Joel-Peter Witkin
American · b. 1939 · Photographer
Joel-Peter Witkin is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with themes such as death, corpses, often featuring ornately decorated… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
La GiovanissimaLempertz · €13,420≈ $17,364≈ £11,500Sign up to see
Le Baiser (The Kiss)Wright · $15,120≈ £12,266≈ €13,900Sign up to see
Studio of the Painter, Courbet, ParisPhillips · $15,000≈ £9,235≈ €11,067Sign up to see
Joel-Peter Witkin’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).
Price trend
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 1 | 50% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 1 | 50% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Photography | 75 | 54 | 72% | $5.1kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $17.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 75 | 54 | 72% | $5.1kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $17.4kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | $2kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | $3kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $6.7kSign up |