Joan Fontcuberta
Spanish · b. 1955 · Photographer
Joan Fontcuberta is a Spanish conceptual artist and photographer whose best-known works, such as Fauna and Sputnik, examine the truthfulness of photography. In addition, he is… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
'Tyrannosaurus' Leg' (from 'Science & Fiction')Bonhams · $1,088≈ £808≈ €922Sign up to see
S'acomiadava de l'enigmaLempertz · €854≈ $1,072≈ £684Sign up to see
The Portrait of Mae WestLempertz · €756≈ $797≈ £649Sign up to see
Joan Fontcuberta’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lot images as published by each auction house (8 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$1,088Sign up free to see
Bogotá Auctions · Oct 9, 2025
COP 1,600,000Sign up free to see
Bogotá Auctions · Feb 29, 2024
COP 1,600,000Sign up free to see
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2022
€756Sign up free to see
Lempertz · May 24, 2012
€854Sign up free to see
Bolsa de Arte · Aug 21, 2014
Bolsa de Arte · Aug 21, 2014
Phillips · May 8, 2013
Works in museum collections
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