What is a Josef Sudek photograph worth?
1896–1976 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 100 priced auction sales, works by Josef Sudek have sold for a median of $4,366Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,655Sign up free to see and $7,076Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $4,231Sign up free to see across 98 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,838Sign up free to see across 32 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 Sudek prices by medium
- Auction results
- 127
- Sold rate
- 79%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $4.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $61.3kSign up free to see The Third Courtyard of Prague Castle, Phillips, Apr 2017
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 98 | $1.6k–$7.1kSign up free to see | $4.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (53), Lempertz (18), Grisebach (16)
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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) | 81 | $2k–$8.8kSign up free to see | $5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 6 | $1.6k–$6kSign up free to see | $2.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Josef Sudek sales
- Still life after Caravaggio, Ivancice, Vintage gelatin silver print — $5,026Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Window of My Studio, Gelatin silver print — $5,160Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled (Landscape), Gelatin silver print; signed in pencil in the black margin — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Untitled (Island Thaw), Gelatin silver print, possibly printed later; signed with a stylus in the black — $896Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Feather and Bowl, Gelatin silver contact print; with '22' [circled] in pencil on the reverse — $538Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Remembrances (The Coming of Evening), Gelatin silver print; 'original' written in the negative — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Glass Still Life, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $2,838Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2025
- Window of my Studio, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $4,515Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2025
Questions about Josef Sudek prices
What is a Josef Sudek photograph worth?
Based on 100 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Josef Sudek have sold for a median of $4,366, and half of them sold between $1,655 and $7,076. For photographs alone the median is $4,231 (98 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 Sudek sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $61,250 for “The Third Courtyard of Prague Castle” at Phillips in April 2017.
How often do Josef Sudek works sell at auction?
79% of the 127 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Josef Sudek photograph?
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Josef Sudek have appeared at auction 127 times in ArtSell’s records between 2002 and 2026; 100 sold, a sell-through rate of 79%.
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