Josef Koudelka Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

b. 1938

Josef Koudelka photographs have appeared at auction 55 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 40 sold, a sell-through rate of 73%. Across 40 sales with a published price, the typical result was $7kSign up free to see to $17.4kSign up free to see (median $12.6kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is Gypsies, sold at Phillips in October 2025 for $284kSign up free to see. Most results come from Phillips (40), OstLicht Photo Auction (7) and Bonhams (2).

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1. 
   Matriarch, n.d.

   Photograph

   35.6 x 22.9 cm (14 x 9 in.)

   Phillips · Apr 2, 2015 · Lot 132
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   France, 1973

   Photograph

   23.5 x 35.4 cm (9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in)

   Phillips · Nov 7, 2013 · Lot 83
   £12,500≈ $20,078≈ €15,022Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Invasion, Prague, August, 1968

   Photograph

   34.5 x 53 cm (13 5/8 x 20 7/8 in)

   Phillips · May 8, 2013 · Lot 68
   £8,125≈ $12,602≈ €9,594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Frankreich, 1980

   Photograph

   35,9 × 54,1 cm

   Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 2063
   €2,684≈ $3,338≈ £2,141Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
5. 
   France, 1987

   Photograph

   35,2 × 53,7 cm

   Grisebach · Nov 29, 2007 · Lot 1255
   €11,900≈ $17,538≈ £8,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗

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