What is a Josef Breitenbach photograph worth?
1896–1984 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 19 works by Josef Breitenbach with a published auction price sold between $949Sign up free to see and $4,531Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,324Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,324Sign up free to see across 19 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,863Sign up free to see across 5 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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Josef Breitenbach prices by medium
- Auction results
- 22
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $2.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $7.8kSign up free to see Fräulein Greno, Grisebach, Nov 2011
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 19 | $949–$4.5kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (8), Grisebach (6), Bonhams (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 11 | $1.9k–$6kSign up free to see | $3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 8 | $807–$3.3kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Josef Breitenbach sales
- Margaret De Patta, vintage gelatin silver print — $64Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- The Hands of Max Ernst, vintage gelatin silver print with hand-coloring — $3,048Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 12, 2026
- Torso (from the series: This Beautiful Landscape), Gelatin silver print — $3,215Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2025
- Nude (Torso), New Jersey, Vintage gelatin silver print — $1,863Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Nov 29, 2024
- Dr. Riegler and J. Greno, Munich, photogravure — $819Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 10, 2024
- Nude, Gelatinesilberabzug — $771Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Jun 23, 2021
- James Joyce, photographic print — $695Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 30, 2021
- Wassily Kandinsky, Paris, Warm-toned gelatin silver print, not signed or stamped — $375Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 12, 2015
Questions about Josef Breitenbach prices
What is a Josef Breitenbach photograph worth?
Based on 19 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Josef Breitenbach have sold for a median of $2,324, and half of them sold between $949 and $4,531. For photographs alone the median is $2,324 (19 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 Josef Breitenbach sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $7,839 for “Fräulein Greno” at Grisebach in November 2011.
How often do Josef Breitenbach works sell at auction?
86% of the 22 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Josef Breitenbach photograph?
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Of the 22 lots by Josef Breitenbach recorded at auction between 2011 and 2026, 19 found a buyer (86%).
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