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Josef Sudek

Czech · 1896–1976 · Photographer

Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer, best known for his photographs of Prague. (Wikipedia)

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The Third Courtyard of Prague CastlePhillips · Apr 2017$61,250≈ £48,984≈ €57,452Sign up to see
Glass and egg on a platePhillips · May 2014£21,250≈ $36,015≈ €25,811Sign up to see
The Last RosesPhillips · May 2014£15,000≈ $25,422≈ €18,220Sign up to see

Josef Sudek’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Josef Sudek, Still life after Caravaggio, Ivancice, 1956, Vintage gelatin silver print — Still life after Caravaggio, Ivancice, 1956
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026
€4,318Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Window of My Studio, circa 1950s, Gelatin silver print — Window of My Studio, circa 1950s
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$5,160Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Island Thaw), c. 1950, Gelatin silver print, possibly printed later; signed with a stylus in the black margin — Untitled (Island Thaw), c. 1950
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$896Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Landscape), c. 1970, Gelatin silver print; signed in pencil in the black margin — Untitled (Landscape), c. 1970
Bonhams · Feb 27, 2026
$4,096Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Remembrances (The Coming of Evening), 1963, Gelatin silver print; 'original' written in the negative — Remembrances (The Coming of Evening), 1963
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$4,096Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Feather and Bowl, c. 1972, Gelatin silver contact print; with '22' [circled] in pencil on the reverse — Feather and Bowl, c. 1972
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$538Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Glass Still Life, 1950-1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Glass Still Life, 1950-1954
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$2,838Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Window of my Studio, 1944-1953, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Window of my Studio, 1944-1953
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$4,515Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Selected Figure Studies, 1931 and 1951-1954, Two gelatin silver prints, one likely printed later — Selected Figure Studies, 1931 and 1951-1954
Phillips · Oct 9, 2025
$2,838Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, two gelatin silver print photographs on card — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£1,400Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, two silver gelatin print photographs — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£280Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, gelatin silver print photographs on card — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£400Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, A collection of four gelatin silver print photographs — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£600Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, a gelatin silver print on card depicting a shell — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£650Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, three gelatin silver print photographs — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£1,300Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, 'Remembrance of Mr. Poe' silver gelatin print — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£1,700Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, three gelatin silver print photographs — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 9, 2025
£2,200Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Rothmayer's Garden, Around 1955, black and white photography — Rothmayer's Garden, Around 1955
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Dec 4, 2024
CZK 36,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, PEAR STILL LIFE, lifetime gelatin silver print on wove-textured paper — PEAR STILL LIFE
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 31, 2024
£1,386Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Wine Glass) (from the Pictures from My Window series), 1968, gelatin silver print — Untitled (Wine Glass) (from the Pictures from My Window series), 1968
Rago Auctions · Oct 25, 2024
$630Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Glass Still Life, circa 1950-1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Glass Still Life, circa 1950-1954
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$4,826Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Window of My Studio, circa 1940-1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Window of My Studio, circa 1940-1954
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$3,048Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Window of My Studio (roses and shell), circa mid to late 1950s, Gelatin silver print, likely printed later — Window of My Studio (roses and shell), circa mid to late 1950s
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$17,780Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Window of My Studio (apple on plate), circa 1944-1952, Gelatin silver print, likely printed later — Window of My Studio (apple on plate), circa 1944-1952
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$12,700Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Selected Still Life Studies of Eggs, 1950s-1960s, Five gelatin silver prints — Selected Still Life Studies of Eggs, 1950s-1960s
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$6,096Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Window of My Studio, 1944-1954, Gelatin silver print, likely printed later — Window of My Studio, 1944-1954
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$3,048Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Industry), gelatin silver print — Untitled (Industry)
Rago Auctions · Mar 29, 2023
$968Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Abandoned (from the series: Memories), 1956, Vintage gelatin silver contact print — Abandoned (from the series: Memories), 1956
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2022
€2,394Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Otto Rothmayer's Garden II, 1954–1959, black and white photograph — Otto Rothmayer's Garden II, 1954–1959
Galerie Kodl · Nov 27, 2022
CZK 156,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Otto Rothmayer's Garden I, 1954–1959, black and white photograph — Otto Rothmayer's Garden I, 1954–1959
Galerie Kodl · Nov 27, 2022
CZK 156,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Landschaft mit Waldweg, 1918, Vintage. Pigmentdruck — Landschaft mit Waldweg, 1918
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021
€6,250Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled, Roses in Cup, ca. 1950/1980, gelatin silver print — Untitled, Roses in Cup, ca. 1950/1980
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 13, 2021
$570Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Chair and Straw Hat) from In The Magic Garden, 1957-1959, Gelatin silver print — Untitled (Chair and Straw Hat) from In The Magic Garden, 1957-1959
Phillips · Oct 7, 2021
$3,780Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Landscape, Two Trees and Cattle), gelatin silver print — Untitled (Landscape, Two Trees and Cattle)
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$375Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (from the series "Erinnerungen"), 1950s, photograph — Untitled (from the series "Erinnerungen"), 1950s
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021
€3,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Spaziergang im Wald von Mionsi (from the series: Verschwundene Statuen), 1952-67, Gelatin silver print on Neovera paper, printed before — Spaziergang im Wald von Mionsi (from the series: Verschwundene Statuen), 1952-67
Lempertz · Nov 29, 2019
€1,984Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, The Magic Garden, 1954-1959, Gelatin silver print — The Magic Garden, 1954-1959
Phillips · Oct 1, 2019
$5,625Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Still Life with a Shell, 1961, Black and white photograph — Still Life with a Shell, 1961
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Jun 6, 2019
CZK 100,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Mein Atelierfenster, Um 1950, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug — Mein Atelierfenster, Um 1950
Grisebach · May 29, 2019
€5,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (forest), 1948, Pigment print — Untitled (forest), 1948
Phillips · Apr 4, 2019
$12,500Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Ohne Titel (Prager Burg), Vintage. Gelatinesilberabzug — Ohne Titel (Prager Burg)
Van Ham · Nov 23, 2018
€581Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Weiße Rose, 1954, Vintage. Silbergelatine-Kontaktabzug — Weiße Rose, 1954
Grisebach · Oct 26, 2018
€6,250Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Panoramas of Prague, 1962, Three gelatin silver prints — Panoramas of Prague, 1962
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$13,750Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Hradec Králové ve fotografii — Hradec Králové ve fotografii
Galerie Kodl · May 27, 2018
CZK 120,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Untitled (Woods), 1960s, Gelatin silver print — Untitled (Woods), 1960s
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$10,000Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Selected Images, 1931-1973, Four gelatin silver prints — Selected Images, 1931-1973
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$9,375Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, A Walk in the Magic Garden, 1955, Gelatin silver print — A Walk in the Magic Garden, 1955
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$5,625Sign up free to see

Josef Sudek, Selected Images, 1950s, Four gelatin silver prints — Selected Images, 1950s
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$8,750Sign up free to see

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