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Joel-Peter Witkin Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

b. 1939

ArtSell has recorded 78 auction results for Joel-Peter Witkin photographs between 2010 and 2026, and 56 of them sold (72%). Half of the priced sales fell between $1.9kSign up free to see and $6.8kSign up free to see, with a median of $3.7kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $17.4kSign up free to see for La Giovanissima at Lempertz in May 2013. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (17), Lempertz (12) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (11).

€13,420≈ $17,364≈ £11,500Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumLa GiovanissimaLempertz78auction results2010–2026years recorded72%sold$3.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Joel-Peter Witkin photographs: key figures

Auction results
78
Sold rate
72%
Active at auction
2010–2026
Median price
$3.7kSign up free to see
Record price
$17.4kSign up free to see La Giovanissima, Lempertz, May 2013

Top auction houses: Phillips (17), Lempertz (12), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (11)

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  1. The Raft of George W. Bush 2006 by Joel-Peter Witkin, fotografia, offered Jul 2020
    The Raft of George W. Bush 2006
    Photograph
    Pandolfini · · Lot 128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–12,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  2. 'Poet: From a Collection of Relics and Ornaments' Berlin by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1986, Silbergelatineabzug. Agfa-Papier, sold Nov 2019
    'Poet: From a Collection of Relics and Ornaments' Berlin, 1986
    Photograph
    37,5 × 38 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2195
    €4,375≈ $4,816≈ £3,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. 'Canova's Venus', N.Y.C. by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1982, Silbergelatineabzug. Agfa-Papier, sold Nov 2019
    'Canova's Venus', N.Y.C., 1982
    Photograph
    36,9 × 37,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2196
    €9,375≈ $10,321≈ £8,011Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Beauty Has Three Nipples, Berlin by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1998, Silbergelatineabzug, getont, sold Nov 2017
    Beauty Has Three Nipples, Berlin, 1998
    Photograph
    42,5 × 34 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2190
    €3,125≈ $3,696≈ £2,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Reality is an Invention, Balthus, New Mexiko by Joel-Peter Witkin, 2008, Gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2016
    Reality is an Invention, Balthus, New Mexiko, 2008
    Photograph
    30.2 x 47.8 cm (40.4 x 50.5 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 141
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Night in a small town, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 2007, Gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2016
    Night in a small town, New Mexico, 2007
    Photograph
    36.9 x 47.3 cm (40.3 x 50.6 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,500–View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Shoe fucker and the woman who believes she´s becoming a camera, Paris by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1998, Toned gelatin silver print, offered Dec 2016
    Shoe fucker and the woman who believes she´s becoming a camera, Paris, 1998
    Photograph
    37.9 x 31.3 cm (49.4 x 40.6 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 139
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. The Wife of Cain, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1981, gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2016
    The Wife of Cain, New Mexico, 1981
    Photograph
    14½ h x 14½ w in (37 x 37 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 236
    $2,250≈ £1,513≈ €1,976Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  9. Counting Lessons in Purgatory, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1982, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2016
    Counting Lessons in Purgatory, New Mexico, 1982
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 310
    $3,750≈ £2,589≈ €3,343Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Face of a Woman, Marseilles by Joel-Peter Witkin, 2004, Toned gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2015
    Face of a Woman, Marseilles, 2004
    Photograph · ed. 8/12
    22 1/8 x 32 7/8 in. (56.2 x 83.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 178
    $8,750≈ £5,911≈ €8,079Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. ,History of the (White) World: Venus and the Magdalen‘, Paris by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1994, Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2014
    ,History of the (White) World: Venus and the Magdalen‘, Paris, 1994
    Photograph
    61,8 × 83,3 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2252
    €3,500≈ $4,366≈ £2,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  12. The Sins of Joan Miro by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1981, Toned gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    The Sins of Joan Miro, 1981
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 469
    $3,125≈ £1,942≈ €2,473Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  13. Un Santo Obscuro by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1987, Toned gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Un Santo Obscuro, 1987
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 468
    $3,125≈ £1,942≈ €2,473Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  14. The Graces by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1988, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    The Graces, 1988
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 467
    $3,750≈ £2,331≈ €2,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  15. Counting Lesson in Purgatory, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1982, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2014
    Counting Lesson in Purgatory, New Mexico, 1982
    Photograph · ed. 14/15
    14 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. (35.9 x 36.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 167
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Studio of the Painter, Courbet, Paris by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1990, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2014
    Studio of the Painter, Courbet, Paris, 1990
    Photograph · ed. 7/15
    28 3/8 x 38 1/2 in. (72.1 x 97.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 166
    $12,500≈ £7,718≈ €9,918Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Harvest, Philadelphia by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1984, Gelatin silver print, offered Apr 2014
    Harvest, Philadelphia, 1984
    Photograph
    11 x 10 7/8 in. (27.9 x 27.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 211
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. ,Portrait as a Vanité‘, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1994, Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2013
    ,Portrait as a Vanité‘, New Mexico, 1994
    Photograph
    85,5 × 70,4 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2201
    €5,000≈ $6,798≈ £4,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
  19. Gods of Earth and Heaven, Los Angeles by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1988, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2013
    Gods of Earth and Heaven, Los Angeles, 1988
    Photograph · ed. 1/15
    14 3/4 x 15 in. (37.5 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 177
    $7,500≈ £4,618≈ €5,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Las Meninas, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1987, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2013
    Las Meninas, New Mexico, 1987
    Photograph · ed. 7/15
    14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 176
    $11,250≈ £6,926≈ €8,300Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Three Kinds of Women, Mexico City by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1992, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2013
    Three Kinds of Women, Mexico City, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 7/12
    24 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (62.2 x 85.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 175
    $11,250≈ £6,926≈ €8,300Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Studio of the Painter, Courbet, Paris by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1990, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2013
    Studio of the Painter, Courbet, Paris, 1990
    Photograph · ed. 15/15
    28 3/4 x 39 in. (73 x 99.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 174
    $15,000≈ £9,235≈ €11,067Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. La Giovanissima by Joel-Peter Witkin, Gelatin silver print toned, sold May 2013
    La Giovanissima
    Photograph · ed. 9/10
    35.7 x 29.8 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 349
    €13,420≈ $17,364≈ £11,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  24. Laokoön, New Mexico by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1992, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2013
    Laokoön, New Mexico, 1992
    Photograph · ed. 5/6
    15 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. (39.7 x 39.1 cm).
    Phillips · · Lot 119
    $5,000≈ £3,298≈ €3,894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Face of a Woman, Marseilles by Joel-Peter Witkin, 2004, Toned gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2013
    Face of a Woman, Marseilles, 2004
    Photograph · ed. 7/12
    22 1/8 x 32 7/8 in. (56.2 x 83.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    $12,500≈ £8,245≈ €9,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Journies of The Mask: The History of <br /> by Joel-Peter Witkin, Commercial Photography In Juarez“. 1984 Silbergelatineabzug. Agfa-Papier, sold May 2012
    Journies of The Mask: The History of <br />
    Photograph
    36,9 × 37,1 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2210
    €3,660≈ $4,552≈ £2,920Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–5,500View at Grisebach ↗
  27. Histoire de la civilisation (blanche): Vénus préférée au Christ, Paris by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1997, Silbergelatineabzug, sold Nov 2011
    Histoire de la civilisation (blanche): Vénus préférée au Christ, Paris, 1997
    Photograph
    41,1 × 36,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2175
    €6,710≈ $8,983≈ £5,773Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  28. Woman Once a Bird by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1990, Toned gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2010
    Woman Once a Bird, 1990
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 491
    $6,738≈ £4,241≈ €4,849Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  29. Woman Masturbating on the Moon by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1981, gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2010
    Woman Masturbating on the Moon, 1981
    Photograph
    27⅝ h x 27⅝ w in (70 x 70 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 269
    $10,625≈ £6,932≈ €7,995Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
  30. Sanatorium by Joel-Peter Witkin, 1983, gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2010
    Sanatorium, 1983
    Photograph
    14 h x 14½ w in (36 x 37 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 268
    $5,313≈ £3,466≈ €3,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗

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