Josef Breitenbach Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1896–1984

ArtSell has recorded 19 auction results for Josef Breitenbach photographs between 2011 and 2026, of which 16 sold (84% sell-through). Prices realised range from $64 to $7,839, with a median of $1,928 across 16 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $7,839 for “Fräulein Greno” at Grisebach in 2011.

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1. 
   Margaret De Patta, 1947

   Photograph

   7½ h x 9½ w in (19 x 24 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026 · Lot 227
   $64≈ £47≈ €55Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
2. 
   The Hands of Max Ernst, 1942

   Photograph

   7⅝ h x 9½ w in (19 x 24 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Feb 12, 2026 · Lot 109
   $3,048≈ £2,236≈ €2,567Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   Torso (from the series: This Beautiful Landscape), c. 1955

   Photograph

   27.6 x 35.3 cm

   Lempertz · May 30, 2025 · Lot 654
   €2,835≈ $3,215≈ £2,385Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
4. 
   Nude (Torso), New Jersey, c. 1950

   Photograph

   25.4 x 20.5 cm

   Lempertz · Nov 29, 2024 · Lot 534
   €1,764≈ $1,863≈ £1,468Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
5. 
   Dr. Riegler and J. Greno, Munich

   Photograph

   12¼ h x 9⅞ w in (31 x 25 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 10, 2024 · Lot 380
   $819≈ £639≈ €757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
6. 
   Nude

   Photograph

   35,5 x 28cm

   Van Ham · Jun 23, 2021 · Lot 1001
   €645≈ $771≈ £551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
7. 
   James Joyce

   Photograph

   the image 29.2cm x 28cm (11.5in x 11in), the sheet 35.5cm x 28cm (14in x 11in)

   Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 30, 2021 · Lot 52
   £500≈ $695≈ €576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
8. 
   Untitled (from the series: This beautiful landscape), 1953

   Photograph

   27.7 x 35.3 cm

   Lempertz · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 986
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
9. 
   Badende, c. 1950

   Photograph

   35.4 x 27.8 cm

   Lempertz · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 985
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
10. 
    Nu Feminino

    Photograph

    27 x 34 cm

    James Lisboa · Oct 13, 2020 · Lot 624
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
11. 
    Wassily Kandinsky, Paris, 1938

    Photograph

    13 7/8 x 11in

    Bonhams · Apr 12, 2015 · Lot 5068
    $375≈ £256≈ €355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Electric Back, New York, 1949

    Photograph

    14 x 11in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3727
    $1,750≈ £1,166≈ €1,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Wassily Kandinsky, Paris, 1938

    Photograph

    13 7/8 x 11in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3726
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Lawyer, Paris, 1933-39

    Photograph

    29.8 x 23.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 97
    €1,708≈ $2,324≈ £1,389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
15. 
    Terrace Monte Bre, 1930s

    Photograph · Paper

    30 x 23.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 95
    €3,538≈ $4,814≈ £2,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Lempertz ↗
16. 
    Untitled, Before 1933

    Photograph

    27.8 x 21.3 cm (29.7 x 23.7 cm)

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 90
    €1,464≈ $1,992≈ £1,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Lempertz ↗
17. 
    Untitled (Spring Twigs), 1930s

    Photograph · Paper

    39 x 29.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 89
    €793≈ $1,079≈ £645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Lempertz ↗
18. 
    Akt, Um 1950

    Photograph

    19,4 × 24,3 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 2011
    €5,490≈ $6,828≈ £4,380Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
19. 
    Akt. Vor 1933

    Photograph

    24 × 21,8 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 2010
    €5,490≈ $6,828≈ £4,380Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
20. 
    Fräulein Greno, 1932

    Photograph

    22,2 × 16,3 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 23, 2011 · Lot 2013
    €5,856≈ $7,839≈ £5,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗

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