What is a Josef Koudelka photograph worth?
b. 1938 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 38 priced auction sales, works by Josef Koudelka have sold for a median of $12,700Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $7,917Sign up free to see and $17,482Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $12,700Sign up free to see across 37 sales. In the last five years the median was $12,700Sign up free to see across 17 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 Koudelka prices by medium
- Auction results
- 52
- Sold rate
- 73%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $12.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $284kSign up free to see Gypsies, Phillips, Oct 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 37 | $7.6k–$17.5kSign up free to see | $12.7kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (41), OstLicht Photo Auction (7), Bonhams (2)
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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) | 35 | $7.6k–$18.8kSign up free to see | $12.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $10.4k–$11.6kSign up free to see | $10.8kSign up free to see |
Recent Josef Koudelka sales
- Gypsies, Paris: Self-published, 1989. Sixty gelatin silver prints — $283,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2025
- Man with Horse, Romania, Gelatin silver print — $13,970Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 2, 2025
- Portugal, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $15,221Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Ireland, Gelatin silver print — $12,700Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 5, 2024
- Mourning Jan Palach, who burned himself to death to protest the invasion, Prague 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $6,523Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Czechoslovakia, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $7,067Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Prague, Czech Republic 1968, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $3,914Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 18, 2023
- Gypsies', Strážnice, East Slovakia 1965, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — $7,534Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 2, 2023
Questions about Josef Koudelka prices
What is a Josef Koudelka photograph worth?
Based on 38 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Josef Koudelka have sold for a median of $12,700, and half of them sold between $7,917 and $17,482. For photographs alone the median is $12,700 (37 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 Koudelka sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $283,800 for “Gypsies” at Phillips in October 2025.
How often do Josef Koudelka works sell at auction?
73% of the 52 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Josef Koudelka photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 52 auction results for Josef Koudelka between 2007 and 2026, and 38 of them sold (73%).
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