What is a Joel-Peter Witkin photograph worth?
b. 1939 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 57 priced auction sales, works by Joel-Peter Witkin have sold for a median of $3,640Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,032Sign up free to see and $6,738Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,696Sign up free to see across 55 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,096Sign up free to see across 28 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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Joel-Peter Witkin prices by medium
- Auction results
- 79
- Sold rate
- 72%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2026
- Median price
- $3.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $17.4kSign up free to see La Giovanissima, Lempertz, May 2013
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 55 | $2k–$6.8kSign up free to see | $3.7kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (18), Lempertz (12), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (11)
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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) | 38 | $1.8k–$5kSign up free to see | $2.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 12 | $4.5k–$11.6kSign up free to see | $7.8kSign up free to see |
Recent Joel-Peter Witkin sales
- Mother of the future, Collage with four gelatin silver prints flush-mounted, in excellent condition. O — $3,020Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- '"Mask and Severed Genitalia as Netsuke," New Mexico', Toned gelatin silver print; signed — $960Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Studio, Berlin, toned gelatin silver print — $1,524Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Still-Life S.F., gelatin silver print — $1,524Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Canova's Venus Shaun Ariane Montiel, gelatin silver print — $5,080Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- Twelve Photographs, photogravure in bound artist's book — $953Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- The Expulsion from Paradise of Adam and Eve, New Mexico, Gelatin silver print — $3,354Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2025
- Bacchus Amelius, New Mexico, vintage gelatin silver print — $4,445Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 31, 2025
Questions about Joel-Peter Witkin prices
What is a Joel-Peter Witkin photograph worth?
Based on 57 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Joel-Peter Witkin have sold for a median of $3,640, and half of them sold between $2,032 and $6,738. For photographs alone the median is $3,696 (55 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 Joel-Peter Witkin sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $17,364 for “La Giovanissima” at Lempertz in May 2013.
How often do Joel-Peter Witkin works sell at auction?
72% of the 79 lots recorded between 2010 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Joel-Peter Witkin photograph?
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Joel-Peter Witkin have appeared at auction 79 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2026; 57 sold, a sell-through rate of 72%.
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