What is a Ilse Bing photograph worth?
1899–1998 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 43 priced auction sales, works by Ilse Bing have sold for a median of $4,552Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $3,179Sign up free to see and $7,048Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $4,552Sign up free to see across 43 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,699Sign up free to see across 15 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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Ilse Bing prices by medium
- Auction results
- 51
- Sold rate
- 84%
- Active at auction
- 2008–2026
- Median price
- $4.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $15kSign up free to see Self Portrait, Paris, Phillips, Oct 2013
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 43 | $3.2k–$7kSign up free to see | $4.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Grisebach (17), Lempertz (15), Phillips (10)
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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) | 23 | $4.1k–$8.4kSign up free to see | $5.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 20 | $2.8k–$4.6kSign up free to see | $3.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Ilse Bing sales
- Self Portrait with Leica, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 — $9,030Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled, Vintage gelatin silver print — $882Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Puddle, Rue de Valois, Paris, vintage gelatin silver print — $7,620Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- 'Laban [Dance] School Frankfurt', Gelatin silver print — $2,048Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- 'Self-Portrait with Leica' (Self-Portrait with Mirrors), Gelatin silver print — $3,072Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Konrad Wolf at Piano, vintage gelatin silver print — $127Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 1, 2025
- Self Portrait, vintage gelatin silver print — $635Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm over Paris, last bastille day before the war, Photography — $4,456Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Mar 15, 2025
Questions about Ilse Bing prices
What is a Ilse Bing photograph worth?
Based on 43 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ilse Bing have sold for a median of $4,552, and half of them sold between $3,179 and $7,048. For photographs alone the median is $4,552 (43 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 Ilse Bing sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $15,000 for “Self Portrait, Paris” at Phillips in October 2013.
How often do Ilse Bing works sell at auction?
84% of the 51 lots recorded between 2008 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Ilse Bing photograph?
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Of the 51 lots by Ilse Bing recorded at auction between 2008 and 2026, 43 found a buyer (84%).
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