Josef Albers Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1888–1976

Josef Albers photographs have appeared at auction 4 times in ArtSell’s records between 2017 and 2026; 4 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%. Across 4 sales with a published price, the typical result was $2.1kSign up free to see to $10.1kSign up free to see (median $4kSign up free to see). Kleiner Strand am Nachmittag (small beach in the afternoon), Biarritz holds the top price on file: $22.5kSign up free to see at Phillips (April 2017). Sales were recorded mainly at Lempertz (3) and Phillips (1).

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All photographs results

1. 
   Herbert Bayer + Xanti Schawinsky, Ascona, 1930

   Photograph

   11.5 x 17.7 cm (17.3 x 12 cm)

   Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 511
   €1,778≈ $2,070≈ £1,537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
2. 
   Xanti Schawinsky, Bruno und Schifra Canavesi, Ascona, 1930

   Photograph

   11.7 x 17.8 cm

   Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 509
   €1,778≈ $2,070≈ £1,537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
3. 
   Walter Gropius in Ascona, 1930

   Photograph

   18 x 11.9 cm

   Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021 · Lot 637
   €5,000≈ $5,969≈ £4,276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
4. 
   Kleiner Strand am Nachmittag (small beach in the afternoon), Biarritz, circa 1929

   Photograph

   9 1/4 x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 254
   $22,500≈ £18,088≈ €21,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗

Other media by Josef Albers

PaintingsWorks on PaperPrintsOil PaintingsWatercolorsDrawingsEngravingsLithographsScreenprintsWoodcuts & LinocutsMultiples

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