What is a Joel Sternfeld photograph worth?
b. 1944 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 33 priced auction sales, works by Joel Sternfeld have sold for a median of $8,890Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $4,000Sign up free to see and $16,250Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $10,070Sign up free to see across 32 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,271Sign up free to see across 14 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 Sternfeld prices by medium
- Auction results
- 42
- Sold rate
- 79%
- Active at auction
- 2012–2025
- Median price
- $8.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $47.3kSign up free to see McLean, Virginia, December 4, Phillips, Nov 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 32 | $4.6k–$16.9kSign up free to see | $10.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (29), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (4), Rago Auctions (3)
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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) | 18 | $2.4k–$15.9kSign up free to see | $6.3kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 11 | $6.8k–$19.4kSign up free to see | $8.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Joel Sternfeld sales
- Sun Valley, Idaho, vintage C-print — $762Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 27, 2025
- The Claudian Aqueduct, Rome (from the Campagna Romana: The Countryside of Ancient Rome series), C-print — $1,320Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 27, 2025
- McLean, Virginia, December 4, Dye transfer print, printed 1998 — $19,050Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 17, 2025
- Near Lake Powell, Arizona, Chromogenic print, printed later, flush-mounted — $26,670Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 2, 2025
- Via Appia Nuova, Statuario, Rome, August, Chromogenic print, printed 2006 — $4,826Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
- Looking South on a May Evening (the Starrett-Lehigh Building), Chromogenic print — $7,620Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
- Looking West on 29th Street on a September Evening, Chromogenic print — $5,715Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 4, 2024
- The Bronx, New York (Sculpture by John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres), November, Chromogenic print, printed 1984 — $8,890Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 4, 2024
Questions about Joel Sternfeld prices
What is a Joel Sternfeld photograph worth?
Based on 33 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Joel Sternfeld have sold for a median of $8,890, and half of them sold between $4,000 and $16,250. For photographs alone the median is $10,070 (32 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 Sternfeld sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $47,306 for “McLean, Virginia, December 4” at Phillips in November 2015.
How often do Joel Sternfeld works sell at auction?
79% of the 42 lots recorded between 2012 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Joel Sternfeld photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
ArtSell has recorded 42 auction results for Joel Sternfeld between 2012 and 2025, and 33 of them sold (79%).
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