Idris Khan works sell at auction?
75% of the 36 lots recorded between 2014 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Idris Khan photograph?
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Idris Khan have appeared at auction 36 times in ArtSell’s records between 2014 and 2026; 27 sold, a sell-through rate of 75%.
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